Dragon Aster Trilogy

36: RESCUE



Cirrus had heard Sybl’s psi for a brief moment before it was cut off. Sybl!

“They got the mer blocking her psi. I can’t get through to her, either.”

Cirrus circled around the glass hallway of Mer City, before backing away to attack it. When he saw Vanir next to Sybl walk out from an attached room, he stopped.

“Don’t! The place will decompress and crush her!”

So where’s the door?

To answer him, Lintrance swam for it, and he followed.

Cirrus swam under the city and emerged from the pool leading into it as his cousin took the lead. When he tried to unsomn, he found he wasn’t able to. “No, not now!”

“Cirrus! You coming?”

I can’t unsomn! He set his claws before him and out of the docking pool, trying to calm down. But all he could think about was how he would tear Vanir apart.

“Calm down. Just think about Sybl. If we don’t get to her now, they’ll force her through the Gate!”

Sybl… It worked and he could feel his soul again. He took on his human form just as several mer soldiers came charging through the door. Their guns cocked and aimed, then opened fire. He vanished from their sights just in time to avoid being shot and snuck quietly behind them for the advantage.

“Switch to infrared,” one of the mer soldiers said.

Cirrus didn’t know what they were talking about when they touched and adjusted the black helmets of their armor, all that he knew for sure was that they could see him through his camouflage. He met one of their chest’s with his blade as they opened fire on him again. Two bullets struck Cirrus’ side and sent him to his knees in pain.

“Don’t kill him. Lord Vanir wants them both alive.”

Cirrus’ face was pushed to the ground as his only kill fell to the floor, ignored entirely. Before they could tie him up, Lintrance was on them with his sword. He cut through their flesh and black armor with a speed that he had forgotten the old dragoon had.

“What the hell are you doing? Get up!”

Lintrance didn’t wait for him to heal before grabbing his arm and hauling him back to his feet. Then he stabbed his side with his fingers and pulled the bullets out.

Cirrus bit down on the pain and forced himself not to strike the dragoon, knowing full well Lintrance would retaliate. The bullets dropped to the ground in a splatter of blood, and he was able to heal properly. “How…did they see me?”

“It’s called Tech, it keeps evolving.” Lintrance handed Cirrus back his sword, before looking to the hallway as more mer could be heard coming for them.

Cirrus didn’t take any chances this time as he felt for all the air in the hallway and pulled it to him, sending the mer to the floor gasping for breath. Then he cut down the ones who refused to stop as he hastily followed Lintrance towards where Sybl was.