Nascent Decay (The Goddess of Decay Book 1) by Hash Charles

Author:Hash, Charles [Hash, Charles]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Charles Edward Hash
Published: 2015-03-16T23:00:00+00:00

21

The mood in the cockpit was melancholy, weighted and subdued. Rhylie sat down beside Meili in one of the seats lined up against the wall. Isaar occupied one of the pilot chairs, Jessica the other. Isaar had his back turned to the rest of them as he piloted the ship, and Jessica had hers askew so she could watch what he was doing and still keep engaged with the other two. Ramirez was sitting on the other side of Meili from Rhylie.

“We can’t just leave them,” said Rhylie, suddenly aware of all the uncomfortable silence. “You know exactly what they’re going to do to them.”

“We do not have much of a choice,” Isaar responded with a heavy voice. He didn’t bother swiveling his chair to face her. He looked to be pouring over flight logs and maps on several feed screens.

“We always have a choice. We can save them,” she said angrily. “We can go back and get them.”

“We cannot, Rhylie,” Isaar said quietly before sighing heavily. “They would have overwhelmed us soon. The only reason they did not is because they were not prepared…for you. None of the rest of us would survive if we went back for them.”

“I should have been the one to go back for Adam,” she said stubbornly. She looked down and realized she was still clad in dull gray metal. She quickly changed it back to her military uniform. Fitting in seemed so useless now.

“Then we all would’ve been killed or captured,” Ramirez interjected. “You got most of us out of there alive. Everyone here owes you their life.” He was struggling to keep his composure, she could tell. He had lost two men today, there was no other way to spin it. He didn’t seem like the type that could just brush that off, but he was doing his best.

“Thank you, Captain,” she managed to say, but the thought of leaving Adam and Bart behind made her feel sick with the responsibility of it. She kept seeing the look on Bart’s face as his chest and abdomen had erupted under the torrents of projectiles. The event kept repeating in her mind, over and over in lucid, vibrant detail. She closed her eyes and tried to think of something else, but it didn’t work.

“Well this is not good,” said Isaar.

“What?” asked Rhylie and Ramirez simultaneously.

“I was not sure how we were going to find the nearest outpost…or anywhere really, for that matter,” Isaar replied. “But…the coordinates are already programmed in. That is where they were headed to next. They have your outposts and settlements mapped out…and they have your home system…and your home world listed.”

“We have to warn them,” Rhylie said, the gravity of the situation sinking in. They have all the information they need to completely wipe humanity out of the galaxy, she realized. “They have to begin preparing for the worst.” Her voice wavered as she spoke, betraying her inner fears.

“We are on our way,” said Isaar. “Jessica, if you would tap

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