The M.A.D. Arch-Angel by Ralts Bloodthorne

Author:Ralts Bloodthorne [Bloodthorne, Ralts]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00

The Wages

LawSec officers stood against the wall and saluted as Third Most High Detective Lnosvumo'o left the LawSec building and trotted out into the night. The doors whooshed closed behind him and the officers all looked at one another, their tendrils curled tight along their jawlines with concern that one of their Most Highs would go out into the night of the Council Capital.

Third Most High Detective Lnosvumo'o stood outside in the darkness, taking a deep breath of the thick fog that had filled the nights for nearly a month. The fog made sounds doppler strangely, filling the night with muffled speech, the clinking of metal, the dripping of water, and a faint chill that wormed its way into a being's clothing to leave one shivering. The stars were hidden by the dark stormclouds that perpetually rolled in just before dusk and evaporated away during the false dawn.

He wore his Sec-Vest and armed sash, his flank covering was lightly armored, and he wore a comlink earpiece in one ear in addition to his datalink. His satchel, hanging from a strap over the opposite shoulder, was heavier and larger than the ones usually carried by a being of his exalted rank.

Satisfied nobody was in the parking lot he trotted over to his personal vehicle, tapped in the unlock code, and climbed in. The fusion engine purred when he started it up and slowly left the LawSec Headquarters Building.

Out of sight of the building's security scanners he gave himself a moment to tense, feeling his legs tremble in anxiety, his crests inflate, and his tendrils curl. He heaved a deep breath and forced himself to relax at a stoplight.

The fog was too thick to see what the digital news display board, nearly thirty feet high, was showing but he could guess.

TERROR IN THE CAPITAL! or some variation of such. That or the growingly popular THE NIGHT TERRAN STALKS THE DARKNESS!

The light turned green and Lnosvumo'o continued driving. His manor, as befitting a being of his rank, was inside the city, surrounded by the wealthier but lower ranking Lanaktallans’ elaborate houses. It took only a half hour to reach his heavy gate, which opened as soon as it identified his car and closed behind him. He trotted through his house, up the ramp to the third floor, and down the hall to his personal office.

His stomachs all clenched at what he knew would happen now.

He should not be doing this. He was the Third Most High Detective in the entire Capital Law Enforcement and Security Forces. He had three hundred years of experience in solving crimes and bringing the even hand of justice to those who needed it. He had exposed criminal after criminal. Had gotten justice for those who normally received none.

Well, not every time.

He poured himself a drink, high end narcobrew, and trotted to the window, staring out at it. The fog was mirror smooth this high up and he could see the lightning flashing in the clouds, see the tiny droplets of moisture from the ever-present nightly misting that almost qualified as rain.

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