Star Force: Resolution (SF89) (Star Force Origin Series) Read Online Free PDF Page B

such scruples given the ability that
you possess. Is there anything else? ”
    “I have everything that I require.”
    “ Is there
anything that you desire? ”
    “Are you trying to bribe me?”
    The Preema laughed. “ I would not even know how to begin to go about doing that. Your
allegiance to Star Force is solid. I am simply offering our gratitude but do
not know what form in which to package it .”
    “We haven’t removed your Uriti yet.”
    “ No, but you
have given us a viable solution. That in itself is worthy of some reward? ”
    “I am doing this because of a responsibility, not for
reward.”
    “ Still, is there
nothing? ”
    “No, there is not.”
    The Preema nodded. “ Very well. If something comes to mind later please inform us. I will
stay here a few more days then depart to begin making preparations for our
Hamoriti’s relocation .”
    Nefron bid his farewell as the Preema left with his
Star Force escort for either his quarters or the hangar bay, though the Chixzon
didn’t care which. He was an associate that he needed to work with, but the
Preema were a bit too arrogant for his liking.
    He stayed in the room for another few minutes then
left to head for the restricted section where the Preema was never allowed. There
he got back to his work and began studying the telepathic communication between
the three Uriti as well as their current states. Nedrasil was in bad shape, far
more so than Cardosan had been, and he wondered if that was due to more time
spent under sedation or some other factor.
    Within the day ‘indoctrination’ would begin and basic
orders would be given to the new arrival as well as having the other two move
through their ‘workouts’ so Nedrasil could see and hopefully learn from that.
If there was resistance to be elicited it would happen now, but assuming there
was none with these simple tasks and Nedrasil’s different design wasn’t an issue, they’d begin a regimen that would prompt and
accelerate the healing process.
    While a lot of people assumed Uriti could not die,
they did not understand how much damage one could take and still keep living.
They could suffer horribly and persist far longer than others which was both a
blessing and could be a curse. While sedating them to save the galaxy from the
Chixzon had been necessary, it was still doing the Uriti a disservice and he
hated seeing them in this condition. While he wished they had had enough
willpower to disobey the Chixzon back in the day, he was adamantly hoping now
that Nedrasil didn’t, else it’d slow his work here.
    And work he still had to do. They’d speculated that
adding a third Uriti to the group would alter their interactions considerably
and right now he was getting a host of new readings from the trio, telepathic
and otherwise. These creatures truly had a pack mentality, and keeping them
isolated from one another since their spawning was an obvious oversight the
Chixzon had made. They were more powerful together, but that was an aspect of
their functionality that was never explored. They were simply used as gigantic
wrecking balls and now, in light of this new perspective, Nefron felt anger at
his race’s stupidity. While they didn’t tolerate such things, it was now becoming
clear just how shortsighted they had been in addition to being in the wrong.
    Being a bad guy was bad enough, but to be a stupid bad
guy was both insulting and infuriating.
    The Chixzon had a reputation for being smart and
savvy, so why hadn’t they explored this avenue? Even as he pondered the
question he knew the answer, something his Star Force training had instilled in
him from the get-go.
    The Uriti were people, not machines, and the Chixzon
had been treating them as such and using their base abilities to do all the
damage while not accounting for improvement or skill. They wanted a weapon to
do their bidding, but had completely missed the opportunities that were right
in front of them.
    Then again, utilizing those