AcQuest: A Space Opera Military Technothriller (The Quest Saga Science Fiction Adventure Series Book 3) Read Online Free

broadly, “I overloaded the first golem’s internal energy by providing it with more energy than it could handle. As a result it exploded. The other golems took in the energy that was dissipated when the first golem exploded and overloaded themselves. So they exploded as well. Poof!”
    “Nice,” Levi said, grinning in admiration.
    Q headed towards Elizabeth, his smile dropping and his face turning serious. She lay frozen on the ground, her body as still as stone. Q’s emotions were in turmoil as he thought of how those golems had attacked her.
    He knew the general way golems worked. They had a mage who created and controlled them. These golems were just empty shells that served the commands of their master, for better or worse.
    “Who did this?” Q asked Levi, his voice deathly and quiet.
    “I don’t know,” Levi said. “I was walking along with everyone to the karaoke bar and all of a sudden these things attacked us. Elizabeth tried fighting them, but when she got knocked about everyone ran away in fright. She still kept going against the golems to give everyone else more time to escape. I figured the best thing to do would be to get you.”
    Q bit his lip. He didn't know anyone in Aliea who could summon golems. The perpetrator had to have come from outside, but he didn't start worrying about that right away. His main priority was to get Elizabeth to safety, and make sure she was okay. “I’d better take her home,” he said, lifting Elizabeth up.
    Levi nodded, “I’ll go inform the officials and check on the others to see if they’re okay,” he said and ran off.
    “Levi,” Q called out. The brown-haired cadet stopped halfway and turned around.
    “Thanks for today,” Q smiled.
    “Hey, I’m an Aliea Academy cadet too, you know,” he laughed and ran off.
    Q liked this new kid. He seemed determined, and strong too. He had never seen anyone throw an energy-infused punch with that much power. He was sure even Taylor would be stunned by that move.
    He turned his attention towards Elizabeth, “We better get you home,” he said, hoping she would wake up if he talked to her.
    He saw her unconscious face wince in pain when his fingers ran over her bruised arm. His heart ached to see her in so much agony, and yet he couldn't help but feel a sense of awe when he looked at her. This girl had fought not one, but four golems, all by herself, just to make sure her friends escaped.
    He looked ahead, into the dark night sky and its polka-dot stars. The stars here never twinkled like those on Earth. Instead they remained defiant and bright. The wind blew on his face, its coldness both stinging him and refreshing him as he walked along the silent road with Elizabeth in his arms. He thought about the golems that had appeared out of nowhere. Those were high level golems, which meant there was a powerful mage lurking around Aliea.
    There was only question on Q’s mind. Just what was this mage after?
     
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    Taylor basked in the silence as she walked through the calm night. She had been worried about Q lately. He hadn't shown it, but he had seemed down ever since their friends Kai and Christina, or ‘Chris’ as they called her, had left on a top secret mission. Of course, even though it was top secret, she, Elizabeth and Q got to know the details.
    Kai and Chris had been asked to head to Moon Base to fix its weapons system which had reportedly crashed a few weeks ago. Apart from being a first class pilot, Kai doubled as a handy mechanic so it wasn't surprising that the Academy asked him to go. Chris, on the other hand, was one of the best healers the Academy had, so she had been deployed for any medical assistance required in case of an emergency.
    So why exactly was Q worried? Well, Moon Base was devoid of any life. Its primary use was to protect the Earth in case an intergalactic attack was initiated. Hence, Aliea, whose major demographic were humans, was intent on fixing it up. Q felt it was weird that a