Perdition’s Flame by Alec Worley

Author:Alec Worley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-29T00:00:00+00:00

Marko Vossk: ‘Pitch black. It appears the power’s out completely in this sector. At least your Inquisitor Herryn won’t see us coming.’

FX - FLIES BUZZING AROUND

Brandon: ‘We won’t be able to smell those creatures coming either. They’ve got their stink all over this ship.’

Marko Vossk: ‘Captain, I can’t see you. What are you doing?’

A feeble spear of light pierced the pervading darkness. She had clipped a torch to the barrel of her lasrifle.

Brandon: ‘Something to help me keep an eye on you.’

Marko Vossk (smiling sarcastically): ‘Huh, look… There is a sign on the wall there. The sanctorum is this way.’

Brandon: ‘Stay close. See if you can reach any idle units around here, direct them to our position. If we can’t destroy whatever it is the Inquisitor is hiding, we’ll need bodies to help us get it off the ship.’

Marko Vossk (checking the vox): ‘Interference, Captain, and I… I cannot boost the signal again without burning out a power cell. I have got nothing but static on every… Wait! There’s something!’

Brandon: ‘Friendly?’

Marko Vossk: ‘I can’t tell! It’s between frequencies.’

I pressed the vox bead deeper into my ear tweaking dials as a single word rose from the swamp of white noise.

Distorted Voice (over vox): ‘OUT!’

This sound poured ice down my spine. I pulled out my vox bead shivering despite the heat.

Brandon: ‘What’s wrong?’

Marko Vossk (nervous): ‘Nothing, Captain! I’ll power down until we reach the sanctorum and get the ship’s systems back online.’

Brandon: ‘I like your optimism, guardsman.’

Marko Vossk: ‘Enough to lend me your las pistol?’

Brandon: ‘So I can get a shot in the back while you make a run for the nearest savior pod? Not likely.’

Marko Vossk: ‘You insult my honor too often, Captain. I would not…’

FX - GLASS BREAKING

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