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Alex screamed and lashed out at the points of light from within, desperate for something tangible to rage against. Caleb wrapped his arms around her from behind and coaxed her out while glaring at the Metigen in loathing.Then he lessened his hold on her to a single hand. Together they turned their backs on the alien and began walking away.

Laches faded away, leaving Miriam standing facing Hyperion, the Metigen who had orchestrated the slaughter of over fifty million people a short year ago.There were limits to even deals with the devil, lines which should never be crossed_but she was beginning to wonder when she might find one.

She returned his salute with a sly smile__ rare enough event that he eyed her suspiciously.__dmiral Solovy, are you wearing a shit-eating grin because we won here today, or is there something else I should know?___here__ something else you should know.

We__l go along with it for now. Valkyrie, keep close watch and be ready to swoop to the rescue.___opefully swooping will not be required, nor rescue. But I am ready to do both.__e squeezed her hand. __lex?_____ ready, too.

You ask me to make peace with the monsters who did this?__he didn__ even look around at __his._ __es. The alternative is extinction. There__ no coming back from that__o new weapon to fire when no one is left and you__e no universe left to fire it in.

Thing to know about the Reaches....It__ always trying to kill you. Even the empty places between the stars."Asher Corsair, Allies and Enemies: Rogues

Any Earth Alliance military personnel who, whether through affirmative acts or by inaction, assist these seditionists are guilty of treason and will be held accountable. To all present military personnel: you have five minutes to respond accordingly.__he chuckled. __et more than one scuffle just broke out on board those ships.___ny second thoughts?__er head shook tersely. __e__e all traitors now.___t__ not traitorous to want to be free.

Crushed sandstone sifted through Caleb__ fingers, insubstantial as dust. A breeze caught the debris mid-fall and spirited it away before it could join the ashes blanketing the ground. He stopped in the middle of what had once been a street, his arms pulled in at his sides, his fists balled in barely restrained fury.

She climbed into the shuttle and got in his personal space. __ho are you working for?__he man spat in her face.She rolled her eyes and wiped the spittle off her cheek. Then she punched him square across the jaw before grabbing him by the throat. __HO are you working for?

People feared what they did not understand, and they without a doubt did not understand her. Those who believed they did least of all. She was something new.

Chaos that closely resembled panic awaited. Shuttles raced to the presumed safety of the planet below while fighters crisscrossed the perimeter of the station. Platoon-sized formations of frigates and several cruisers formed up and accelerated away. To where the approaching attackers were located?She didn__ give a damn what her mother said in public. This was a bona fide insurrection.

I__e always wondered about your name,_ Misha said to Hijja while scraping a bit of space gunk from the window of their spaceship.

The universe is not ordered, and it will not become so simply because one wishes it. The universe is chaos made manifest. The military does a fine job of creating an illusion of structure, of dependable rules to provide an answer for every situation. __ut it is only an illusion, one which on its best days holds the chaos at bay.

Children are turning themselves into monsters and, quite frankly, it is your fault. You initiated the creation of this technology, then you allowed it to slip through your fingers.__iriam__ jaw tightened. __ disagree, but now is the least optimal time imaginable for assigning blame. People are dying, and I will not stand around debating semantics with you while they are.

I have had it with these dumb cakes on this dumb spaceship!

Mia stood between the bed and the broken window, holding an active plasma blade at waist-height in front of her. A thick coat of blood stained the plasma nearly from hilt to tip, hissing as it dribbled from blade to floor.__re you all right?__ia gave her a wan, distant smile. __t__ okay. I__e done it before.

Anyone who tells you life has greater value when it comes with an expiration date is full of shit. Immortality is worth the fortunes of galaxies.__he regarded him too intently. __ut it__ not worth everything. You gave it up for your freedom.__is forced bravado faltered. That truth still petrified him today. __ did.

The woman__ gaze sent chills racing down his spine. The diabolical, aberrantly predatory arch of her lips curdled his blood. Seriously, his blood must be curdling back at the lab right now.__ice illusion. I__ definitely feeling the evil vibe here.__he stood and rounded the desk with perfect grace. __here is no illusion. Explain yourself quickly now, before I grow bored by your presence and dispense with it.