Cathedral of Ice

[Part 1 & 2- Cathedral of Ice]
The exit from the Drift was rougher than usual, like a sea of aetheric energy raging against Shlukvel, one of the fastest Shirren made ships in the system. The drives could handle it though, they had always handled it. The purple and pink un-light from the drift rocked the ship back and forth along the seething tides of chaos. Finally the Drift sank away into blackness as a hole of light opened up casting Shlukvel back into the void.
 
Thesk remains calm even amidst the pressurized steam and blaring alarms ringing throughout the cramped confines of the cockpit. The ship was voicing its displeasure like a wild Karnizon in mating season. Of course the damned drift engines were screaming about a power failure, he only had to reroute all power from the weapons batteries to supplement the engines after the last service drones over extended the power couplers!
 
The alert from the communications console was finally noticeable as the Shlukvel stabilized itself. Switching on the communications display a Thesk stared into the bright green eyes of a Lashunta born noble woman whom certainly appeared to be a properly effective mating companion made for extensive breeding.
 
"Thesk. I'm glad you're here. We've located the terrorist Orm- from our data he seems to be underneath the Grand Cathedral in the city of Tridocia. We will gladly pay you handsomely for his death or capture."
 
Taking this information Thesk moves his ship down to the city of Tridocia to the Grand Cathedral. Swarms of thousands of faithful worshippers flock around the cathedral filling up the spaces in between buildings. The great numbers moving below remind him of flying over dead worlds teeming with horrors- those he once called kin.
 
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