Grace and Shadow

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Author: Viola Grace
Tags: Science-Fiction, Romance, Adult, Space Opera
mean?”
    “She was taken to assist in an investigation, and because she is helping you, she has lost her livelihood, her home, her memories and she has nothing to come home to. The panic of a few built into a riot and the baser fear of lost power took over.”
    “I still don’t understand.”
    “They didn’t attack her because they feared her lack of power; they attacked because they fear losing theirs. Our society has made their talents the be all and end all of its status.”
    So’orn smiled. “I can see your sociology degree peeking out.”
    “I do teach for a living. It is why you caught me up, I was grading papers.” He smiled.
    “What would you say if I brought her home while I was on leave?”
    Professor Liro’os Maneki smiled. “I think your mother would have the bots set another space at the table.”
    So’orn kept chatting with his father about students and schedules, but his mind was on the woman in the next room.
     

Chapter Five
     
     
    Link woke her before dawn; he whispered, “We are sending you for some training.”
    Imgrace sat up and clutched the bedding to her chest, but she was wearing the same suit.
    “I am going where?”
    “The Citadel has sent a vessel to pick you up. They have offered to train you.”
    She rubbed her eyes. “Train me for what? I don’t have a talent.”
    “And because of that, you have to defend yourself the old-fashioned way. You are going to learn hand-to-hand combat and weaponry. You will be able to use all the tools we have outlawed.”
    “They are here?”
    “They are waiting. All you need will be provided, including a suit that fits.”
    She took his hand, and he helped her to her feet. She was ushered through the base, and it felt like he was trying to sneak her out. When two tall figures in bodysuits and robes came out of a small shuttle to get her, Link handed her over as if they were being chased.
    Strapped in and rising quickly, she asked her com unit, “What the hell was that about?”
    Link answered her. “Shadow is forming an attachment, but you need to be able to stand on your own two feet. The Citadel is going to train you, and in return, we gain an operative who can work with you outside of our planet, and you can kick some ass.”
    “You really think I can do this?”
    “Just imagine that someone has taken the last cookie. Talk to you when you land, Imgrace.” He cut the signal, and her headpiece wouldn’t respond.
    The two folks that she was in the transport with were two males.
    “Link called us yesterday and asked us to put the burners on. I am Trask and this is my twin, Trysk.” The pilot turned and nodded to her. The navigator nodded as well.
    She blinked. It was the same face...almost.
    “My name is Imgrace. I don’t mean to be rude, but you aren’t twins, you are mirror images.”
    Trysk laughed. “And you are perceptive. It is an excellent adaptation to your circumstances. Less than one in a thousand people notice the subtle difference.”
    She stared at their ears. “The more I look, the more differences I see.”
    Their skins were grey-green, their hair was gold and they mirrored each other’s movements, one right handed, one left.
    She watched them as they left the orbit of Jremat, and then, she fell asleep.
     
    Citadel Lerat was a base dedicated to training operatives for the rather rough and tumble life in the Nyal Imperium. Jremat was a minor consideration due to the restrictions of its population, but as Imgrace was the only one of her kind, the Citadel had an interest in keeping her alive.
    Imgrace was met at the landing pad by a medic and a man who introduced himself as Combat Master Nekron.
    “Pleased to meet you. What happens next?” Imgrace rubbed her hands on her hips nervously. Nekron was tall and the embodiment of every childhood fear she had ever had.
    Huge silver-grey horns came out of deep-purple skin, his teeth were sharp, canines pointed, and he had the manners of her grandmother. Terrifying
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