Chapter three "And so it begins."
That night at the ball everything was set the commander had men at every door, and I think I saw two on the roof. Fartail and I entered very nicely as we were introduced by the man at the door. As I entered the grand hall, the first thing I noticed was my surroundings. The hall was decked in the royal colors of blue, orange, and black. The walls were white with tiny etchings of past Kings and queens, truly a magnificent sight.
As I looked through the crowd I noticed a familiar face, it was Com. Civist.
"Hun would you be a dear and go get me and the Com. a drink?" I asked
"Ok I'll be right back." She said
"Sir?" I asked.
"Just seeing how the night is going." "Notice anything suspicious soldier?" He questioned.
"No sir, if I see anything I'll contact you sir." I said.
"Fine, and relax try to enjoy yourself." "Nothing will happen." He consoled.
"Sir permission to speak freely sir?" I questioned.
"Whatever you have to say can wait till tomorrow, that's all." He said.
"Yes sir" I finished
The night was pretty quiet until about ten o'clock. The Queen entered and took her seat on the head chair of the grand hall.
From what I heard from star travelers her throne matched in size, and beauty the emperor him self's throne.
Everyone stopped and moved to welcome her with a round of applause. The queen stood and walked over to the podium that had been placed there for her to give her speech from. I took a glance around, because if I didn't know any better, I thought that this would be the perfect time for the assassin to strike.
As if on cue I happened to spot something jutting out of one of the vents high above the grand hall floor. When I realized what it was, it was too late it had fired its payload right at the queen's head, which exploded like a melon hit by a wicket bat. But it didn't stop there, the grate that had the gun sticking out exploded and crashed to the floor.
Out jumped a black figure with a long Ice blue cape who somersaulted out of the opening did a spin and landed on one knee on the floor, cape flowing behind him. He turned stared at me for a second then lifted his gun to fire straight at Fartail's chest, which made her drop dead as soon as the gun fired its payload.
Thoughts rushed through my head. Should I help Fartail or, follow the assassin who was running full speed away across the hall. I nodded at Civist who was running up next to me. "
I'll go after him you stay with Fartail." I snapped.
The assassin was quickly running in the opposite direction. Civist tossed me my laspistol as I quickly sprinted after the culprit. Just as we reached the wall of the great hall he jumped up and through a stained glass window into the abyss. My decision was quick I jumped after him. He landed a few seconds before I did, and I managed to fire a round off just nicking him in the shoulder. He staggered to keep his balance, which was all the time I needed. I jumped into the air, off the side of a building, flinging myself at him pushing him towards a trash reciprocal, at which point he staggered and collapsed.
I stood over him pointing my laspistol straight at his head. I had all to do to keep from shooting him.
"Get up!" I yelled.
The figure shook then started to rise. As it did the hood fell away and the silhouette of a beautiful young lady appeared. She had a scar on her left cheek that resembled a C/P. I gasped She was a controlled pyker! She had long black hair put up into a ponytail, with a very weary look in her eyes, the eyes made me stand stunned their color was dark blue with the veins glowing as white as ice.
After realizing that she was a pyker, my gun dropped a little but that apparently was enough for her, I felt somebody large lurking behind me. As I turned I stared up into the face of if I didn't know any better what looked like an inquisitor?
The large male inquisitor was menacingly tall; He had an electro eye patch that glistened red like a ruby in the dim light, and he was wearing a commissar's trench coat.
The last thing I remember was the inquisitor's smile and a sharp pain in the back of my head. I woke up in the ally the next morning, the assassin and inquisitor had vanished and were nowhere in sight.
I walked back to the hall to find that the morgue had taken Fartail. Civist was sitting next to what looked like a coffee pot.
"I told you I did not want her to be here!" I screamed.
"You remember your place soldier!" He yelled back.
What I did next I don't regret, I punched him square in the mouth and said.
"I quit you old fool."
Then I turned and started to storm away, when a nearby guardsman shot an electro pulsar at my legs. The weight of my body immediately fell from underneath me, as my legs went numb. The guardsmen took the butt of his lasgun and knocked me out. As my vision started to sway I heard Civist say.
"Good that guy was starting to annoy me, take him and put him to the orbital imperial prison." He said.
My mind went blank; I woke up in a small cell in orbit around sevest.
That night at the ball everything was set the commander had men at every door, and I think I saw two on the roof. Fartail and I entered very nicely as we were introduced by the man at the door. As I entered the grand hall, the first thing I noticed was my surroundings. The hall was decked in the royal colors of blue, orange, and black. The walls were white with tiny etchings of past Kings and queens, truly a magnificent sight.
As I looked through the crowd I noticed a familiar face, it was Com. Civist.
"Hun would you be a dear and go get me and the Com. a drink?" I asked
"Ok I'll be right back." She said
"Sir?" I asked.
"Just seeing how the night is going." "Notice anything suspicious soldier?" He questioned.
"No sir, if I see anything I'll contact you sir." I said.
"Fine, and relax try to enjoy yourself." "Nothing will happen." He consoled.
"Sir permission to speak freely sir?" I questioned.
"Whatever you have to say can wait till tomorrow, that's all." He said.
"Yes sir" I finished
The night was pretty quiet until about ten o'clock. The Queen entered and took her seat on the head chair of the grand hall.
From what I heard from star travelers her throne matched in size, and beauty the emperor him self's throne.
Everyone stopped and moved to welcome her with a round of applause. The queen stood and walked over to the podium that had been placed there for her to give her speech from. I took a glance around, because if I didn't know any better, I thought that this would be the perfect time for the assassin to strike.
As if on cue I happened to spot something jutting out of one of the vents high above the grand hall floor. When I realized what it was, it was too late it had fired its payload right at the queen's head, which exploded like a melon hit by a wicket bat. But it didn't stop there, the grate that had the gun sticking out exploded and crashed to the floor.
Out jumped a black figure with a long Ice blue cape who somersaulted out of the opening did a spin and landed on one knee on the floor, cape flowing behind him. He turned stared at me for a second then lifted his gun to fire straight at Fartail's chest, which made her drop dead as soon as the gun fired its payload.
Thoughts rushed through my head. Should I help Fartail or, follow the assassin who was running full speed away across the hall. I nodded at Civist who was running up next to me. "
I'll go after him you stay with Fartail." I snapped.
The assassin was quickly running in the opposite direction. Civist tossed me my laspistol as I quickly sprinted after the culprit. Just as we reached the wall of the great hall he jumped up and through a stained glass window into the abyss. My decision was quick I jumped after him. He landed a few seconds before I did, and I managed to fire a round off just nicking him in the shoulder. He staggered to keep his balance, which was all the time I needed. I jumped into the air, off the side of a building, flinging myself at him pushing him towards a trash reciprocal, at which point he staggered and collapsed.
I stood over him pointing my laspistol straight at his head. I had all to do to keep from shooting him.
"Get up!" I yelled.
The figure shook then started to rise. As it did the hood fell away and the silhouette of a beautiful young lady appeared. She had a scar on her left cheek that resembled a C/P. I gasped She was a controlled pyker! She had long black hair put up into a ponytail, with a very weary look in her eyes, the eyes made me stand stunned their color was dark blue with the veins glowing as white as ice.
After realizing that she was a pyker, my gun dropped a little but that apparently was enough for her, I felt somebody large lurking behind me. As I turned I stared up into the face of if I didn't know any better what looked like an inquisitor?
The large male inquisitor was menacingly tall; He had an electro eye patch that glistened red like a ruby in the dim light, and he was wearing a commissar's trench coat.
The last thing I remember was the inquisitor's smile and a sharp pain in the back of my head. I woke up in the ally the next morning, the assassin and inquisitor had vanished and were nowhere in sight.
I walked back to the hall to find that the morgue had taken Fartail. Civist was sitting next to what looked like a coffee pot.
"I told you I did not want her to be here!" I screamed.
"You remember your place soldier!" He yelled back.
What I did next I don't regret, I punched him square in the mouth and said.
"I quit you old fool."
Then I turned and started to storm away, when a nearby guardsman shot an electro pulsar at my legs. The weight of my body immediately fell from underneath me, as my legs went numb. The guardsmen took the butt of his lasgun and knocked me out. As my vision started to sway I heard Civist say.
"Good that guy was starting to annoy me, take him and put him to the orbital imperial prison." He said.
My mind went blank; I woke up in a small cell in orbit around sevest.
