“It isn’t the right time,” replied Konleth. “We’ve laid the groundwork, but there isn’t enough antipathy against humans yet. It’s growing, but much slower than we expected. People aren’t ready for an attack of that magnitude.” “That’s right,” added Savoth. “There isn’t enough hate for the humans qu
Colviss stood in the middle of the gathering hall she had called home for the past few months. She watched with stoic silence as the Drogar all around her packed everything up and got ready to move out. The many racks of weapons and armor all around their temporary base had some of their contents p
It took a few trips before the entire column was able to get down. Colviss, of course, boarded the last one in the group. As she descended, the smell of dust, grease, electrical ozone, and metal filled her nasal cavities. It didn’t take long for them to hit the bottom, and were able to quickly c
“Something like that,” she responded. “I know you don’t really believe in us, what we stand for,” Felothi told her. “But we’re not dumb. We’re Taloren’s Chosen, and we want what’s been denied for us for way too long. A hundred years too long.” “It doesn’t matter if I believe in you or not.” “It a
Eva and Szereth stood in his lab and pored over the Ra’ventrii armor as it hung suspended in midair. Hanging next to it was a highly translucent holographic readout of all of its statistics and settings. Though Szereth was deep in the weeds and explaining every stat, Eva found herself unable to co
“The compound,” she said. “Savoth’s terrorists are attacking it as we speak! Couple thousand, according to estimates. We need to go!” Eva jumped up in alert - her friends were in danger! “Goddammit!” she growled. “Just when I was feeling sorry for them!” Before either of them could take a step to
But the rest pressed on resolutely. They continued their chants while they fired their rifles at the guards. It was almost as though they had been taken over, and their actions were no longer their own. As though they were possessed with the need to destroy. Up on the gondolas above, a number of t
The Admiral’s temporary lab was in the midst of yet another highly productive cycle. Load bearing antigrav drones flew in every direction as they brought their cargo from sector to sector. Recycled and raw materials to shield frames to fully-completed antigrav shields. Off in the corner, the testi