The Gun Golems (Approaching Infinity Book 2) by Eisenlauer Chris

Author:Eisenlauer, Chris [Eisenlauer, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Chris Eisenlauer
Published: 2011-07-22T16:00:00+00:00

13. HEROES’ MEMORIAL

10,688.120.1200

Two months passed. The major damage from the Cleansing Guns was nearly repaired and preparations for Root Palace departure were well underway. Several Prisma Shield generators had been produced as precautionary measures and were used in rotation to keep the Palace constantly protected. No one believed that the Gun Golems would return from Gilf Scanlan’s spatial prison, but nor was anyone naïve enough to believe that a similar threat might not present itself in the future.

Outside the Palace, within a tenuous bubble of freshly pumped oxygen, the people of Viscain were gathered before a towering obelisk of polished black stone. At its apex the image of the Emperor addressed the onlookers.

“The Prisma Shield has become another fact of life for all of us. Life indeed continues, and it is because of the Prisma Shield that it does; because of the Shade who developed the Shield; because of all the Shades who protected the Palace and made the banishment of the Gun Golems possible. Many lost their lives fighting. Many more lost their lives senselessly, indirect victims of the terrible forces brought to bear against the Empire.

“In thirty days from tomorrow we will leave Planet 1398 and take the next step towards our ultimate goal. But, we will not forget those whose sacrifices kept us alive. Upon this memorial, their names are carved; a permanent record for all to see, so all who come here will know that Sana Bale, Aila Schosser, Isker Vays, Kimbal Furst, and Gast Froster enabled the Empire to survive, to continue on from this Planet. That Sanger Faiks, Beilan Sappertine, and Raiber Haas, unprotected by Artifacts and without a thought for their own safety, gave their lives to protect their fellows and defend the Empire. To you and all the others whose names adorn this considerable monument, we salute you. Though in truth immeasurable, let the weight of this stone represent the sum of our sorrow and our eternal debt to you.”

The ceremony ended and nothing could stir the solemn air. The people returned to the Palace in silence through the gray that had come to dominate Planet 1398.

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