Grace and Shadow by Viola Grace

Author:Viola Grace
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Adult
ISBN: 9781487403379
Publisher: Devine Destinies
Published: 2015-05-01T05:00:00+00:00

Citadel Lerat was a base dedicated to training operatives for the rather rough and tumble life in the Nyal Imperium. Jremat was a minor consideration due to the restrictions of its population, but as Imgrace was the only one of her kind, the Citadel had an interest in keeping her alive.

Imgrace was met at the landing pad by a medic and a man who introduced himself as Combat Master Nekron.

“Pleased to meet you. What happens next?” Imgrace rubbed her hands on her hips nervously. Nekron was tall and the embodiment of every childhood fear she had ever had.

Huge silver-grey horns came out of deep-purple skin, his teeth were sharp, canines pointed, and he had the manners of her grandmother. Terrifying indeed.

“You will be taken to medical and run through a battery of tests to find the baseline for you if you are ever injured in the line of duty. They can put you back the way you are now. I will be there to act as your interpreter. We have not yet come up with a teaching system for Jremat languages. The twins and I are the only folk at the base who have gone to the trouble to learn them. You can be put on an audio regime to learn a few of the common tongues, and when we learn how you process language, a teaching mechanism can be devised.”

As he talked, they walked into the nearest building with the medic chattering away in a language that she didn’t understand.

“Medic Alonna is very excited to be working with you. She has never met one of your kind before, and she wishes for you to relax and know that you would not come to harm during her tests.”

Imgrace smiled and nodded in relief. “Good to know.”

He translated for her, and Alonna bowed her head quickly and rushed ahead.

“She is going to set up the equipment.”

Imgrace nodded, and they followed the medic down a hallway.

Nekron watched over her and helped her to the cabinet where the medical robe was. When she was out of the compression suit, he stared at her in shock.

Imgrace wrapped her arms around her waist and headed for the scanning equipment. She muttered, “The suit was someone else’s.”

Nekron muttered, “Apparently. First stop, quartermaster.”

She smiled. “No, first stop, medical.”

Alonna helped her settle in the scanner, and all was fine for the first six passes, each a different frequency to analyze her energy output. At number seven, everything went wrong.

Imgrace felt something inside her tingle, and as the pass continued, it heated inside her, turning to fire. She clenched her hands, and her body tensed. She felt her body flexing and tensing, but she didn’t scream. She kept her pain in as the scan continued, and she could see a red glow behind her eyes.

She heard shouting and hands pulled her up and away from the machine. A multitude of hands pressed on her skin, and she gradually cooled and stopped twisting.

“Imgrace, it is all right. The pain will stop, and we have the answer your people couldn’t find.

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