The Circle: Omega Academy 2 by Lily Archer

Author:Lily Archer [Archer, Lily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lily Archer
Published: 2020-02-07T16:00:00+00:00

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Lana

The feeling of acceptance from both Ceredes and Jeren scares me so badly that my hands begin to shake. I can’t let this happen, can’t let them go, but they’re on the other side of the massive Sentient ship.

“Their cannons are gone on this side.” Kyte picks off more of the small drones that float away from the gigantic ship like spiders on a breeze. “Help them, Lana.” He says this silently, and I nod.

“Tilda, take over.” I close my eyes and focus on Ceredes and Jeren as Kyte trains his fire on the Sentients’ virudivan engine. Uaxin takes control of the smaller guns and picks off more of the drones, though they’ve managed to get in a few good shots.

I send my thoughts down the bond to Ceredes, then Jeren. They’re still fighting, still trying, and they’ve managed to disable the cannons on their side of the ship, but they can’t hold off the wall of drones. Their ship is disabled, and all they have left are the guns.

“No.” I won’t let them go. I can’t.

“You’re all that matters,” Ceredes says, his stern tone somehow comforting in its familiarity.

“We’ll see you again in the space between the stars.” Jeren concentrates on shooting the never-ending wave of drones.

“No.” My voice grows into that thick cord that’s more than just me. It’s all of us, the power we share coming together as one. With nothing more than a thought, I wrap their ship in a cocoon of diamond. It’s the hardest thing I can think of.

It doesn’t stop the drones from firing, each blast like a jolt to my brain, the line connecting me to Jeren and Ceredes sizzling and scorching. But I hold onto the barrier, repairing any spots that start to crack. I open my eyes but keep at least part of my focus on the barrier protecting my two Alphas.

“That’s it!” Kyte howls as his focused fire breaks a chunk off the Sentient ship. “I can see blue. If I can get a shot through to the core, I’ll be able to blow this side.”

“Do it.” I patch and repair the barrier again and again as Uaxin destroys more drones and Kyte keeps shooting at that one critical spot. The Sentients seem to have forgotten about the fleet ship they were chasing. Then again, it’s still on fire as it begins to enter Centari’s atmosphere. It may not survive a landing, and we’re an active threat. They send more drones, and a new cannon, possibly hastily repaired, begins to fire. “Tilda, get us closer.”

“I can’t. Their ship is large enough to catch us in its wake. I can’t risk it, especially if we blow the core. We’ll get caught in the blast.”

“Uaxin, take out the cannon.” I shudder as part of the shield around Ceredes and Jeren shatters, then I send more focus to it, repairing it and thickening it. Once they’re safe, I focus on my ship, on the core, on that bright blue. When I put my hands on the controls, they switch from Tilda to me.

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