We heard about the assault on Karkabun. I was happy to hear about the death of Goi. That slave driver got what he deserved. Kabbohera has lost an ally or this was a stunt. Either way it was a problem for another day. The news that certain sectors have placed blockers to stop the forces of the Galactic Sovereign from claiming their planets. The Bushido system, Thebes, Antar, Taiga, Minoan, Mabutte, Olivian district, Freya system, Fjords, Agris Gore and Nuremberg had all placed blockers and other preventative measures to block the Galactic Sovereign. Kovar not only placed blockers. They placed sensors to detect any and all enemy ships. A new type of Chimerean army has arisen and it is being a serious problem. They are assisted by wraiths. The stories vary from person to person. The first say that these beings are dark skinned, large, red eyed, saw teeth and very agile. They charge like they are a flood and they hit like a wrecking crew. The place looks like someone used a solar flare. The others say these are people dressing hard body armour made obsidian and sport disintegrator rifles and flame throwers. The others said that Alû would use a gas that drove everyone crazy. I said it is all the above is correct. Kabbohera maybe using different types of terror on different sections so no one will know what to expect. This had others rethink about going on wild card missions.
The rest on the other hand had no qualms. A few went to Cu rāutate head quarters in the mid regions of the galaxy. I had mentioned their contribution to the cause of despair. The others identified the rest of the crazies and blew up their factories too. I told them not to do it. Because this will help gain sympathy for them while making us look bad. None believed me till they saw with their own eyes. Then the apology tour began but that is for someone else to deal with. The boycotting was doing wonders as some businesses had to shut down and they were evicted from planets. While others opened their doors for these cretins the companies suffered greatly. The competition gained popularity and immense wealth. This was funneled to fight Kabbohera and there were slogans openly asking for her head. The news spread that the vessel was alive and not killed as previously guessed. Now Kabbohera has ordered the recovery of her body so she can begin her revenge. The vessel supposedly has a tattoo on her lower back. It is a drawing of her face so anyone who sees it would pledge their allegiance immediately without question. I had a tattoo in that exact spot but it was a family crest. Akuma the leader of monsters. I never felt the need to remove it. I didn't want to hear the rest of the description of the vessel but others went searching. Some wanted to convince the vessel to join the fight. Others felt it necessary to kill the vessel. They heard the stories told about how horrible she was after she gained corporeal form.
The lawless zone joined forces and helped those who were fighting for their rights. The condition was if they are transporting spice and Café these people will not give self righteous speeches. This was a hard pill to swallow but regardless they kept their mouths shut. In exchange they send their best pilots and ships in case of emergency. Kova had one request. It gets half the profits. This was something the rebels had a problem with but for the time being they said yes. I remained safely hidden so they won't be able to make any sort of requests with me either. I would be practicing flight maneuvers or shooting practice. Then I would be busy with hand to hand combat. If I still have time I would excuse myself to the forest to practice the elemental manipulation. I make myself invisible and practice walking without attracting attention. I would sneak in. I would try holding my breath and walk softly on the floor. The next was to find a way to dupe the sensors. It took a week to learn. I had difficulty practicing black fire and invisible fire. Iridescent fire was fun. The different temperatures at the same time was a joy.
I was assigned to go board the harbinger ship Fear. Tenebrae was seen yelling at the wraiths for going out when they were supposed to be a secret weapon. The wraiths started moving weirdly as though they sensed something. Shi zhi must be nearby. I had to handover a gold card with holes in a specific manner. There was a design carved by laser. It was written in the Grammarian language. The words resembled claw marks. The officer tapped it on a magnetic plate. He gave me a once over and asked me to go through the body scanner. I was scanned from head to toe. The man stared for a moment and gave me my card as he wished me a safe stay. A woman asked me to come with her. I had to go without question. She saw the tattoos on my body and froze as she stared at the one back. She had the tattoo looked at. After a minute or two I was told to report to the harbinger ship called Caramora. I was told to sit on Comms. The officers were busy getting ready to get to the Taiga system. I quietly warned the rebels of the impending trouble. The one in charge of the base thanked me and requested not to call him again or destroy the Comms. The enemy will do a search and seizure if they fail this mission. I asked for details and the one on the other side simply said they will look for a spy. If I have this communication device then I will be shot. I quietly excused myself to the bathroom and destroyed the device and threw it down a trash compactor.
As I sat down I saw the captain walking towards his seat. We were met with a destroyer called Yevchenkov. I assumed they came to fight Caramora but unfortunately they were here to help with the acquisition. They opened the star bridge and entered the portal. The entire trip I kept cursing under my breath that the destroyer would split in two. Hopefully step into a galactic storm or go through a black hole. I hope something horrible happens to Yevchenkov. Somehow Katatumbo came to my head. Katatumbo is the name of the storm in which my enemy Kabbohera lost her entire fleet. The story was passed down from generation to generation. Whether it was natural or some gadget is anybody's guess. Sometime after that Calysto struck and shoved Kabbohera into a prison called the void. There were talks about creating a storm generator but that would be a massive undertaking. Not to mention people will want to use that kind of power to inflict pain on innocent people. So for now the invention was shoved to one side. We reached our heading and were greeted with Plasma and pulse canons. Plasma to burn and destroy. While pulse was used to deactivate the machinery this leaving the ship vulnerable to attack. The shield was holding but the ship rocked violently. The single piloted warships came and spread out so it was difficult for the surface canons to shoot. The pilots behaved like bugs. Pestering the destroyers by flying in every odd angel that they thought of. In the end both destroyers shot each other and disabled their own defenses. I had a hard time keeping a straight face. The urge to laugh was overwhelming. No matter we were told to jump ship. The woman from earlier came to take me to one of the ships. She suddenly turned around and hit me with a stunner. I fell to the floor and spasmed for a moment before passing out.
I woke up to see myself trapped in a glass box. I banged as hard as possible but unfortunately it did nothing. The result was a bruised knuckle. Tenebrae walked up to the glass pane and bowed courteously. She grinned and the urge to spit in her face was overwhelming. With increased stamina the pounding continued. She asked me to preserve my strength as I was going home. Arcan is no longer my home. She laughed, "My dear you were made in a lab in Hypogean. The DNA test has proven it. Now we are going to take you back and complete you. So when the master flits into you. There will be no resistance and there will be no problems. Last time Kabbohera inhabited an empath. It didn't save her. But you did what you were destined to do. Well partially." I chuckled,"I think you mean Mistress" Tenebrae answered indifferently, "Hermaphrodite. The smiling one is female and the frown one is male" I took a deep breath as I tried to focus. She chuckled, "This box is created to suppress your gifts. So try all you want. By the time we get to our destination, you will be exhausted. It will make things a lot easier." As I focused I felt an intense heat radiating outside. I felt this intense surge twice. The first was during a meteor shower and the second during as I sensed a comet. Either way I pressed my hand and felt the metal soften and give. I hoped to destroy a portion of the suppression device so I can get out of here in one piece. The alarm went off and I knew I did something. I took a deep breath and pushed with all my might. The door blew away. The first instinct was to jump out. That would get me in deep trouble so I tested the waters by sticking my hand out. As expected stun guns fired rapidly. I tilted this coffin till it fell face first. Then I used my hand like a soldering tool and burned my way out. I fell butt first and landed on a table. I heard a metal groaning above me. I knew they were pushing it aside to see what happened. I made a run for it. The alarm blasted and everyone on board was told to get their stun guns as I was trying to escape. I managed to run at least a quarter of the corridor when I felt a needle prick. I pulled out a dart. My vision blurred. I felt my muscles twitch as I lost equilibrium. I hit the floor and saw a black liquid start to slide from all sides and then it was lights out.