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And now, for our short but significant scene: two great captains come together to discover what happened to Ilid's ship and crewmates.
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Captain
Nako’s marauder
The ship suddenly blared alarms as another vessel appeared off its bow. Nako and his weapons commander shouted oaths and slammed their fists on their control panels in the same instant, furious at the surprise. Fortunately, the marauder and its computer podiums had been built to withstand damage from temperamental crewmen.
“Alarms, off!” Terig shouted, his command slurred by his descended fangs. “Assholes!”
Nako willed his own fangs to fold to the roof of his mouth as he sent evil wishes to the captain of the chevron-shaped spyship on his main vid. “They must be what Admiral Tranis told us to stand by unphased for.”
As if on cue, Com Officer Vaskiz spoke. “Captain Kila of S-S-one-zero-three-eight is hailing us, Captain Nako. Audio only.”
“Kila.” Mingled irritation and relief made his voice rough. Ensign Ilid had named his captain as another man, but Nako had worried about Kila’s fate nonetheless. “Answer.”
“On line.”
“Captain Kila, you nearly got yourself shot in the face. Of course, it might have been an improvement for your ugly mug.”
Laughter filled Kila’s rough voice. Nako could imagine the fiend’s usual mocking grin stretched from ear to ear. “Captain Nako, I figured if anyone could appreciate a joke, it would be you. Do you need a change of uniform, or shall we resume phase and discuss why Admiral Tranis sent me here?”
Nako and Terig exchanged grudging smirks. It had been a good trick. “Come on over. Bring your head engineer. He’ll want to verify our forensics team’s assessment that the recovered shuttle’s home ship blew up around it.”
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The alien force dubbed the Darks has grabbed control of key positions on Kalquor and the Galactic Council of Planets. Other leaders are still unaware of the threat among them. The galaxy is wide open for destruction by an unfathomable enemy.
Former emperor Nobek Yuder has suspicions, but due to restrictions placed on him after his prison sentence, he can only stand by and watch helplessly. A renegade Royal Councilman has designs to bring him back to the political arena, but doing so could destabilize the Kalquorian Empire, leaving it vulnerable to invasion.
Meanwhile, one man on the brink of death, the only man who can detect the nearly invisible Darks, is pulled from a lifeless shuttle by Captains Kila and Nako. His incredible story tells them they’re in a race against time to save not only the empire but the whole galaxy…but are they already too late?
On Earth II, Governor Stacy Nichol’s relationship with Clan Rihep continues to grow. So does the danger, as opponents make deadly moves against her and the orbiting Kalquorian station where the clan lives. Nobek Kuran is determined to keep his clanmates and would-be lifemate safe, but how can he stop a faceless enemy?
Relationships, old and new, are strained to the breaking point at a time when Earthers and Kalquorians need each other more than ever. The Darks are closing in, and no one is ready to oppose them.
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