Ringworld by Aer-ki Jyr

Author:Aer-ki Jyr [Jyr, Aer-ki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Space Fleet, Military, Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction, Space Marine, Galactic Empire, Two Hours or More (65-100 Pages), Colonization, Space Opera, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Published: 2015-06-09T23:00:00+00:00

“Rio, what happened?” Trofsky asked when he came in and saw him lying on a med table.

“Feels like an ascension, but it happened in my sleep,” he told his Clan’s top medtech. “I need data. Focus on my forearms and hands.”

“I can take it from here,” he said, glancing at the now four other medtechs standing by and watching. “Give us some privacy.”

“Above our clearance?” one of them asked.

“Possibly,” Trofsky admitted. “There’s nothing you can do to help anyway.”

The medtech nodded and the four of them walked out of the room, closing doors behind them as they left.

“Your dreams?”

“I think so, but I can’t remember anything this time.”

“You’ve never had pain before, have you?”

“Never. It’s like I had an ascension in my sleep that I can’t remember.”

“This is incredible,” the medtech said as he looked over the obvious data that had been collected.

“What’s your take?”

“Can you activate them?”

“I had them numb my arms.”

“That bad?”

“Extremely.”

“Well, there is a hell of a lot of new tissue in there…and it looks like some of your other pieces had to be relocated. Jumat particle density in your arms has increased, which I assume is to compensate for the loss of volume in the new areas. Your musculature has also altered to accommodate the pouches. That’s probably where the bulk of your pain is coming from. It didn’t just add muscle tissue, it looks like it tore it apart first to relocate it. How was your range of motion before you got numbed?”

“I was trying not to move.”

“I’m guessing it won’t be an issue. The V’kit’no’sat designed these too well to get sloppy with something like that, but this isn’t one of the psionics listed in the database.”

“I know. I think it’s a tier 4.”

Trofsky raised an eyebrow. “You’ve never mentioned a tier 4 before.”

“As far as we know, it’s never been reached in V’kit’no’sat history. There’s no data on it, just a rumor from Kara’s memory.”

“How many tier 4s are there supposed to be?”

“She didn’t know, but at least 3.”

“Is this one of those three?”

Rio smiled. “I think so.”

“Care to share?”

“You first. I don’t want to jinx myself.”

“That good huh?” Trofsky said as he continued to study the data and gather more. “I see your biomonitor data is here as well. Hoping to find the trigger?”

“Hoping you can tell me when this happened and how long it took.”

“Well that’s easy enough,” he said, pulling up the timeline. “Looks like growth began at 3:34 and ended at…4:02? Ascensions don’t last that long.”

“Not previously, no,” Rio said, still laying on the bed.

“And you have no memory of this?”

“Nothing until I woke up with my arms on fire.”

“Figuratively I assume?”

“Yes.”

“Looks like smooth growth throughout. Had to cannibalize most of your fat stores and some stuff it probably shouldn’t have touched. You hurting all over?”

“Less so.”

“That’s why. It stripped pieces from all over your body to build those. You need supplements and food now.”

“Where’s the regenerator at?”

“On its way. I was told you requested it?”

“It’ll heal the damage enough for me to unnumb and test my theory.

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