Chapter 4: The Escape
Kael awoke to the distant roar of engines.
Stumbling to the surface, his vision still swimming, he saw Dominion dropships piercing the sky. Dust billowed around them as soldiers disembarked, their armor gleaming under the twin suns.
Kael's pulse pounded.
They were here for him.
He ran.
Blaster fire erupted around him. Kael ducked behind a crumbling pillar, his mind racing. He had no weapon, no ship, and no way off-world.
A shadow loomed overhead. A sleek black starship cut through the sky, its weapons firing on the Dominion forces.
A voice crackled through Kael's earpiece.
"Get in if you wanna live."
With no choice, Kael sprinted toward the descending ship. The ramp lowered, and a woman with piercing amber eyes pulled him aboard just as the ship rocketed skyward.
The Dominion had found him.
And now, there was no turning back.
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TO BE CONTINUED…