Borne On Wings of Steel by Tony Chandler

Author:Tony Chandler [Chandler, Tony]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Hard Shell Word Factory
Published: 2012-07-07T06:14:20+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Kyle, Rok, Jaric and Inaha strolled through the open hatchway. The Aurora had just landed and the four immediately set out to cross through the array of parked starships and find Mother.

She'd requested they come as soon as their landing was complete. But she had not revealed the reason for the urgency.

"Okay, Mother. We're here,” Jaric announced as they entered the bridge.

Mother had watched them silently as they traversed her corridors. She could tell from their biological signs as well as their demeanor that they did not suspect the bad news she was about to share with them. She remained silent until they entered her bridge.

"I am not sure how to tell you this,” Mother began. “But, I have terrible news."

Kyle rolled his eyes as he slapped Rok across the shoulders. “See, I knew it. There weren't any humans on Mermoona.” He laughed.

Jaric and the others nodded and chuckled while Mother waited silently.

At that moment, Jysar and Krinia entered the bridge.

As soon as Kyle and the others saw their tear-streaked faces, the four became instantly silent.

The room itself became eerily silent.

"What's happened?” Rok finally broke the silence. But no one wanted to know the news now as they stared into the anguished faces of Krinia and Jysar.

"There's been an accident. I'm afraid that Elise is dead,” Mother said simply.

"What?” Kyle and Jaric shouted together.

Jaric felt the room begin to spin. He felt a sickening feeling in the pit of his stomach as he began to sway back and forth. He found it hard to focus his eyes or figure out why everything was blurry.

It seemed so unreal—everything. It seemed as if he were dreaming—except he was wide awake.

And Jaric felt an overpowering sense of déjà vu that paralyzed him.

He closed his eyes to keep from vomiting as his stomach cramped hard and he felt the stinging sensation of bile in the back of his throat.

Everyone stood frozen, dazed by the impact of the terrible revelation.

Kyle reached out and gripped Jaric's shoulder to steady him. They stared at each other a long moment in silence.

A single tear streamed down Kyle's eye.

His face grew pale and haggard, as if he had gone days without sleep. Inside Kyle, it felt as if every emotion had just been drained out of his body and all that was left was the tingling sensation of the single tear falling out of the corner of his eye.

Kyle's entire being sank with that single tear.

Jaric looked up at Mother's optic. He opened his mouth, but nothing came out. He took a long, deep breath.

"You mean...” Jaric gasped, his mind gripped with a whirlwind of emotions. He took another deep, wavering breath as he tried to steady himself.

"You mean...” he sobbed. The heart-wrenching pain of the past suddenly blended with the fresh agony of the present as overwhelming flashbacks filled his mind and he relived every terrible thing that had ever happened to him his entire life—all in a matter of seconds. And every heart-rending emotion ripped through his being like a blaster set to kill.

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