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get to his feet and turn to face his attackers, but some kind of net smacked into him and he was suddenly pinned against the wall. He strained against the tough fibres with all his strength and managed to tear several anchoring bolts from the wall, but another shot slammed into him, then another, and another.
    Garen’s carefully honed physical awareness made him acutely aware of the damage being done to his body and so he knew he wouldn’t escape this time. He knew this was the end.
    He was well aware of his status as the most wanted man in the solar system and that his capture could only mean death. But he had faith that Kari had made it into the Golgotha’s communication systems and knew his life would be worth the destruction of an entire energy sump.
    Such a triumph would save countless heavangel lives and avenge the many thousand it had already taken.
    “ Goodbye Kari, ” he thought in resignation, waiting for the end.
    But the firing suddenly stopped and as Garen lay still, breathing shallowly to avoid the pain that came with each inhalation, he wasn’t sure why.
    “I can’t believe it,” a creaking voice spoke from above him. “Garen Maertikye, finally brought to justice.”
    Garen turned to meet his attacker’s gaze, but all he saw was the business end of a pitgun barrel. Then a final BLAM assaulted his ears and everything went white.
    For a moment, he seemed to float within the light, oblivious to everything else, then an impenetrable darkness flowed in around him and the fading light took all sensation, thought, and awareness along with it.