The Last War (The Noukari Trilogy Book 1)

by Alex Davis

  'I do not understand why you have given us this assignment, but we will make sure it is done.'

  'That is all I can ask of you. And be assured yours is an important role.'

  'Thank you,my lord. I have training to get to.'

  'Of course. Let us hope not to speak soon.'

  'Indeed. Farewell, my lord.'

  Uxurus hits a few more buttons on the metal disc, closing the conversation.

  EPILOGUE - The Watcher

  Sejurus reclines heavily in his chair, looking out of the viewscreen that has been his vantage point for so long. No more hours in the laboratory, no more genetics. His days of creation seem so long ago that they may as well be a different life.

  Now he is merely a watcher, keeping a careful eye on his children and their development.

  He remembers back to those earlier days, the conflict that exploded between them. It still brings a bitter tear to his eye. Worst of all is the loss that it brought – The Book of Apius and The Book of Truths both no more. Both volumes with their own kinds of wisdom, both disappeared in the light of the Last War between the Noukari. Perhaps it is ultimately for the best – nothing more should drive a wedge between his children.

  Much more has been lost since, of course. How long has he held station here? How many months, years, has he sat in this very seat, seeing those he created develop and grow? There was probably a time that he knew, but that has long since passed. He has seen many of his children die, many of them born, and many more grow.

  And all the while, there has been peace. Noukaria remains an oasis in a galaxy being engulfed by chaos, threatened on all sides by a nightmare of unending war.

  As long as this oasis remains, there will be a chance.

  If war comes to Noukaria... then all hope may be lost.

  And so Sejurus watches, and watches, and watches. And he shall watch until his eyes can be open no more.

  Table of Contents

  PROLOGUE- A Birth in the Stars

  The Book of Apius

  The Temple Rises

  Inside Four Walls

  The Work of the Earth

  First Worship

  What Sunup Brings

  The Way of the Animexian

  Words, Thoughts

  The Pages Revealed

  Confrontations

  Facing Conflict

  Aftermath, Consequences

  Unravelling

  The Gathering

  The Last Visit

  Versions of the Truth

  Speaking to Gods

  Support

  The Exchange

  The Summoning

  The Consequences

  Regrouping

  The Mourning

  Beneath the Veil

  Opposition

  Betrayals

  The Second Cataclysm

  The First War

  The Last War

  The Emblae

  New Ways

  EPILOGUE - The Watcher