Infinite Eyes by James Murdo

Author:James Murdo [Murdo, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-23T06:00:00+00:00

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PELTEUS

Everything ready, Pelteus settled in an area it had selected near one of the edges of the field – adjacent to a cluster of dark, giant asteroids. These clusters at the perimeter existed through their fortune at not having entered the bulk of the field, where attrition from collisions over vast stretches of time set limits on boulder sizes. The asteroids were amongst the largest in the entire field.

Pelteus had no doubt it was the most adept spear-lect that had ever existed. The Machine Alliance had given it the required information to upgrade itself to previously unattainable levels without Step Principle concerns. Its newfound stealth meant it could silently stalk and incapacitate target ships far more effectively than ever before.

Pelteus hoped Apalu was ready for the task – to provide it with some enjoyment. Information also needed to be extracted, which Pelteus gleefully anticipated. Interrogation was another of its specialities.

Debris from the mining station was strewn across the field. That meant that, while the station was presumably Apalu’s target, what it was looking for could be almost anywhere within the field. Whatever had destroyed it, had rendered most of the pieces difficult to analyse. There were melted and malformed remnants that were no longer functional. While the innards had been ripped from the station, its husk was intact. The attack against it had probably been quick and vicious, something Pelteus could admire, but it had also been messy. Hasty. Less admirable.

The perpetrator had not possessed any concern over retaliation. With the ability to destroy a space mining station in this manner, but failure to hide the fact that it had been destroyed or ever existed, the aggressor was not likely to be unintelligent. That led Pelteus to suspect it was indifferent. A hallmark of sensespace-controlled aggression. Indifferent slaughter.

If Pelteus had been so inclined, it was confident it could have investigated the situation and determined indicators as to the possible culprit. To find which sensespace-infected aggressor had committed the destruction. At the very least, it could have divulged clues about who might be to blame. Perhaps, if Apalu was quickly defeated by the traps and the mining station survived, Pelteus would take a closer look. It was unlikely, but there could be something of interest for it.

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