Ultimate Sligs oddysee: Chapter 8, Revelations
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Chapter 8: Revelations
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“E-e-E-e-E-b-B-b-A-a-A…”
The voice echoed in the darkness
“E-e-E-e-E-b-B-b-A-a-A…”
A small light…off in the distance
“E-e-E-e-E-b-B-b-A-a-A…”
Growing larger…
“EBA! WAKE UP!”
The light flashed brightly. Eba slowly opened his eyes, vision still slightly blurred, but he felt calm. No longer did the carnage of the battle fill his mind. There was a light, but not a mysterious light off in the distance. It was a normal light, on a ledge, shining at him. He tried to move, but could not. He tugged forwards again, but was unable to pull of this chair, something was holding him in. He looked down to see a pair of huge metal arms holding him, Snoozer arms. His immediate reaction was to reach for his rifle and use all his technological means to escape. He reached for his rifle, which was not there, as he activated all his mechanisms. Nothing. His chant suppressing beams did not fire, his electro-surge did not activate, and his hidden blades did not slide out. He was helpless, totally and completely. “024!” he shouted “024!” his voice echoed pointlessly into the darkness. Eba, not knowing exactly how long he had been here, wondered why the Snoozer had not killed him. It wasn’t even whirring, no light was coming from its optical receptors. Eba looked around, he was in a large corridor, facing the wall opposite, with the small ledge that ran all the way into the distance in both directions, a kind of shelf. His night vision seemed to work and through the green static he could make out no end to the circular tunnel in either direction. As he looked around further he noticed a movement in the dark, something shuffling steadily towards him, still very far off. Eba hoped the creature was intelligent, but could not see in the dark. “Stay where you are!” he shouted. The shape kept coming closer “I warn you! I am armed!” still no change. “I’ll shoot! I demand you stop!” his night vision suddenly shut off, and he was left with only the small light to help see. The shuffling sound stopped just out of the reach of the light. “You, Eba, are in no position to make demands.” Eba recognized this voice instantly “You! You traitor! Let me go!” a soft sigh came from the dark “I had hoped that you would see…what a travesty this Cartel is…” Dr Mort slowly shuffled to the edge of the light, so his eyes could be seen glinting, and the tips of his arms protruding from the dark. “You helped the Mudokon terrorists! You’re one of them! And I trusted you!” Eba’s anger was uncontrollable, and he made another attempt to burst from his shackles. “Why are you so angry Eba?” asked Dr Mort softly “I know very well that you detested your first battle, and saw what havoc you wreaked on the peaceful inhabitants of the fortress” Eba shuddered “They were planning to overthrow us!” Dr Mort advanced slightly “Us, Eba? Who is us? You and me? The Slig army? The Magog Cartel?” “The Industrialists!” cried Eba “They were doing no such thing. You attacked a religious ceremony, and the planning of a peace talk. The only violence inflicted upon ‘us’ is in retaliation! Don’t you see? The ‘us’ you speak of is not worth saving! Industrialists are disgusting selfish fools, not fit to live!” Eba struggled again “But you are one! I was taught to fight for them! By you! You MADE me!” He advanced again “Much to my own regret…not that you are not like a son to me, Eba. I came to my senses soon before your ‘conscription’. I tried to warn you Eba, I tried to subtly teach you the value of Natives, but I see it was to no avail…you are no better than any other Slig…” Eba stopped wriggling and turned his head “…n-no…you’re wrong…I don’t like the killing…I-its wrong…” Dr Mort moved again “Then why do you persist against me?” Eba’s mind churned trying to find the reason “I-i…don’t know…” Dr Mort advanced fully into the light “Snoozer!” The optical receptors lit up, and the whirring began. Eba remembered the crushing power he had seen the Snoozers use, and braced himself for death. “Release him” The grip loosened and the Snoozer walked to stand next to the Vykker “Guard the entrance” It lumbered off into the darkness, and eventually its sound could not be heard.
Many months passed, Dr Mort explained, taught, and told Eba everything. He eventually swayed Eba to not fight for the Cartel to which he felt no real connection. He reactivated his systems (which he could apparently control, being there maker) and told him to flee into the wild, and just to live, and be free, until there were no more wildernesses left. He explained to Eba that they were in his secret shelter which led out into the wilds of Necrum. Eba often heard the explosions from above, in the still besieged labs. The machines must have been doing an extremely good job, but he couldn’t help wondering about the Sligs above, whom in the heat of battle, he had considered comrades. The machines had been doing a good job. Without Eba, the attackers had been held out, and with the automated locks and cannons covering any possible alternative entrance, the only way in was the main corridor, which the machines held, until the previous hour…
Eba and Dr Mort sat, saying their farewells, in the peaceful dark of the tunnel. “Once you have gone, I will perform lockdown, which will shut off this tunnel with many doors, making it impassable. You will have a clean escape.” Dr Mort explained “…thank you” replied Eba. The peace was softly penetrated by the far off sound of crackling. Eba shot up straight, knowing that sound “that’s machine gun fire…” Dr Mort chuckled “Its above us Eba, surely you are used to it by now.” Eba shook his head “No…its in the tunnel” a distant explosion was heard, and the ground shook slightly. This happened often, but what didn’t usually happen was a small flash of light down the tunnel. “Dear god…” muttered Dr Mort “Quickly Eba! You must leave! That Snoozer was the only guard down here! Run Eba!” Eba swung out his rifle “What about you Dr Mort?” Dr Mort readied himself “I will die for my cause” Eba shook his head “OUR cause” he dropped to one knee and turned his thermal imaging on. In the distance lots of read shapes emerged round the steady bend. He raised his rifle and let of a hail of bullets, mowing down four, turning the others to panic. They must have assumed the tunnel was empty. Return fire pinged around him, but there was no way they could see him, let alone hit him. He raised his rifle again, looked through the scope, and took out another three Sligs. Some where now close enough to see with night vision, so he activated it. He fired again, taking out all that were close enough. “STOP RIGHT THERE!” yelled a partially robotic voice behind him. Eba turned slowly rifle facing downwards, to see on a wire suspended, claw to Dr Morts neck, was and ATF member. “Although it seems illogical, it seems you have turned against us, General Eba” it was 024. “Don’t kill him!” cried Eba “Hear us out!” bullets still ricocheting around them. “There’s no point Eba!” said Dr Mort “He is ATF, he is emotionless! No better than a machine!” Eba turned back to the direction of the fire “024! Trust me! Come with us!” As he turned around he saw a glow from the other direction and Bea emerged, Spooce Bow readied “Doctor! Do not worry! I am here! Which should I kill first?” Dr Mort choked slightly “Do not harm Eba! He is one of us!” Bea seemed confused “But Doctor…he…” “Don’t harm him!” Bea seemed very displeased but shrugged and said “Fine, hunk of junk it is then…” Eba swung round “No!” and 024, defending himself dropped from his rope as his rifle burst sharply from his claw. All fired at once…
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