Seeker's War (Sim-Verse Book 6) by Allen Kuzara
Author:Allen Kuzara [Kuzara, Allen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-21T16:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 24
âI THOUGHT I told you I never wanted to see you again,â Commander Tanshaw asserted.
Taven and Kenna had returned to the space station and after freezing the sim had approached the commander.
âI know,â Taven said. âIf it wasnât an emergency, I wouldnât have returned.â
Tanshaw gave him a dubious look.
âLook,â Taven pleaded, âIâm not expecting you to take our word for it again. You can see for yourself. Then youâll know that you and your people have a stake in this.â
She looked out at her base, frozen in time, and mashed her jaw like she was chewing on the idea.
âWhat are you suggesting?â she asked.
âCome with us,â Taven answered, âback to a city called Meta. From there, you can see the entire Sim-Verse and the forces aligned against it.â
âYou can see how close your sim is to being destroyed,â Kenna added.
Tanshaw crossed her arms, an uncharacteristically casual expression. âI suppose I donât actually have much choice in the matter. Even if I say no, youâre going to force me to go, arenât you?â
Actually, Taven hadnât gotten that far in his mind, but as he heard her spell it out, he knew she was right.
âYouâd do the same if you were me,â he replied.
âAlright then. Lead the way.â
Taven opened the portal back to Meta. Heâd left the security system down, and he was anxious to return and see that the Seekers hadnât found the city while he was gone.
The three of them passed through. When they reappeared in Metaâs library, Taven saw that Tanshaw was coming out of the jump badly. She swooned, dizzy. And he had to grab her to keep her from falling.
They were close now, face to face, and when Tanshaw had regained her composure, she said, âIâm fine.â
Taven let go, and she brushed her uniform off and stood up straight. Right away, he saw her eye the mech suit that was standing like a statue nearby.
âItâs an armored suit that some of us can wear into battle,â he explained. She nodded but didnât ask any questions.
âThis room is called the library,â Kenna said, pointing to the walls of books. âEach book contains many simulations. They are arranged by their frequency and location in the Sim-Verse.â
âLet me find yours,â Taven said, picking up Hewittâs device that had been left on the floor. âWhere is Hewitt anyway? Shouldnât he be out of the training construct by now?â
Taven couldnât help but wonder if the scientist was taking another nap inside the construct, or maybe he was eating a five-course meal or living out any number of other fantasies.
After Taven found Tanshawâs simâit was still saved on Hewittâs deviceâhe selected it. Immediately, a book flew off the shelf and opened, suspended in midair.
They walked toward it. âSee for yourself,â Kenna offered.
Tanshaw looked onto the pages. Nodding, she said, âYes, thatâs our world.â
She looked away and stole glances of her strange surroundings. Despite her hardened exterior, Taven could tell she was having trouble processing everything she saw and heard.
âBut what does it prove?â she said finally.
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