![]() No, Ellie’s concern was for the orbital station and the battleships standing in the remaining missiles way. They would have time to clear anyone out of the danger zones. However, the sisters would be tracking them. If the missiles were sufficiently hardened, they might make it through the atmosphere. It was estimated that the remaining armament wouldn’t cause any significant damage to the planet. The vast majority of the Rootogs’ anger had been blunted. Humans had stood by, while SADEs and controllers handled the encounter.Įllie thought for a moment, and then sent, Faster than the eye could blink, the missiles were past. In some cases, the travelers leapt forward to close the distance and increase the chance of a successful shot. They’d only get a single shot in passing. ![]() Pilots let the controllers handle the targeting. The city-ship provided detailed telemetry of what was transpiring, as the projectiles shot past the ship’s stern. Their bows faced outward, and their controllers were linked to that of the Our People’s. The travelers had formed a ring to the rear of the city-ship. As effective as the defenders were, the missiles moved too fast for a static group of ships to eliminate them all. The Tridents were next, and they added their twin beams to the rotating fire of the city-ship. They opened fire first, and the massive ship cut a swath through the middle of the oncoming danger. Of the Omnians’ beam-capable warships, the Our People’s weaponry had the greatest reach. Descartes would receive a bit of Ellie’s thoughts for his unapproved action, despite its cleverness.īefore the missiles arrived, Descartes launched his travelers and positioned them to the rear of the Tridents, but well clear of the Our People’s gigantic engines, which spun the city-ship. The twins grinned and shared a brief exchange. However, she made a note in her implant to have a discussion with her new commodore and set some boundaries. It provided a better defense against the missiles. Then he selected positions around the Our People for his Tridents, and his warships accelerated to join the city-ship’s fight.Įllie saw the Tridents and the battleship of Descartes’s augmented command shift on the holo-vid. The ploy would keep the command balance.ĭescartes ordered the sister aboard the battleship to move forward, turn the ship broadside, and eliminate anything that came their way. His brother was planting an idea without directing their new commodore, and Descartes would recognize it. The narrow profile of the city-ship provided it maximum protection, which he approved, but it also limited its ability to cover the widest field.Īlain smiled. Alex?” he guessed.ĭescartes was calculating the trajectory of the incoming projectiles. “To allow the ship to distribute the energy load across the beams’ power crystals,” Hector finished. Open your bays, and run out your beam tubes. “Orient the ship like a wheel intending to roll over the missiles. He wasn’t Cordelia, and she wasn’t surrounded by the fleet’s experienced staff. It was evident to him that his knowledge of military tactics and vocabulary was sadly lacking. “You’ll need to be more specific, Admiral,” Hector replied firmly. He copied their commodore, Descartes, on the transmission.ĭescartes replied to his two senior captains.Īs the city-ship took up the optimum position to intercept the oncoming remaining armament, Ellie said to Hector, “Set us up.” In the end, he thought that’s what Alex would do despite his advice. ![]() Alex directed him to protect the fleet, but he decided to support his admiral. The kernel’s conflict reached a crescendo, and he chose. “Place this city-ship in the missiles’ paths,” she ordered. We’ve never had an opportunity to use them in a fight.”Įllie didn’t have any more time to decide. “The Sardi-Tallen platform installed the beam weaponry, and I set sail. From the horror of grief to sharehouse living disaster, from existential dread to right-swiping vampires, there's something for all tastes as long as those tastes are twisted! Starring Andrea Demetriades, Asher Keddie, Anthony Lapaglia, and Bree Desborough, the Dark Whispers horror anthology is brought to you by eleven female directors from across Australia.“You do realize, Ellie, that the individuals who can best answer that question aren’t here,” Hector replied, with a lift of one eyebrow. Each weird tale reveals a new facet of the twisted human psyche. When Clara discovers her deceased mother's revered 'Book of Dark Whispers', she can't stop reading the strange stories within its mystical pages.
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