Persephone Rising: A Cyberpunk LitRPG (The Persephone Saga Book 2) by Skyler Grant

Author:Skyler Grant [Grant, Skyler]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-25T23:00:00+00:00

20

In the morning Inanna led us to a small airfield on the outskirts of the city. Security allowed us to pass after she scanned her credentials. The glimpses of craft I caught through the hangers showed mostly medium-range craft that were well armed. This place was likely used either by mercenaries or off-the-book operations for corporations.

"Are we meeting a pilot?" I asked.

"I'll be flying us," Inanna said. "I keep my certifications up to date."

I wasn't really surprised, so far Inanna seemed to have a solid grounding in a large number of fields.

The airship she'd found for us lacked weapons, but made up for it with room to fit us all comfortably and stow our gear. That in addition to vertical takeoff and landing abilities made it ideal for squad transport and deployment.

Diva still hadn't come back, I wasn't sure if she would. I didn't know if I wanted her to. I still felt she'd crossed a line, but also understood why she had done it. To her mind she'd been covering for what she felt was one of my weaknesses and working to defend her team. I got it, it didn't mean I agreed.

Inanna took the pilot's seat and, after running through some checks, soon had us rising from the tarmac.

"It will be a few hours. Get comfortable," Inanna said.

Fortunately, if being a soldier teaches you anything, it's to sleep whenever you have a moment. I dozed off and only awakened as our speed shifted.

"Good timing," Sparks said.

"Take it we're almost there?" I asked.

"More or less," said Inanna over the Comm. "I didn't want to just charge in so I sent a drone in ahead. Sending you over what I'm getting."

I keyed an emitter and brought it up. A holographic visual of the island below took form in the center of the cabin. The island wasn't unoccupied.

Several decaying buildings were all that was left of an old village. Landed near them was a vehicle that looked a lot like ours. A few figures in body armor and carrying rifles stared towards the drone.

"Looks like someone beat us here," I said.

"How are we going to handle it?" Masque asked.

"Before you make any decisions, they're inviting us down to talk," Inanna said.

That was something. Given our airship lacked any weapons we needed to get on the ground anyways.

"Signal that we are coming in," I said.

Inanna landed us beside the other airship and opened the hatch.

We stepped out with our weapons drawn. Of course, those already on the island did the same, five of them standing enough apart to give them some coverage, while a sixth stood in front of them.

They were dressed in unmarked body armor, although something caught my attention at once. All six had an Olympian appearance, and all looked to be a bit younger than myself. It wasn't just their features. Their body armor might have been unmarked, but the way they held themselves and their weapons, the cut of their hair, all spoke of Olympian military doctrine.

Their leader was silent, sizing us up—sizing me up.

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