Kodon by Chris Mills

Author:Chris Mills [Mills, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

A cool wind came through the upper city. It looked a little better in the morning than at night. Trash still littered parts, shops appeared a little shady with darkened windows, and some out and about may not have been the best. An odd man with white pale skin spoke to a short fellow in a slim, red coat. Every so often a snake-like tongue would flick from his mouth. His dark red eyes met Stephen’s only once before he spat black tobacco from his mouth.

Stephen kept his hands in his pockets. Surprisingly, he felt well rested after the night before. Gabe seemed to slouch a bit more than usual this morning. Their pace didn’t break. Herald had a napkin of all things he used to write information Jared gave. His handheld was in pieces in a bag that he bought off one of Fluge’s security this morning.

“Here,” Herald said. A bridge arched over the gap with cars moving fast enough to tear a person apart. A ship rose from a large complex ahead and took to the sky. Stephen couldn’t help but smile.

The morning sun peaked, letting a glorious glimmer upon the outside walls. It revealed some missing panels. Stephen only needed to look up to see things in better shape. It beat looking down off the bridge. That land was far from what he knew before.

A gust of warm air swarmed them. Holographic numbers and English letters floated in the large lobby. A few desks awaited, but only one with a lone Geletoid working was available. One of its tentacles rose and tapped upon a large screen at its desk. Herald quickly pointed to a hall. Their time this morning had run a little later than what Herald hoped. No one had been at the front counter until a security guard came out of the back.

Large glass windows revealed the hangers within. ‘Fair shape’ might have been an overstatement for some of these vessels. One had a large piece held up by a machine with a human working on it. Pieces were piled in a bin. Stephen bumped right into Herald. The window revealed something quite different than what they’d passed.

Two rectangle sections looked as if they have been pressed together with the notch that ran down the top. Engines rested on the back. They gave off a slight blue glow. A ramp extended from the back leading up into a lit room. Herald pressed the panel at the door. They shook at the very creak. The door tugged once more before it came free.

Curses rose. A hammer slammed something again. A familiar chuckle caught their ears. Pieces of the hull were a bit darker than the others. A pair of turrets were at the rounded front. Black windows curved with it. The ship reminded Stephen of something he saw before in his time. All those movies, shows, and books could easily flood his mind with images.

Bang. A creeper floated out from under the ship. Jared hopped up, face covered in crud like his clothes.

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