We went in and stood next to Kayin. Sara put her arm around him.
I still wished we weren’t leaving. I bet even Kayin would want to stay and help 3… or Atlas, start society and guide his people…
I said “All that for some soft yellow metal that’s probably on plenty of other planets…”
Kayin looked over at me “I won’t rest until everyone involved is brought to justice…”
We locked eyes and I responded “I’m with you Kayin… Whatever it takes.”
Sara took my hand and leaned up against my shoulder.
As the Sirius began to leave the solar system we all became awestruck when it came upon the third planet from X-451… They called it X-454, but it was deserving of a much better name as it was one of the most beautiful things I had ever seen.
Even though it was uninhabitable, the fire and chrysos colored rings were nothing short of hypnotic. I almost had a hard time believing it was real… It was another one of those moments that would change my life forever…
I knew Kayin and Sara were standing there still feeling like we had failed… but I know that if it weren’t for people like them, none of this would ever have happened.
The natives would still be on operating tables and packed into testing rooms… Horus would still be alive and well, working through the night while the natives continued to suffer for his own glory… And they’d return to Aeris with the power to enslave us all…
To me, they were returning home as the saviors of two worlds… I can only hope the rest of Aeris will recognize what we’ve done and feel the same way…
If you enjoyed this book, please try my other title.
“Discovering Evil”
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