Orion Protected by J N Chaney & Jonathan Yanez

Author:J N Chaney & Jonathan Yanez [Chaney, J N & Yanez, Jonathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Variant Publications
Published: 2019-05-31T22:00:00+00:00

13

Dama and I were the first into the narrow hall. There was barely enough room for the two of us to move side by side. Pipes, wires, and vents lined the walls and ceilings of the hall. We had to dodge and duck in order to avoid the obstructions.

An eerie stillness fell over me as I searched the darkness in front of us with the aid of my helmet’s HUD.

The hall in front of us was visible for the next few feet, then all turned black.

“The lights to the rest of the bunker were shut off,” Dama whispered as we moved forward. “Your Dragon’s Breath has a light at the end of the barrel just here.”

I looked down to see where she pointed. She clicked a button, and true to her word, a narrow beam of light shot out to bring much too little light to the hall. It was a little better than nothing in penetrating the inky blackness.

“Lights on,” Sulk said from behind me, where he and Stacy came next.

Rung, humans, and the Remboshi in our party all obeyed. Soon, twenty-six lights shot forward, illuminating the darkness.

We moved forward slowly, quietly. We all understood that if a single infected saw us coming, it was over. The shared consciousness Legion controlled them with would know exactly where we were.

The sounds of the vent being screwed in place behind us made me cringe. It wasn’t loud, but any noise at the moment made me jump. The halls were so narrow, if we were found out now, it would be a massacre. The darkness wouldn’t help matters either, particularly if there was a panic to get away from the infected.

Dama used a screen on the back of her right vambrace to navigate our path. My breath inside my helmet felt hot and too rapid. I told myself it was the anticipation of this ordeal finally being over, not fear, that was making me hyperventilate a little. Okay, maybe a little fear. I needed a pep talk for myself.

Easy, Dean, I told myself. Control your breathing.

To say I was out of my element would be an understatement. On the edge of the universe in a nightmare situation against an intelligent virus, all I could do was put one foot in front of another.

The narrow hall came to a T intersection in front of us.

I glanced down at the map on Dama’s right hand. It showed a hall going to the right, then a larger room to the left.

“Lights,” Dama breathed.

Everyone turned off their lights together. The sudden darkness was overwhelming and didn’t help my anticipation level much.

“Sulk?” Dama asked.

I had to put my back against the wall as Dama did the same on her side to make enough room for Sulk to squeeze through. Three more hardened Rung came behind him. I noticed they sheathed their blasters and drew bladed weapons, ranging from knives to swords.

Sulk took the left, followed by one of the Rung. The other two warriors went right.

We waited in silence and darkness.

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