Chapter 71 (2/2)

He felt strangely separate from the place now He turned to view the seat at his side, empty

“Hera…” It was a na a flash of sadness fluttering through his eyes

But in the next instant it wasn’t Hera that flashes through his mind, but so in his ar bay open,” Lin Guoguo said through her headset

“Runway clear, we’ve got the go ahead from the tower,” Ke’er followed

“Power, defense, o,” Xiuxiu reported

Mika nodded “Zeus-1 ready and waiting Light her up!”

A ruines as they spooled up, and the cabin’s lights brightened while the hull shook froar from his mouth and placed it in his coat pocket “Take us out Destination, the Shattered Starfields”

Zeus-1 slowly pulled froar like a sapphire spectre It turned left onto the runway

A pale blue light issued fros A moment later, the intense fires expanded forth and Zeus-1 issued a deep roar They shot forward, the engines leaving swirls of steam and fire behind theround like a great, blue, ine on the tail cah the sound barrier They vanished in to the sky

Soaped at the condensation trail where the shi+p had been “Wow, that was fast! Whose shi+p was that?”

“I think it belongs to the jewelry shop”

“Good money in jewels”

“Yeah, lucky bastard!”

“They really were going too fast though Did you catch the model?”

“Nope, fuzzy It really had some speed on it”