The Awakening (Terranus Book Two) by J. S. Crouch

Author:J. S. Crouch [Crouch, J. S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-22T22:00:00+00:00

15

DEALS WITH THE DEVIL

Confused, the team glanced at each other as the elder Veterum took Sean’s hands and stared deeply into his palms. The two younger looking officials stood back, watching with a careful eye as the elder drew imaginary lines across the skin of the confused Human. Looking back at his teammates, Sean shrugged as the man stepped away from him, visibly trembling as he began to speak once more.

“I cannot believe it,” the elder said in awe, “we must take him to the priests and have my theories confirmed, he cannot be allowed his complete freedom, knowledge of his arrival would cause civil unrest.”

Sceptical, the two officials stepped forwards and led the obviously deranged man away and waved for the team to follow.

“Wait,” Sean said, standing firm, “I’m not going anywhere until you explain what he meant. Has he escaped from a mental asylum or is there something more to this?”

With shifty eyes, they looked around before stopping, allowing the man his freedom.

“To some,” the young official began in a monotone voice, “someone of your features and… complexion has been prophesied to come and rescue us from our mediocrity, our once great empire is nothing more than a faint ember where we used to burn brightly among the stars.”

Ignoring the snickering which Taris tried to hide, Sean stepped forwards and looked the awestruck elder in the eyes.

“I’m no one, a nobody, this person,” he said, pointing to Fez, “is my Captain, he is the one with the real potential to be your saviour, not someone like me.”

“While that may be so,” the women said as she stepped forwards, “I am far more curious about the Veterum that accompanies you, it is only as a courtesy we do not end her existence where she stands for bringing you to this world.”

Recoiling, Remulus took a step back as she tried to compose herself, they knew coming to Caladrius carried its own set of risks, but none of them had foreseen this outcome. After an uneasy silence, the three officials conferred and instructed the group to follow.

They moved across the technologically advanced spaceport. Every direction he looked bipedal bots transported materials to and from docked shuttles. Smaller service modules moved across the landing pads clearing the inevitable detritus deposited in a busy spaceport.

“Please, in here,” one of the Veterum motioned towards a bulky metallic door which sat at the base of a gargantuan, opulent structure akin to a palace. Its white marble surface carried deep, dark grains of stone. Pillars held aloft a vast canopy that cast a shadow across the walkways which each converged at the door.

With a loud whining, the door split in two and bent backwards to reveal a dark hallway. But, within moments the walls began to illuminate a bright white, bathing the corridors in a warm glow. Running his hand along the outside of the building, its rubbery, scaled surface became apparent, and with a raised eyebrow towards Remulus, she explained the foreign material.

“It’s a composite,”

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