Warrior of the Stars by Lucee Joie

Author:Lucee Joie [Joie, Lucee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-25T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen: Horgeer

I want to believe Beth in a way that I have never wanted to believe anyone in all my life. It was hard being who I was, being one of the last chances to make our race prosper. Plus, having the added complications of a friend who has now betrayed me also weighed down on me.

“Why is your kind in danger?” Beth asks after an uncomfortable pause. I didn’t really want to talk about how our race was slowly dying, about how a pure arrogance and the requirement of male offspring being the preferred option over females had led to our downfall. However, I didn’t want to make the unease between us widen either and by refusing to talk about it.

“The women in our breed have died out,” I answer, looking out of the metal grate rather than at Beth. “After generations of wanting a male born above all else, we managed to kill off the only thing that will keep us going.”

“Surely, there are females somewhere?” Beth’s slight hand reaches out and clasps my giant one. I allow it but don’t squeeze her hand back. Instead, I continue on with my story.

“There are some left, for sure. However, none have been born in recent years. It almost feels like our gods are laughing at us and punishing us for thinking the male species was so much more important than the females.”

“Who organized this breeding program?”

“The Galactic Union.”

“Can we go to the Galactic Union,” Beth asks and then pauses. I glance over, she has her head cocked, as though thinking. She turns to me finally and I see hope gleaming in her eyes. “Surely, they will help us. Perhaps there are other races in the group that do not think fondly of this program, of the forcing of humans to participate. If we can get them to see that it is wrong, then maybe they will stop it or will try to work with Earth. Perhaps they’ll allow us to be together if they see that I am willing to help...”

Her voice trails off and she cocks her head once more.

“What is it?”

“Did you hear that?” she asks.

I strain my hearing trying to note anything out of the ordinary. “What does it sound like?”

“I don’t know. Sort of like a metal scraping, I think.”

I close my eyes, allowing my other senses to sharpen. All I can hear is the hum of the ship as it glides through space. The occasional click or whir interrupts the constant sound but nothing that is particularly out of place. Then, there is a noise. It is faint, a slight scape. It could be something not quite right and I wait for it to happen again. After a long time, I start to question whether I actually heard the strange noise or if it is just my mind playing tricks with me. After all, I have never been inside one of these air ducts before and it could distort sound somewhat.

“I think it is just the sound of the ship,” I finally say.

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