Transmigrant - Chapter 26
Copyright © 2024 Stephen B. Anthony
In the silence of forgotten corridors, where the echoes of Eldar wisdom still resonate, we find the fragments of our past. It is within these fragments that we uncover the truth of our origins, our purpose, and the path that was laid before us long ago.
—Thairis, Memories
CHAPTER 26
Estia stretched her arm again, realizing Aolis had let go of her hand. Despite her efforts, she couldn’t sense him anymore. She opened her eyes, expecting to see Aolis one last time, but he was nowhere to be found. She was no longer on the bed of the resurrection chamber—in fact, she wasn’t in a resurrection chamber at all. The unfamiliar surroundings unsettled her.
She lay on a large pipe in the near darkness, but the faint square of light above her allowed her to see her environment. Glancing from side to side, she found no easy way to move, unless she wanted to crawl through the superstructure of her surroundings—a daunting prospect, especially at her age.
Where had Aolis gone? Where was she? Had the Vorgh attacked the City of Hope?
Estia put her hands on the panel above her and pushed. To her surprise, she could lift it. It must be some new lightweight polymer. Light flooded her eyes, but they quickly adjusted as she moved the panel aside. She climbed up and wondered why she was below a raised floor.
She moved from the room to find herself in a corridor and immediately knew she was on a spacecraft. But why or where?