shadow empire by Stella Samiotou Fitzsimons

Author:Stella Samiotou Fitzsimons [Fitzsimons, Stella Samiotou]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-05-24T00:00:00+00:00

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Will it ever end? The question plagues my every action and thought. We arrived at the underground Sliman base last night. This cat-and-mouse with the aliens will have to come to an end one day. I never asked for the starring part in this cruel game.

I’ve been trying to make up my mind about whether or not I want to talk to Zolkon. The way he used me and betrayed me, the way he used and betrayed Wudak who was supposed to be his friend are things that still haunt me when I lay awake at night. When Gritu informed me that Zolkon wanted to talk to me, that he had important information to give me, I just shrugged the notion off. But then Zolkon sent Gritu back with a new message. According to him, he knew what I had to do to win in the conflict with the aliens.

“Do you believe him?” I asked Gritu.

“No,” he said, but then he added, “And yes.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“I mean that I don’t know if he’s telling the truth or not. But what does he have to gain by lying at this point?”

“I wish I knew,” I said but now I know I can’t put it off forever. Pretty soon, I will have to make my decision about how I am going to deal with the situation at hand.

Gritu and Malzod lead me to the cell where Zolkon has been held for over a year now. It’s a small cave with bars on the outside. It looks like a cage more than anything else and I think it’s excessively bleak even for Zolkon.

Zolkon sits on the floor crouched over. He seems smaller than what I remember and when he raises his head to face me, I am shocked by how old and beaten down he looks.

Malzod opens the door to the cell and leads me in. Then, he grabs a chain that has one end stuck to the wall and clicks the cuff on the other end around Zolkon’s ankle.

“We’ll be right around the corner,” Gritu says. “Call us if you need us.”

I nod and they go. Zolkon’s condition is of some concern to me because I realize he’d say anything for a chance to go free.

“So, we meet again, girl with the magic hands,” Zolkon says with an old man’s voice. Whatever it was that was keeping him strong and vital has evaporated now. I shudder at the thought that he might not be getting enough Omicron 5. Wudak didn’t even want to discuss such a possibility. His memories of not getting the right dose on time were quite painful.

“What do you have to tell me?” I say to get things started as soon as possible. I don’t want to stay in here a minute longer than necessary.

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