ZeQuest: A Space Opera Mystery Novella (The Quest Saga Science Fiction Adventure Series Book 2) Read Free

acknowledged for his power over the Elementa of light. The nature of such an Elementa made it difficult to control.
    The Universe is filled with solid matter that one can touch and feel. This matter also exists simultaneously in the form of waves. A few special beings have a huge amount of life energy within them, and this can be used to manipulate the wave-form of these objects, an act that was commonly called a wave-skill.
    With regular Elementa like fire, water, metal, and so on, one would manipulate an object at any distance by interacting with its respective wave. So if a piece of wood were a hundred yards away, it’d be impossible to touch, but its waves would reach for miles and miles. So one could use their life energy and manipulate these waves into say, becoming more energetic and thus heating up. Or they could move the block around by directly moving the wave around. Basically it was like one could form an invisible connection with an object they were trained to manipulate.
    Pretty cool right?
    But the element of light is special since it doesn’t have a touchable, or feelable form. It basically has no observable mass. That means it exists only as a wave. And that means it’s much more difficult to control.
    “I’m sure he will benefit greatly from this visit,” Carlos said.
    This was for a training camp? she wondered.
    “We shall attend to that shortly,” the High Priest said. “The ship will reach our city in a few minutes’ time. For now we need to scan the area for any potential threats.”
    “You think we were attacked?” Carlos asked.
    “We do not think. We know,” he said. “For the past few weeks we’ve been having similar attacks on our merchant vessels and we’ve even had small raids happen in Armorica’s capital city.”
    “I didn’t expect your race to be capable of something of this sort.”
    “The Getafixians would never abandon their morality, however high the gains may be,” he said. “These raids and attacks are caused by the other race.”
    “Ah,” Carlos paused. “The Thanonians.”
    The High Priest nodded, “They are nothing but poor excuses for intelligent life,” he said. “They’ve been causing us plenty of trouble for the past few months.”
    A man scuttled into the room, also dressed in a white gown, “Sire, the scanners picked up a Thanonian vessel in the immediate vicinity.”
    The High Priest’s face distorted with disgust, “Initiate contact and capture them if necessary,” he said and turned back towards them. “I’m sorry, Commander, but our trip to the capital might get delayed a bit. But the Thanonian ships are no match for our vessel, so it shouldn’t take more than a few minutes.”
    “No worries, High Priest,” he said.
    The High Priest called for two other men, “Guide our guests to my chambers,” he said and turned to Carlos. “I will join you shortly after this. Please rest in my quarters until we reach the city.”
    “That won’t be necessary,” Carlos said.
    “I insist,” he said with a little more sternness.
    Carlos didn’t seem to be intimidated but he obliged anyway.
    “Thank you for your generosity,” he said.
    Two Getafixian men bowed before them and led them into a corridor. They walked straight ahead, not turning into the paths that branched out.
    Elizabeth felt her body shift backward as the ship picked up speed.
    “Impressive speed,” the pilot mumbled.
    Elizabeth jerked for a second. She had completely forgotten about their pilot. And speaking of the pilot, she seemed to be walking perfectly fine, which meant her legs hadn’t been hurt when that metal block had trapped her.
    “Armorica’s tech is usually high class,” Carlos said.
    “Better than ours?” Q asked.
    “Definitely. This planet has huge sums of money reserved back from its early sponsors. Our sponsors at Aliea Academy can only provide to a certain extent. The tech we invest in is high class, but the Getafixians buy God-level tech. Amazing