Resurrection

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Book: Resurrection Read Online Free PDF
Author: Arwen Elys Dayton
Tags: Fiction, General, Science-Fiction, adventure
joints, the upper bending forward, the lower backward. Their feet had long, splayed toes, three facing front and two facing back. Their double knees and the shape of their feet allowed them to run quickly and jump quite long distances.
    Enon’s uniform consisted of loose elastic trousers, which allowed for the bending of his double knee joints. There was a golden stripe running up the side of each leg, indicating that he was an officer. On his feet were soft, black sandals. His rank was indicated by bronze armbands on both of his upper arms. Enon had a regal carriage, and his silver head displayed a distinct facial bone structure that was considered quite attractive by the females of their race. His wide, slanted eyes were a black obsidian.
    Adaiz wore an almost identical uniform, modified only to fit his human form. He had one fewer armband than his brother, for he was of a lower rank. His upper body was tanned from its natural copper color to a deep brown. His eyes were blue. His hair was reddish brown, and he wore it shaved close to his scalp, with two longer, braided queues at the back of his head. Far from being burdened by his human body, he had turned it to his advantage by developing manual skills that were difficult for Lucien to achieve.
    Despite the difference in their heights and physical makeup, their gait was almost identical. Growing up as a Lucien, Adaiz had long since learned to modify the natural inclinations of his body to match those of his adopted race.
    At the end of the hallway, they reached silver doors that stood twenty feet high. Before these were two guards, wearing the blue trousers of noncommissioned officers. They swung the doors open to allow Enon and Adaiz to pass through.
    The doors opened in on a tall receiving room, one wall of which was a solid-glass window, letting in bright sunlight. The room was spare. There was a rug of woven fiber, and several low tables, at which visitors might sit until they were called. Across from the great window was another set of doors, these leading to the Triad chamber within. Near these inner doors was a low desk, and behind this an officer sat cross-legged on the floor, speaking in soft tones through a communicator at his ear. As Adaiz and Enon entered, the officer politely excused himself from the communicator conversation and stood, his long legs unbending.
    Adaiz and Enon drew themselves to attention and saluted, by bowing their heads slightly, with their arms held before their chests, the fist of one hand cradled in the palm of the other. The officer returned their salute.
    “Leader Enon-Amet, Officer Adaiz-Ari, you are expected,” he said in the sibilant tones of Avani, the chief language of the Lucien, designed for the natural lisps of the soft Lucien palate. “The Medium Triad is engaged in a peaceful Opening at present. They will call you when they have surfaced. Please be at your ease.”
    Enon and Adaiz nodded again and withdrew to stand by the window. An “Opening” was a form of meditation, a way of clearing the mind and centering oneself. It was a common conclusion to deliberations of great weight, and the officer’s mention of it indicated that the Triad had been discussing matters of import. “Surfacing” was the Lucien expression for returning to the world after meditation.
    The two brothers stood at the window, their arms neatly held behind their backs, their posture upright and only a fraction more relaxed than it would have been were they standing at full attention. They were, after all, in the antechamber of a Medium Triad, one of the highest-ranking groups within Clan Providence. There were only five such triads within the whole of Lucien civilization.
    “Younger Brother, it is, indeed, an honor that the Triad has asked to see us alone,” Enon said. “I had expected other officers to be waiting with us.”
    “Yes, Older Brother,” Adaiz replied. “An honor few of our rank have had.” Adaiz had spoken Avani as his first
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