Solatium by Jennsen G. S

Author:Jennsen, G. S. [Jennsen, G. S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: scifi romance, Science Fiction - Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy, space travel, sci-fi space opera, Science Fiction - General, Science Fiction - Space Opera, Science Fiction And Fantasy, SciFi-Futuristic Romance, space adventure, Scif-fi, sci fi, Space Fleet, Science Fiction Romance, space fleets, sci-fi romance, Space colonization, SciFi, Space Exploration, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Spaceships, sci-fi, Science Fiction, Space Warfare, Space Ships, Science Fiction - High Tech, Space Opera, Science-Fiction, science fiction series
Amazon: B01D3VL4Y8
Goodreads: 29546538
Publisher: Hypernova Publishing
Published: 2016-03-16T07:00:00+00:00

The industrial district presented a starkly different picture from the rest of Pandora’s public spheres. Gone were the bright lights, multi-sensory ads and constant, raucous music. In their place was street after street of drab, unadorned and unmarked buildings: warehouses, factories, plants and loading docks.

The night sky gleamed a faint dusty rose under heavy cloud-cover, and the dampness of the air signaled imminent rain. It was the perfect night and the perfect setting for their mission.

It would be easy to assume this was a criminal ward and every structure hid nefarious deeds, but that would be an error. Perhaps a quarter of the enterprises engaged in gray market or black market trade or outright illegal activity, but the remainder serviced the engine of Pandora’s entertainment economy in a legal manner.

Eli Baca’s enterprise fit squarely in the ‘nefarious’ category, however, churning out a variety of chimerals that weren’t merely illegal, but dangerous and often deadly. They were supplied to a cross-colony underclass who preferred to spend their meager credits on another hit rather than the medical treatment guaranteed to save them. This style of business could never be completely stamped out. There would always be an underclass, and it would always include people for whom physical and mental pleasure was the beginning and end of their ambition.

Didn’t mean Caleb didn’t take great joy in trying, though. He checked his pack and the weapons on his belt a final time while Samuel did the same.

“Wish we could carry more explosives. It’s a big building.”

He nodded in nominal agreement and activated his personal concealment and defense shields. “More weighs us down too much. We’ll just have to place them appropriately.”

Samuel chuckled under his breath. “That we can do. Ready?”

“Always.” Caleb unlatched his Daemon from his belt and exited the alley.

Eli’s facility was located three blocks in, past a food service broker and two textile packagers. They planned to infiltrate the structure from the rear, incapacitate anyone they encountered, place remote detonation charges at strategic locations throughout the building, exit out the front door and blow the place.

It was Caleb’s hope Eli would be onsite and suffer the same fate as his facility, but his attendance wasn’t required. The complete destruction of his equipment and assembly lines should put the man in a sufficiently weakened position to ensure an ambitious competitor or subordinate took him out before he could rebuild. Conversely, taking out Eli alone wasn’t enough. Someone would take his place in a matter of days.

They moved swiftly and quietly, staying close to the building façades and in the shadows. The concealment shields didn’t provide complete invisibility, but in such a poorly lit area they came close, and the near infrared mode in their ocular implants allowed them to see as clearly as if it were daytime.

Two armed guards stood watch outside the rear entrance to the facility. If they got off an alarm, the rest of the mission became decidedly more difficult. Single headshots would eliminate them—if they weren’t wearing personal shields. But why wouldn’t they be?

He pulsed Samuel so as not to risk any noise.

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