Contingency
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Chapter 39
The sole Skyrrnian frigate flew back as fast as its engines would go. It flew straight for the Skyrrnian homeworld. The Kher’Somaaw had spared the lives of its crew, so that they would be witness to the actions that had transpired. The Skyrrnians were not to become extinct but only to be limited to the power they were naturally granted. They would live in their home system and would have to develop themselves through their own means. The Kher’Somaaw had given them no restrictions, the only condition that they had to follow they had already paid for by force: the removal and destruction of all change caused to the galaxy by means of the time manipulation device.
The Kher’Somaaw ships remained immobile, and as the cluster of Imperium ships came together, they formed a weak and infinitesimal mass compared to their neighbors. The Kher’Somaaw ships sent out a flurry of drones that skittered among the derelict rubble. They collected bits and pieces of what they found and returned to the ships. In waves they picked out a small but very exact portion of the debris. When they were done, a single larger shuttle was launched from the largest ship. It was a dark gray-brown color, and had a rigid boxy structure. It flew swiftly to the EFS Vigilante and lingered in from of it.
The exhausted voice of Klaise Xeran came through the speaker, “Captain, permission to board.”
The docking bay of the Vigilante opened, and the shuttle flew in and landed. At that moment a final transmission came through from the Kher’Somaaw. Their ships were starting to move and turn direction.
-Humans, the error caused to your destiny had been corrected, albeit imperfectly. We had collected all traces of our technology. The secrets the universe holds are for you alone to discover, and Somaaw has left it to you as much as he has left it to us. You must forge your own journey through time, not take ours. We have returned your two people; it is all we can do, given their condition. You can mend the damage that has been done here today, and may Somaaw approve your endeavors. We will return to the planet Acar and rebuild it. We will remember what has transpired in the galaxy here today and also in the past millions of years. The Kher’Somaaw Empire will live again, but only on Acar. We will watch and judge the galaxy, but we will not venture out into it. Do not come to our star. It is our retreat, and we will no longer communicate with any of you.-
The ships broadcast the warning to all the populated planets of all races in the galaxy and then almost simultaneously, the ships jumped away, and all that was left was cold, dark space.
Klaise and Winter walked huddled side by side to the infirmary.
Epilogue
…and in the Final Reckoning the Kher’Somaaw found favor in the eyes of Somaaw. They were given new life in their new home. They would live among the children they found populating the galaxy. They would have to be vigilant, for there still would be eons to come and pass before the end. The galaxy was still young and the Kher’Somaaw was only an early chapter in its history. The tides of existence would sweep over them and their descendants countless times until Somaaw’s final plans would come to light in the End Time.
- The Book of Somaaw Vol.15 Ps.1
About the Author
Florian Nagy is a high school senior. He has a keen interest in science fiction and writing. From an early age he cultivated this interest by writing and drawing science fiction stories and comics. Science fiction has played a major role in his literary work, spanning from snippets of notes to complete short stories. The story Contingency first began to take form in a summer evening in 2013. From the description of one large space battle, the book grew to incorporate characters and plot. The people grew in depth and soon the book had a well-founded back-story. The story is the culmination of years of developing ideas.
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