Lost Among the Stars
Copyright© 2025 by Sol Tangoran
Chapters 14: Echoes of a Forgotten War
I sat in my quarters, a stiff drink in hand, staring at the swirling amber liquid. My mind was racing.
That thing in the vault—it spoke like it knew me. Like I was part of something ancient, something lost.
And my ship—my dreadnought—it wasn’t supposed to be in mortal hands?
I took a slow sip, letting the warmth settle in my chest. None of this made sense.
A soft chime broke the silence.
“Enter,” I muttered.
The door slid open, revealing Ny’Vara.
She stepped inside, her movements controlled but tense. “You look like a man haunted by ghosts.”
I smirked weakly. “I think I might be.”
She sat across from me, her emerald eyes searching mine. “You heard it, didn’t you? That ... thing.”
I nodded. “It spoke like it knew me. Like I was part of whatever war wiped out whoever built that vault.”
Her ears twitched. “And your ship. It called it something more.”
I let out a slow breath. “Yeah. And that bothers me more than anything.”
Ny’Vara leaned forward. “Harper ... your ship is unlike any I have seen. More advanced than anything my people, or even the Centauri, possess. You said you found it buried on Earth—but are you certain it was made there?”
I frowned. “You think it was built by ... whatever made that vault?”
She hesitated. “I think your ship may be a relic of that lost war. And if that’s true ... then you may have just woken something far greater than we understand.”
I ran a hand through my hair. This was getting worse by the second.
Before I could respond, G’Lan’s voice cut in.
“Captain, long-range sensors have detected a subspace anomaly forming near our position. It matches no known phenomena.”
I met Ny’Vara’s gaze. “That’s not good.”
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