The Nexus Mirror by Noah Michael

Author:Noah Michael [Michael, Noah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781733642613
Publisher: Asteron Press LLC
Published: 2019-04-02T23:00:00+00:00

Alia’s alarm sounded. Her pillow was wet with tears. She sat up in bed as her watch rang.

Roko. Though it was the last thing she wanted to do, she took the call. Roko still looked stressed out. “I need you at my office immediately.”

“Another job?”

“This one should turn out better than the last. This time, you’re the star, not the drones.”

“I’ll be there as soon as I can.”

“Dress formally. You’re going to court.” And with that, Roko hung up.

◆◆◆

In a black dress and high heels, Alia felt powerful and important as she approached Roko’s office. Roko sat waiting, an empty glass sitting in front of him. Stone sat in a chair facing Roko. Stone rose and moved towards the exit with a look that sent chills down her spine.

“Alia, please take a seat.” Roko’s desk was a mess of holographic screens. He was clearly working on many plans simultaneously.

“What’s so urgent?”

Roko added a few quick notes to one of his screens before turning back to her. “Well, if there’s one thing I learned from our past venture it is that we must be ready for war. That’s why I called Stone down here. We’ve been discussing the possibilities, which boil down to two main issues. One, the Shadows may break the mirror, which is crucial to our cause. And two, they may unleash their forbidden weaponry against us, which are rumored to be so deadly, they haven’t been touched in over a millennium. Our army is strong. If we waged war right now, we would have the upper hand. However, as a businessman I’ve learned that if we can lower the risk without decreasing the gain, then there’s nothing to lose. This is why we need you. We wish to gather the support of a tribe whose abilities far outmatch the Shadows. We need to be able to instantly destroy any weaponry stationed on the ground.”

What tribe was capable of what he was describing? He couldn’t mean...

“I’ve scheduled a meeting with the Molder tribe for tomorrow morning. I’m counting on you to convince them to join our ranks.” Alia’s heart dropped.

“Are you ready for your debriefing? You will not have very much time to prepare.”

“What are the details of the plan?” she asked, trying to sound natural.

“The Molders are a peace-loving people. I have tried many times to persuade them to join my cause, but their king has been impossible to convince. In the end, I demanded an annual quota of soldiers. Instead, the King offered me his son, David. I accepted, figuring that having the King’s son under my roof would prove to be a valuable asset. And as you know, he has grown to be a fine soldier.”

“I’m aware,” Alia said.

“Because of our compromise, it will be impossible to convince the King to send me soldiers. The good news is, we do not need to convince the King. The King’s power is balanced by a senate of sixty tribesmen. The leader of the senate is a man by the name of Territh.

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