Lost Among the Stars
Copyright© 2025 by Sol Tangoran
Chapter 13: Awakening the Forgotten
The monolith split apart with a deep, resonant crack, releasing a pulse of cold, blue light that spread through the chamber like an icy wind.
I staggered back, shielding my eyes as the glow intensified. The whispers in my head surged into a chorus of voices, each speaking in a language I didn’t know but somehow understood.
Ny’Vara growled low in her throat, her feline ears flat against her head. “This is wrong.”
I couldn’t argue.
As the light dimmed, something stepped forward from the monolith’s depths.
A towering figure—humanoid, but ... wrong. Its form was clad in shifting black armor, its face obscured by a smooth, featureless mask. Ethereal energy swirled around it, tendrils of blue mist coiling and dissipating like breath in cold air.
It spoke.
“At last ... you return.”
The voice wasn’t just heard—it was felt, resonating deep in my bones.
I gritted my teeth. “I don’t know who the hell you think I am, but I’m not ‘returning’ from anywhere.”
The entity tilted its head, as if studying me. Then, it took a step closer.
Ny’Vara tensed, hand on her weapon, but something in me said that would be a very bad idea.
“You wear the mark of the forgotten ones,” the entity continued. “You command their vessel. And yet ... you do not know.”
I felt my pulse quicken. “What do you mean? What vessel?”
Its glowing eyes bore into me. “The ship you call yours. It was never meant for mortal hands.”
A chill crawled up my spine.
Ny’Vara shot me a sharp glance. “Harper. I do not like this.”
“Nor should you.” The entity’s voice turned cold. “For you stand before the last sentinel of a war that should never have been lost.”
I narrowed my eyes. “What war?”
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