Destiny Sorrow by Rod Galves (recommended ebook reader .txt) 📕

he sat on a bench not knowing where to go. The training sessions were all confused since Pardalis died. A pair of armed androids were patrolling the area; the environment was empty. Which was great for her: she could think with nothing in the way of her concentration.

Deep down, she just wanted to get away from everything: from the responsibility of being the daughter of guardian Simeht and having to protect Aiden. She designed the glyphs of her destiny and all she could think about was how she wanted to be free of them.

That's when she saw black spots far in the blue sky. Almost instantly an alarm started ringing and red lights flashed.

Before she could even decide their next move, the two nearby robots stopped and began shaking abnormally. Evelin didn't care much about the machines, so she took the first step to pick up her weapons in the armory when the two turned to her.

Instead of showing the pixels forming the usual expression on the screen, the image became the symbol that she saw on the wings of the red ship, a circle within the other with asymmetrical colors. Immediately the androids shot in the direction of the girl, who realized what was happening in time and hid behind a pillar.

She heard gunshots and screams coming from the upper floors and imagined that if all the base's androids were hacked, they'd be in a lot of trouble.

She knew she needed to get her laser gun from the armory, but it would be difficult. Even with his barrier projector, he doubted he could survive long against both androids. She heard the metal steps approaching her, one on each side. Luckily, she had her All-Tool and put it in knife form. After a deep breath, she waited for the steps to be closer and then ran towards one of them. Before the machine could react, she held his gun and turned to stand behind him in the way of the other's shots.

The other android, seemingly without much precision, shot at the one who was being used as a shield. Their barrier lasted a few seconds; however, it soon burned, and the shots hit their metallic body.

Evelin managed to get the gun out of the hands of the injured android who fell to the ground and heard shots in vain from the one standing. The bullets were gone, and he kept trying to shoot at her. Seized the moment, she shot until the enemy had fallen.

He smiled in relief yet heard shots at the base. The black dots approached showing attacking ships. For some reason, no anti-aircraft cannon from the base was fired.

She saw the red ship from the last mission and imagined that Sotark and the man who shot Pardalis were here. Some ships landed and armed people left heading towards the base. Without wasting time, she reloaded her gun and ran up the stairs.

The alarm kept ringing, but the shots in the hallways had stop. She hoped the other military had won against the machines and imagined that everyone would be going to the arsenal.

When you got there, she was sure. Several men and women armed themselves and went out in the halls. No order came from the marshal to the base, yet everyone went to strategic positions to defend themselves from the attack.

She ran to her locker, picking up her pistol and laser machine gun. Next to her, she saw one of her friends arming herself with a bleeding shoulder, but still ready to fight.

“What happened?” Asked Evelin.

“The machines got out of control, the elevators didn't work and somehow our air defenses were disabled. We have to go to the hangar now to pick up ships to counterattack.

Evelin knew this should be her next move but was concerned about the wounded in the infirmary and Aiden, who she couldn’t see. She separated from her colleague and ran down the stairs again. In the hallway she saw Guardian Kylex and three supposed Chaos Agents against him.

A large woman in a protective helmet was shooting from a machine gun that was in place of her left arm. Yet the Kylex barrier was the apex of the technology and seemed to be preventing all shots.

He approached the woman with his sword, but before he could get it right, one of the others put his own swords in the way. He was a tall man with sand-colored skin and a bandana in his hair holding two short swords. He was no challenge to the guardian who, with a kick, threw him to the ground.

The woman with the machine gun had already retreated and her other colleague, a short man with dark hair and one eye mechanic shot with a revolver, which caused no damage.

She kept watching as she went to the stairs. The guardian didn't seem to need help and she had to worry about the chosen one. Across the hall, she saw Sotark running. The monster man shouted at his partners.

“Get out of the way!”

They obeyed by making room for the giant's onslaught. The guardian had a lot of skill and hit his sword on his shoulder, but just as before, the pain did not seem to bother him.

He held the guardian by the arms and threw him to the ground. She knew it wouldn't be fatal damage, but Evelin wondered how painful that blow was.

As soon as Evelin was going to turn to the stairs, she heard Sotark scream again.

“Willys! Now!”

And then the ground below the guardian exploded and smoke took over the scene, preventing the girl from seeing the result.

On the stairs she ran to the floor of the infirmary. It was emptier than the others she had visited, with some security androids lying on the ground and no military around. She ran into the infirmary entering the automatic door looking for Aiden.

No answer. Those who were in a position to fight were picking up their weapons while the others were hiding. Evelin looked and shouted for Aiden several