Talos Awakening (The Heirs of Mythogenesis) by Len F. Fisher

Author:Len F. Fisher [Fisher, Len F.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-02-28T00:00:00+00:00

[10]

Forged in Flames

Allax Drake

Allax terminated the call, turning a swift half-circle before pressing onward with his eyes fixed down the length of his rifle. The panic of knowing Eve was in danger had obliterated any trace of Rob’s rogue armor from his thoughts. His relief expressed itself as an awkward smile. Not knowing the repercussions had saved him from a brutal crossroads, where Maika and Eve stood on opposite ends. He was thankful, though deep down he knew a choice was hidden in the way he so readily abandoned the consideration of consequences.

Attuned to any source of danger, Allax observed his surroundings like a bird of prey, eyes darting around, scanning the environment for something that shouldn’t be. Disarray was evident everywhere, but whether that was the telltale signature of a synthetic presence, or the chaos Emíl often left in his wake, was impossible to tell.

“I could go a hell of a lot faster if I had more information to work with, doc,” Allax said. “Do you have cameras online?”

“If we can see Eve, so can Talos. Right now, it is imperative that the cameras stay offline until you find Eve.”

Allax bit his tongue so as to not let anger slip. “I wouldn’t have to go find her in the place if you hadn’t told her to leave on her own. What the hell were you thinking?”

“We are in a situation in which any wasted second can make the difference,” Emíl said, raising his voice gradually. “I know exactly how dangerous Talos could be outside these walls. You know why I created the Network, don’t you? It wasn’t to mend the world; to give quality of life to the Coalition, like a semblance of what things were like pre-war. No. The Network only exists to give Director McGarrett absolute power. Allow him to spy on people. Access every system. And no one but him has the key. Talos does not abide by those rules. They are born from the Network. It is their world. If we do not stop them while they are weak, we will never stop them. So I had to make the hard call. I am the only one that can limit Talos’s access. I cannot leave the control room. And besides me, only Evelynn has the necessary knowledge to shut fabrication down. In an ideal world, you would have escorted her, like I asked you to, and made sure the job got done safely.”

“Sacrificing Eve should never have been on the table.”

“And that’s why we couldn’t give you a choice.”

Allax’s blood boiled, and the only way to temper the fire was to keep his goal centered. Perhaps just in time, as a zap through his spine snapped him into focus. His skin tightened, tingles pulsing throughout his body like a low current. That’s not Eve.

He glanced over his shoulder, fully expecting a presence to appear. Instead, the empty hallway greeted him. “I know you’re here. Why don’t you show yourself, and we’ll talk? We don’t have to fight.

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