Shadows 8: Authority by faroutsider

Mixed Medium • Science Fiction • posted on Jun 29, 2011

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As soon as Margaret realized that the containment field was preventing her from shifting into quick time, she knew that her captor was Opae, not human. Why? she thought. The Opae did not concern themselves with human conflicts, and there were no recorded instances of Opae taking human prisoners - the two races had always simply occupied energy resources to the exclusion of the other. As Margaret turned around to face her captor, she thought she saw a flash of surprise (frustration? recognition?) register in the Opae's face. She had of course seen Opae in hundreds of holosims, but had never seen one in person. The alien was the same height and build as Margaret, and apart from having a bigger mouth, the Opae's facial features bore a striking resemblance to her own. Everything else about her was, however, extraordinary - the textured skin made up of microcircuits generating piezoelectricity with every slight movement, the glowing amber eyes, the cortical cap with electrodes extending into her brain and strangely primitive-looking analog external wiring, the appendage extending out of the back of her skull like a pony-tail, containing integrated neural and silicon circuitry. A faint shimmer surrounded the Opae's entire body as she appeared to shift in and out of focus, in and out of phase. Margaret stood her ground and waited for the alien to speak, to explain why she had been abducted. Macali's eyes narrowed. She had studied many humans, including the two others of their warrior class still caught in the temporal entanglement vortex in another section of the laboratory complex, but this one was different. Not only was she impervious to the vortex, but she had a commanding presence and unfathomable depth that Macali had never encountered before in a human. She sensed that her captive's presence had to do with far more than just leading warriors in battle - she had the qualities to be a powerful sovereign. Feeling slightly unnerved by her conclusion, made before the woman had said a word, Macali decided that she needed to observe her captive very closely for as long as it took to understand why she exuded such poise and authority. Augidarr turned to the other members of the council. "The elements are now in place," she said. "Macali and Margaret will feed off each other's energy without knowing that they do so, and will eventually understand the nature of their own and each other's being. Keep Macali occupied with other targets from time to time to prevent her from becoming obsessed with Margaret, and to allow them both time to assimilate their experiences and data. We must be patient. With their help, we will soon be free of the humans and Opae, and will once more have space to ourselves." ********* Craig & Tara (auntietk)

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Comments (22)

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flavia49

4:36PM | Wed, 29 June 2011

wonderful image!!

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Black-Carrie

4:59PM | Wed, 29 June 2011

Going to bed, and this part of the story was like reading in bed and hope to keep the story in the dreams! Great work from both of you!

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adrie

5:02PM | Wed, 29 June 2011

Fabulous work on this awesome image my friend, great story too....excellent done.

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auntietk

5:23PM | Wed, 29 June 2011

Ohhhhh ... love the image! I'll get busy with Chapter 9 (or 9 & 10, depending upon how long winded I am) and email you once it's done. Excellent furtherance of the story, my friend! This is way fun. :D

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Bossie_Boots

5:47PM | Wed, 29 June 2011

Superb scene love it !!

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kftate

6:05PM | Wed, 29 June 2011

Fantastic image and great story! Superb work!

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mgtcs

7:25PM | Wed, 29 June 2011

Amazing si fi my friend, wonderful composition, and outstanding characters, very well done!

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hipps13

11:09PM | Wed, 29 June 2011

cool warm hugs, Linda

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lyron

12:40AM | Thu, 30 June 2011

Great work!!

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thecytron

8:58AM | Thu, 30 June 2011

Nicely put together!

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SIGMAWORLD

1:26PM | Thu, 30 June 2011

Interessante Bildkomposition.

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drifterlee

2:14PM | Thu, 30 June 2011

THis is beautiful!

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rbowen

4:06AM | Fri, 01 July 2011

Very good scene and story!!

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bmac62

11:58AM | Sat, 02 July 2011

Really well written Craig! Since I am usually not a Sci-Fi reading guy, I can get lost in what's going on in a heart beat...but not so with the Maragret and Macali saga. I like the commanding presence you've attributed to Margaret...all your renders bear this out.

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