you another piece of the puzzle, this being one of the three. Now this wasn't part of the vision I received, but I knew you would want to be a part of this. Your people were right about the Void Star when everyone else was wrong. It is…remarkable."
The explosions outside were either taking a break or were too far away to hear.
"I hope to see you soon with the chosen one. I fear to imagine another outcome. Farewell old friend." The hologram blinked off.
A silence descended on all of them. It was a lot to process.
Nathan broke it. "Boost, what do you have on this Void Star?"
Boost took a moment to gather facts from his information bank. "Void Star. Three entries; first one, known to those in the Parsi System as Vuli'sa, the Jewel of the Universe. They believed it existed to stop a universal rebirth, where everything would be pulled back into itself and burst forth once more to re-evolve as something else. They were a strange people who kept to themselves, but records show they once had the star before it was moved to Vale. Second entry: Yehara 45-3 System, known as the Helcarion which roughly translates to 'unstoppable force.' They believed it contained some massive, unknown power. They had it for a while until the Salarians got it back through years of war. Last entry: this is according to a Valian inscription I saw once, 'Void Star, protect us from the Dark One in our greatest time of need.' It's either Dark One or Darkness. In the Salarian tongue—"
"I got it." Nathan stopped him. He mulled this over silently.
An explosion shook the ground above them, and for a moment, the power flickered. It took a second for the emergency lights to come back on. A worried look flashed across everyone's face for a split second. But the ship hadn't been hit directly.
"Close one," Trevor whispered.
Kaida nodded.
Nathan walked up to Kaida. "Do you think you can solve the other two algorithms?"
"It will take me some time. But, yes, I believe I can." She pocketed the data pad.
Suddenly, a hard metal clang rang out through the cargo hold. Trev and Nathan exchanged a look. The two men ran up to the catwalk and crawled up to the top of the ship. Nathan had a flashlight out and found that the ship hadn't been completely covered by snow after all. They were embedded in a large ice cave. The light reflected off the ice crystals, and the whole cave lit up.
Already in the distance, they could see a figure disappearing deeper into the caves. The figure had made off with some of their spare cold-weather gear and a bag of supplies by the look of it.
The two of them dropped back down and closed off the freezing cold. It had been hard to imagine it getting worse outside, but it was worlds colder.
They retreated back to the cell, and sure enough, the cell door was wide open. There was no one inside.
Nathan just shook his head.
Kaida watched both men return and could tell what had happened. Daphkalian had escaped. She didn't want their moods to become too somber. "He probably won't survive for long out there." Even though she had meant it to cheer them up, it just sounded cryptic when it came out.
Trevor shrugged. "I guess."
"Hold it." Nathan shushed them.
Trevor struggled to hear anything through the thick lining of his jacket. There wasn't a sound to be heard.
"Boost, can you pick that up?" Nathan asked.
Boost connected a piece of equipment he kept locked inside his central compartment and held it up toward the ceiling. He waited to make sure he had it right. He put his sound amplifier away. "It sounds like a battle."
"Who would fight the Ruverans?" Trevor scoffed. He knew whatever fight this was would be short-lived.
"It's the people I work for." Kaida smiled underneath her mask. "The Elysians."
-o-
The explosions outside were either taking a break or were too far away to hear.
"I hope to see you soon with the chosen one. I fear to imagine another outcome. Farewell old friend." The hologram blinked off.
A silence descended on all of them. It was a lot to process.
Nathan broke it. "Boost, what do you have on this Void Star?"
Boost took a moment to gather facts from his information bank. "Void Star. Three entries; first one, known to those in the Parsi System as Vuli'sa, the Jewel of the Universe. They believed it existed to stop a universal rebirth, where everything would be pulled back into itself and burst forth once more to re-evolve as something else. They were a strange people who kept to themselves, but records show they once had the star before it was moved to Vale. Second entry: Yehara 45-3 System, known as the Helcarion which roughly translates to 'unstoppable force.' They believed it contained some massive, unknown power. They had it for a while until the Salarians got it back through years of war. Last entry: this is according to a Valian inscription I saw once, 'Void Star, protect us from the Dark One in our greatest time of need.' It's either Dark One or Darkness. In the Salarian tongue—"
"I got it." Nathan stopped him. He mulled this over silently.
An explosion shook the ground above them, and for a moment, the power flickered. It took a second for the emergency lights to come back on. A worried look flashed across everyone's face for a split second. But the ship hadn't been hit directly.
"Close one," Trevor whispered.
Kaida nodded.
Nathan walked up to Kaida. "Do you think you can solve the other two algorithms?"
"It will take me some time. But, yes, I believe I can." She pocketed the data pad.
Suddenly, a hard metal clang rang out through the cargo hold. Trev and Nathan exchanged a look. The two men ran up to the catwalk and crawled up to the top of the ship. Nathan had a flashlight out and found that the ship hadn't been completely covered by snow after all. They were embedded in a large ice cave. The light reflected off the ice crystals, and the whole cave lit up.
Already in the distance, they could see a figure disappearing deeper into the caves. The figure had made off with some of their spare cold-weather gear and a bag of supplies by the look of it.
The two of them dropped back down and closed off the freezing cold. It had been hard to imagine it getting worse outside, but it was worlds colder.
They retreated back to the cell, and sure enough, the cell door was wide open. There was no one inside.
Nathan just shook his head.
Kaida watched both men return and could tell what had happened. Daphkalian had escaped. She didn't want their moods to become too somber. "He probably won't survive for long out there." Even though she had meant it to cheer them up, it just sounded cryptic when it came out.
Trevor shrugged. "I guess."
"Hold it." Nathan shushed them.
Trevor struggled to hear anything through the thick lining of his jacket. There wasn't a sound to be heard.
"Boost, can you pick that up?" Nathan asked.
Boost connected a piece of equipment he kept locked inside his central compartment and held it up toward the ceiling. He waited to make sure he had it right. He put his sound amplifier away. "It sounds like a battle."
"Who would fight the Ruverans?" Trevor scoffed. He knew whatever fight this was would be short-lived.
"It's the people I work for." Kaida smiled underneath her mask. "The Elysians."
-o-
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