Revenant: The Shadow War Chronicles - Book 1 by Raymond Bayly

Author:Raymond Bayly [Bayly, Raymond]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction
Publisher: TroubleMaker Media
Published: 2018-07-24T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

TWENTY-FIVE

TWENTYFIVE

Baggage Claim

The giant ship slowly pulled into the birthing dock,

its massive dark hull a contrast to the gleaming steel of the docking arms as they secured themselves to the side of the ship

pulling it gently into the docking birth.

Work lights that adorned the dock played over the ship highlighting the missile ports and gun batteries,

to any Passersby it would be evident this was no cargo ship.

“Derenge entering dock 12, please stand by”

the automated system announced over the intercom.

Pallets lined the birthing area and had been set to be loaded onto the ship,

all manifests and payments had been expedited by Morgan prior to the vessel making orbit with the station.

As soon as the side of the vessel made contact with the grav-tethers the loading ramp began to extend revealing three figures in dark trench coats.

Shira, Rom, and Blake scanned the dock area assessing any possible threats.

However, the two humans could not help but stand in awe at the incredible sight before them.

Shira could barely breathe,

the views were overwhelming,

since being out in space they could count on one hand the number of aliens races they had encountered and here was an entire city in space full of such diversity that neither herself nor Blake could wrap their head around it.

All around there were new and different species, some with scales,

some with fur and hell,

some even had feathers.

They saw something that looked like a giant chicken with a small green man riding it.

He seemed to be in charge of a procession of these chickens,

moving out of the dock area.

Though the term person could hardly apply,

they looked like tadpoles with arms and legs,

and the head seemed to be bent down so they could see forward instead of straight up.

“These are the Twiloriz”

Morgan said in their comms.

“They are from a planet where gravity is a bit lighter, they use their mounts called Polikes to travel off planet as most planets with heavier gravity would render them unable to walk.” She finished.

As they scanned the berth,

lanky grey looking people with large black eyes were arguing with each other as they passed the loading dock,

they were truly androgynous, which was very easy to point out as they were naked except for a ton of gaudy jewelry and a severe air of superiority.

Shira took a double take,

she knew these aliens,

had actually seen pictures of them,

well drawings at least, on Earth and looking out of the corner of her eye she could see the recognition on Blake’s face as well.

Morgan sensing the question even before it was uttered by either of them spoke

“These are the Lekins,

they are parts dealers,

only the parts they deal in are exotic and usually attached to a living being,

and before you ask, yes they also sometimes sell humanoid organs and parts on the market as they can sometimes be loosely compatible,

and some creatures treat humanoid meat as a rare delicacy.”

Shira shuddered,

and Blake muttered something unintelligible under his breath. No matter how amazing and beautiful the universe was,

there was always darkness in every corner threatening to rear its ugly head.

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