Legacy of Vale: A Space Opera Series (The Circuit Saga Book 2) by Rhett C. Bruno

Author:Rhett C. Bruno [Bruno, Rhett C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2020-08-10T22:00:00+00:00

17

Chapter Seventeen—Cassius

A host of Morastus ships led the White Hand into the clan’s private hangar on Ceres Prime. ADIM made sure to keep Cassius informed of the missiles locked on their position throughout the entire arrival.

Cassius didn’t concern himself with it. He knew the risk he was taking by cruising into the den of the people he had battered. But they would need him once the bullets started flying, and he needed them as well.

“ADIM, Ceres is going to be different than anywhere else we’ve ever been,” Cassius said as the android guided the White Hand down a rocky hewn vertical shaft.

ADIM turned only his head to face him, but his eyes weren’t spinning. “I understand.”

“Do you? They are going to curse me. They may even try to kill me.”

“They have already tried. This unit will ensure your safety.”

The White Hand touched down gently, and Cassius stood to look directly into his creation’s face. “I have no doubt that you could. But it’s important that you conceal yourself for now. There will be other androids here from the pre-war generation, weaker than the imitations of you that I built. They are capable of little more than menial tasks, and if you cannot hide, this is what you must pretend you are. Blend in however you can.”

Cassius reached up and removed the comm-links from both his ears. He held them out in an open palm. With his other hand he then reached into the satchel by his belt and pulled out the holorecorder holding Caleb’s last recording.

“They will strip me of everything. I’m leaving these in your hands for now,” he said.

ADIM took the three devices and studied them. The tiny lights around his red eye-lenses spun wildly now. “How will this unit be able to contact you?”

“Track me. Use the gifts I gave you to camouflage. They must not know you exist until I have their support.”

“Creator, this unit will not let them harm you.”

“I was an executor,” Cassius proclaimed. “Ceresians don’t concern me. I’ll handle myself.”

ADIM’s eyes slowed in their rotation. He opened up a plate on his right arm and stored the comm-links and recorder inside the cavity. “This unit will not be found. ‘There is no weapon more valuable than being underestimated,’” he said, reciting words Cassius had spoken on the four hundred and third day of his existence.

“You never forget anything I say, do you?” Cassius asked, one brow lifted.

“This unit was designed not to.”

“Trust me. I know. Now, I also need you to store all the White Hand’s data banks in your memory core. Ennomos, our navigation charts, and especially the last recorded mappings provided by the Vale Protocol. The Ceresians must not be able to see until I permit it.”

“Yes, Creator,” ADIM responded. He reached down to the control console beside the captain’s chair and spread his fingers over it.

“Gaia, please transmit all data over to ADIM,” Cassius ordered.

“Yes, Captain,” she answered. “Shall I also store my own memory banks with him?”

“For now, yes.”

“This unit does not require her assistance in order to access the files,” ADIM insisted.

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