Location: Tapponok-Ring City The view-pod flew silently over the vast expanses of the interior toward the docking airlock. Abaddon gruffly complained,"I don't see why we can't just teleport to our ship!" Lord Glaen of Erhlu said,"Because it's forbidden here. The Tapponok have their rules and as their guests, we abide by them. We don't want to cause them any inconvenience." The hostess remarked,"On behalf of the Tap, we thank you, High lord of the Taerotan of Erhlu. You honor us." Abaddon sighed. "I can feel them approaching. The clone of Typhon, that Kali told us of is on that ship! There are others. I want to confront them immediately!" Lord Glaen looked sharply at him and sent telepathicly,**DO NOT ENGAGE IN BATTLE HERE! We cannot afford to violate neutral's space. They do not KNOW you are of the Druaga! Do NOT bring that to their attention,please.** Abaddon looked over and sent,**I want to meet them. I want to know from THEM, how my lord, the Celestial King of Heaven died! Battle may come later, but I must meet the woman who defeated Kali. Kali tested me sorely when we were younger, but she said that this woman had powers that SHE could not match OR copy! That is unheard of! Her sister gave her own life, out of 'LOVE' to save her father!The mother is as tough as a Druaga, but is a Child of Abel? The more Kali talked, the more unbelievable it sounded! If from anyone else, I'd have beaten then to silence.** Lord Glaen asked,**Which woman? The mother or the daughter?** Abaddon summoned his imagination and forged an image of his desire."THIS WOMAN! I must meet her. A living spirit of fire, she has the spirit of the Phoenix, the Bennu, within her. HOWEVER that is NOT the power that Kali feared within her. Kali didn't even know how to express what she saw or felt. THAT intoxicates me. It makes me ANXIOUS! I haven't felt that in EONS! This is SO exciting to me!" The Tapponok hostess pointed and exclaimed,"There's the hangar. We'll be there in five minutes." Lord Glaen sent sharply,**We have been ordered to destroy that ship and all within it. We have discretion where and when. That ship is dangerous. The Four Sisters on it are dangerous! They killed that little maniac, Lord Plague. They have NON-sterilized Druaga on board that KILLED Typhon! They are twisting up the line of probability so much I could feel it when they came out of Hyperspace near here. Keep in mind, my friend...if they Killed Typhon, they can kill YOU!** Abaddon sniffed. **THEY are NOT the one who did the deed. The clone of Typhon, called 'River King' is like YOU,Lord. A Commander, NOT a General! It was a General who did the deed. 'Narchi Moderaan' was what he called himself. I want to find him and test him and see if he deserves the title he stole. We need to find out why they head towards Exile. Are you sure of THAT?** Lord Glaen said,"Ishtar Prome read it in our Probability Prognostication engine. We have no clue where Exile is...but THEY must! We don't know where Typhon was flying the 'Wandering Planet' to, only that someone with will in excess of Typhon's broke the planet, Hel, in intergalactic space. That was this Narchi, you mentioned." Abaddon said,"I just don't see why your species is so set on exterminating the humans from Balaam. What have they ever done to you?" Lord Glaen said,"From what we've seen from our Prognostication Engine...their meddling has a good chance in destroying ALL inhabited planets in this galaxy, in Andromeda, in the Greater and lesser Magellanic Clouds AND in their own ,Sagatarii Dwarf Elliptical galaxy,too!" Abaddon looked shocked. He had known Glaen for millennium and knew he wasn't joking. Abaddon smiled,"THAT'S a pretty good reason for genocide." Lord Glaen said,"We're here. Proceed carefully." Abaddon said,"I just want to meet this girl." --TO BE CONTINUED!--