Star Force: Origin Series Box Set (85-88) (Star Force Universe Book 22) by Aer-ki Jyr

Author:Aer-ki Jyr [Jyr, Aer-ki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Archon Lore
Published: 2016-04-16T22:00:00+00:00

Zealot

1

November 25, 3254

Unnamed System

(Uriti/Hamoriti location)

“You will not be granted access to this system.”

“I will have it with or without your assistance,” Nefron told the Oracle. “Your defense mechanisms will be disabled and your files accessed manually if needed. Answer my questions and I will allow you to remain intact and monitoring the Uriti. Failure to comply will mean your destruction.”

The Oracle hesitated the prerequisite 2.2 seconds, then answered per its programming.

“Maintenance of the Hamoriti is my primary task. I am authorized to use all available methods to contain it. Ask your questions, Chixzon.”

“Do you have a message for me?”

“You were never meant to find this facility.”

“I’m disappointed,” Nefron said honestly. “Usually the Ftrolee like to boast of their accomplishments. Confirm your programming origin.”

“Base program originates from the Ancients. Augmentations were made by the Ftrolee.”

“When did the Ftrolee destroy the Ancients?”

Riley, still heavily distracted by his efforts to keep everyone else’s minds in check, glanced in Nefron’s direction and raised an eyebrow.

“Specify time units,” the Oracle requested.

“Use mine then,” Nefron instructed, speaking Chixzon instead of English.

“The Ftrolee conquered the subrace known as the Barnok of the Ancients 6,239,444 years ago.”

“Why were three additional Uriti added to those captured by the Barnok at a later date?”

“The Ancients subrace known as Katarsh were annihilated. Their assigned Hamoriti were then transferred to the Barnok for safe keeping.”

“Which no longer existed.”

“The Ftrolee utilized the data given to them to arrange the construction of this site and two others utilizing lesser allied races for the construction.”

Nefron turned away from the Oracle and looked at Riley. “Long story short, the Ftrolee, whose weapons you sampled outside, were an ally of the Chixzon when they were conquering the galaxy up until their dominance appeared to be at an end, at which point they turned on us. The Ancients did not accept them into their alliance, but they inserted themselves anyway by killing the local Ancients and posing as them. The Ftrolee are duplicitous, and the Chixzon have known them to do such things before, so this makes sense. They couldn’t build this facility themselves, so they gave the knowledge they’d pilfered from the Ancients to their unknowing allies and had them construct it in their stead with an altered Oracle program.”

“Why give this Oracle such knowledge?”

“I suspect it has an alternative purpose,” Nefron said, looking back at the floating hologram. “State contingency plans regarding renewed contact with the Ftrolee.”

“Full knowledge of events pertinent to the creation of this facility were embedded so that any Ftrolee recovering possession of the Hamoriti would be aware of what has transpired.”

“They hid this facility’s location from the Ancients?”

“Correct.”

“So to extort them with that knowledge later?”

“They wished leverage, thus the sites had to be kept secret.”

“Do you have the locations of any Uriti beyond the three previously stated?”

“Negative. Such knowledge was searched for, but never obtained from the Ancients.”

“Big, fat, bargaining chips,” the mage commented as he stood on Nefron’s right.

“What is the last recorded status of the Ancients?”

“Original subraces numbered 18. At last knowledge 10 remained intact, with estimates that 3 others were near to falling.

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