Tales of the Dissolutionverse Box Set by William C Tracy

Author:William C Tracy [Tracy, William C]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: steampunk, space wizard, Space Opera, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Publisher: Space Wizard Science Fantasy
Published: 2019-05-19T22:00:00+00:00

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The majus was waiting for him at the top of the stair, arms crossed and a deep scowl on his face.

Rey dragged his feet up the last stair, then leaned against a wall. “That weren’t no rat,” he said.

“By your appearance, I am assuming I will see no further interruptions to the Imperium’s power grid? Me, I am tired of fending off angry diplomats and maji.”

“Like the last time, eyah?”

At his words, Majus Kheena’s eyes opened wide. “I...well, yes.”

“It’s gone. Broke a hole in the wall and dragged itself off.” Rey waved a dusty hand at his mentor. If the majus refused to teach him any longer, then that was fine. Just let him get some rest. “But I saw yer name down there. This ain’t the first time this has happened, is it? Did yer change the frequency too, when yer fought it? If so, it’s adapted.”

Majus Kheena’s face relaxed, into his usual glower. “Interesting. No. My own mentor, he was of the mind to kill the creatures and keep them from becoming a larger problem. I intervened to save the last one that had propagated from the previous batch.”

“Tha’s why you wouldn’t let me off this one.”

“Indeed. We maji should not so simply interfere with creatures native to the Nether.”

“Native?” That caught his attention. “I thought nothin’ was native here. The species bring their own critters when they arrive.”

Majus Kheena nodded, and turned down the corridor, gesturing Rey to follow. “My hypothesis, it is that these are native creatures, or at least have been here so long they have evolved to be in symbiosis with the Nether’s peculiar existence.”

Rey didn’t really care one way or the other, as long as the thing wasn’t sucking him dry of notes.

“To answer your question,” Majus Kheena continued, “Me, I did not change the frequency of the transfer System. Instead, I crafted a modulating set of scales which changed their pattern so quickly the creature could not “bite” it, if you will.” He sighed. “Alas, I was too late. Today, I assume it has again gathered enough of the Symphony to gestate?”

Rey nodded, keeping pace with his mentor. “You failed too?”

“I did. Had six different Speakers contacting my mentor to complain.” He gave Rey a rare smile. “Speaker Humbano, she was one of them.”

“Greatmother, she’s that old?”

“Older,” the majus confirmed. “Perhaps you or I will discover a permanent solution to keep the creatures from feeding on our systems, in time. For now, it is enough to know that the Symphony Eater will sleep and gestate for another thirty or fifty cycles, until it births a new generation. Us, let us hope we have a better way to live alongside these rare beings then. I will call in workers tomorrow to repair the damage.”

Rey dusted his long fingers against each other, his shoulders held higher. If Majus Kheena hadn’t found an answer to the beasty either, he didn’t feel so bad. Maybe he’d make a decent majus one day. Better than going back to pulling up spines out of his parents’ yard.

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