Ardgal Raxis
More than a Man
Dreams. When they said they were going to change him into a monster they said they would take a lot from him. But one thing they didn't tell him he would lose was dreams. General Raxis stood on the deck of his Corvette, watching the stars fly by. There were millions of billions of beings on each one and each had hopes, dreams, and the ability to feel things he couldn't anymore. Arms crossed over his chest plate, he lowered his head with a sigh.
"Can't sleep either?" asked the familiar voice of Virgil behind him.
Ardgal turned and a start of surprise covered his face. Their old, barely working vessel had to draw all power it could to even run, minimizing the lights. Even in the dim lighting he could see she was out of her armor, a rare thing. He shook his head, "Not a wink. You?"
"Never can since my changes," she said stepping into the dim lighting. He could see her eyes glinting in the control panel's glow but her face was covered. He didn't know why he was surprised, part of Ardgal felt that it was as close as any being would ever come to seeing her face again. His cousin leaned back against the console. Her dark brown eyes carried the soft hue of the hyperspace around them, "So you think its the right idea, setting this base up all the way out here? You've taken an aweful large risk here."
"We need a safe house," the general said without hesitation, "Somewhere we can call home no matter what happens, no matter who or what comes our way a--"
He was cut off by a jolt that took him and Virgil off their feet and slamming against the rusty flooring.
"Can't sleep either?" asked the familiar voice of Virgil behind him.
Ardgal turned and a start of surprise covered his face. Their old, barely working vessel had to draw all power it could to even run, minimizing the lights. Even in the dim lighting he could see she was out of her armor, a rare thing. He shook his head, "Not a wink. You?"
"Never can since my changes," she said stepping into the dim lighting. He could see her eyes glinting in the control panel's glow but her face was covered. He didn't know why he was surprised, part of Ardgal felt that it was as close as any being would ever come to seeing her face again. His cousin leaned back against the console. Her dark brown eyes carried the soft hue of the hyperspace around them, "So you think its the right idea, setting this base up all the way out here? You've taken an aweful large risk here."
"We need a safe house," the general said without hesitation, "Somewhere we can call home no matter what happens, no matter who or what comes our way a--"
He was cut off by a jolt that took him and Virgil off their feet and slamming against the rusty flooring.