horror. Each of those Skrav were
responsible for attacks against humanity and other species. She would tell me
how after they destroyed our sun and began to hunt us down we were always
just far enough away from them but we had still lost hundreds of colonies and
people who had tried to settle on the different worlds we stopped at along the
way. Each world was nothing more then a pit stop, a place where ‘the Trinity’
could resupply and humans could breathe for a year or two at most. Errikus
had been the longest we had stayed in one place. The Skrav were in a race
with us towards Eden, following behind us. We were two apex predators
after the same prey. A lion and a bear.
That night I sat with my mother on the balcony of our embassy and
stared out at the massive crowd that was already beginning to gather. The
festival and festivities had already begun. This was the biggest event of the
year, possibly the biggest event most on this world would see in their lifetime.
It wasn’t fair that we couldn’t stay. Aside from thinking about Dom I was
anxious all the excitment made me think, “what if the Skrav arrived first?” I
asked my mother with every childhood fear instilled inside my voice. “Mother
will protect you, you will protect Aira, Aira will protect Hayden, the Drok
will protect the humans, the Arr7 will protect the Drok, the Eek will protect
the Arr7, and so on and on. Together we will watch over and protect each
ther, we are all family, united gor a greater good, so long as we are on this
world the Skrav will not come after us, it’s one of the reasons we have chosen
this place,” she answered kissing my cheek and sending me to bed.
Seven Days.
The crowds grew even larger doubling in size. Aliens from the outskirts
had started migrating into town. We received a communication sphere (a
small COM drone) from the Tritan. It was the smallest of the three human
ships and it was to be the first to arrive. It would appear above the planet in
seven days and quickly descend to the space dock (the port) around noon. I
heard that it would be dropping straight out of the immer just above the
stratosphere. It was funny how we still couldn’t go faster then light and yet
we were all so close and far away. There were exotic ships throughout the
galaxy and yet our ships were still some of the most advanced… and by far
the most advanced to come to this backwater world, Errikus. Between the
new ion drives and Lethe tech our journey to Eden through empty space
would be cut in half.
The Tritan, the smallest of our ships, was barely a mile long. It was
meant to be much smaller when it was designed. It was originally nothing
more then a scout ship when originally conceived. Some scientists imagined it
as a two-man vessel no bigger then our a drop ship. The original blueprint
actually became what we base most of our transports and drop ships on now
and the Tritan after a major re-design became the first starship built, a
testament to the engineering of man. The idea bigger is better latched on and
the second starship the Aelita was made to be three times the size of the
Tritan while the Erebus became a ship the size of New York City. Both the
Aelita and Erebus would drop into orbit above Errikus that night with the
Erebus landing close to the outskirts of the city.
“In a few days we’ll be leaving. Are you excited?” my mother asked.
I told her I was and smiled. I was lying. I knew she could tell but that
didn’t matter. She had taught me to be strong. All I could think about was
Dom and the undertow. I had another nightmare that night. I had been
having nightmares ever since he drowned. I dreamt of the red river. I was
swimming alone but then I heard him. I swam towards Dom as his voice grew
louder and louder but he was nowhere to be seen. It was there then I realized
I had swam too far and I was in the deep. That was when I looked down and
saw his silhouette below my feet. I
responsible for attacks against humanity and other species. She would tell me
how after they destroyed our sun and began to hunt us down we were always
just far enough away from them but we had still lost hundreds of colonies and
people who had tried to settle on the different worlds we stopped at along the
way. Each world was nothing more then a pit stop, a place where ‘the Trinity’
could resupply and humans could breathe for a year or two at most. Errikus
had been the longest we had stayed in one place. The Skrav were in a race
with us towards Eden, following behind us. We were two apex predators
after the same prey. A lion and a bear.
That night I sat with my mother on the balcony of our embassy and
stared out at the massive crowd that was already beginning to gather. The
festival and festivities had already begun. This was the biggest event of the
year, possibly the biggest event most on this world would see in their lifetime.
It wasn’t fair that we couldn’t stay. Aside from thinking about Dom I was
anxious all the excitment made me think, “what if the Skrav arrived first?” I
asked my mother with every childhood fear instilled inside my voice. “Mother
will protect you, you will protect Aira, Aira will protect Hayden, the Drok
will protect the humans, the Arr7 will protect the Drok, the Eek will protect
the Arr7, and so on and on. Together we will watch over and protect each
ther, we are all family, united gor a greater good, so long as we are on this
world the Skrav will not come after us, it’s one of the reasons we have chosen
this place,” she answered kissing my cheek and sending me to bed.
Seven Days.
The crowds grew even larger doubling in size. Aliens from the outskirts
had started migrating into town. We received a communication sphere (a
small COM drone) from the Tritan. It was the smallest of the three human
ships and it was to be the first to arrive. It would appear above the planet in
seven days and quickly descend to the space dock (the port) around noon. I
heard that it would be dropping straight out of the immer just above the
stratosphere. It was funny how we still couldn’t go faster then light and yet
we were all so close and far away. There were exotic ships throughout the
galaxy and yet our ships were still some of the most advanced… and by far
the most advanced to come to this backwater world, Errikus. Between the
new ion drives and Lethe tech our journey to Eden through empty space
would be cut in half.
The Tritan, the smallest of our ships, was barely a mile long. It was
meant to be much smaller when it was designed. It was originally nothing
more then a scout ship when originally conceived. Some scientists imagined it
as a two-man vessel no bigger then our a drop ship. The original blueprint
actually became what we base most of our transports and drop ships on now
and the Tritan after a major re-design became the first starship built, a
testament to the engineering of man. The idea bigger is better latched on and
the second starship the Aelita was made to be three times the size of the
Tritan while the Erebus became a ship the size of New York City. Both the
Aelita and Erebus would drop into orbit above Errikus that night with the
Erebus landing close to the outskirts of the city.
“In a few days we’ll be leaving. Are you excited?” my mother asked.
I told her I was and smiled. I was lying. I knew she could tell but that
didn’t matter. She had taught me to be strong. All I could think about was
Dom and the undertow. I had another nightmare that night. I had been
having nightmares ever since he drowned. I dreamt of the red river. I was
swimming alone but then I heard him. I swam towards Dom as his voice grew
louder and louder but he was nowhere to be seen. It was there then I realized
I had swam too far and I was in the deep. That was when I looked down and
saw his silhouette below my feet. I
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