The Crucible (The Ember War Saga Book 8) by Richard Fox

Author:Richard Fox [Fox, Richard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-09-27T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

Ordona double-checked the new code inject he’d spent the last many hours perfecting. Working the mélange of Toth, human and Qa’Resh programming languages was taxing, but not much of a challenge for his considerable intellect. The leadership cadre hadn’t chosen him for this mission by accident.

He considered the new code to be sublime, yet simple. Achieving control over the Crucible in the next few minutes would be a real boon to his compensation arrangement when he returned to his home world. A nice bonus could elevate him to a new home in volcanic caves closer to the centers of power. His spawning-pool siblings would be most jealous.

Ordona unfolded a silver needle from his arm and extended it to press a holographic button.

He floated back and swung around to watch the probe as his program took root.

The air around the probe became hazy, then the top third skewed to the side at an ugly angle. The lights snapped off, but the panels arrayed around the probe glowed white-hot. Sparks erupted off the panels, ending the pyrotechnics with small flames along the edges of the ruined holo emitters.

The probe returned to its normal shape and the lights slowly returned to their former luminescence.

Ordona whirled around and checked his computer logs. The error was obvious. He’d sent the malicious code into the local energy distribution net and not the probe’s source code. He double-checked the last commands to see where he’d gone wrong. He checked his video logs and watched his needle reach for the correct execution key…and saw the button move, replaced by an access file that created the cascading failure.

The Naroosha resisted the urge to lash out and wreck his already damaged equipment. The conclusion was obvious…and should have been spotted sooner. There was another hacker at play.

Ordona summoned new equipment from his starship. Knowing there was another actor within the probe made things difficult, but not impossible. He made a mental note to leave the details of this incident out of his final report.

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