Heaven Saga 1: The Lost Hero Read Online Free

her eyes. “Where was Seles?”
    Kivi checked. “She’s not among the casualties. It
appears she took an emergency shuttle.”
    “Are you sure?” Valis asked.
    “I have the video here.” Kivi showed it to Valis.
    “What’s that?” she asked, pointing to a shadow
entering the hatch behind Seles.
    “That’s the alien we recovered,” Daes said.
    “We need to get the Avoni moving as soon as possible.
I don’t have to stress why recovering Seles is so important,” Valis said.

Chapter 4 – The Cave
     
    Brian woke up after the crash and found himself lying
on the floor next to Seles. The air was cold, getting colder by the minute. He
looked around frantically for the emergency supplies before making his way to
the back of the shuttle. There, he found the back hatch was bent open a little.
After searching through a few containers, he found the sack full of emergency
supplies. Next to it was an object that looked like a sword, about a meter in
length, with a slight curve to the blade. The hilt was made of the same metal
and wrapped tightly with leather. Brian picked it up and drew the blade from its
metal sheath. He swung the blade, feeling it was perfectly balanced and light
as a feather.
    “What are you doing?” Seles asked as she got up and
shook her head.
    Brian looked at the blade. “Why would you have this in
the emergency supplies? Isn’t a sword a bit behind the technological curve?”
    Seles stood up and motioned for the blade. When Brian
handed it to her she pressed a button and said, “ Rakna bel de cou.” The
sword started glowing and radiated heat.
    “It’s not just a normal sword, it’s a rakna blade.
The metal vibrates so quickly it can cut through most metals.” Seles repeated
the words, “Rakna bel de cou.”  The sword stopped glowing. She placed it
back within its sheath and handed it to Brian. “Can you grab the rest of the
supplies?”
    He grabbed the sack and threw it over his back. Seles
took her pulse rifle and a small scanning device, turning it on.
    “Can that thing find us shelter?” Brian asked.
    “Yes, why do you ask?”
    He pointed at the back of the shuttle. “The back hatch
is bent and the air from outside is leaking in fast.”
    She checked the door, confirming the leak. She looked
at her scanner and sighed with relief. “There’s a large cave about eight
hundred vetres away. It’ll take us thirty minutes if we hurry.”
    Brian grabbed the cold weather cloaks and handed one
to Seles. “How big is a vetre ?” he asked as he put the rakna blade on his belt.
    She put her hand just below his waist. “That’s about
what a vetre is. Let’s hurry to the cave; it looks like night will be
falling soon.”
    The two wrapped the thick white cloaks around
themselves and left through the back hatch. Snow was blowing in all directions
and the sky was near dusk. Visibility was next to nothing. Brian noticed the
temperature was barely below freezing.
    “Compared to what I was living in a few days ago this
feels like summer,” Brian said as the two began walking. He let the hood of the
thermal cloak down.
    Seles was shivering. “How could anyone call this
summer?” she asked, pulling the cloak tighter.
    “Haven’t you ever seen winter Seles? This is quite
normal from where I come from,” he said.
    “What’s winter?” she chattered out.
    “Winter’s the cold season, when the temperatures fall
below freezing and it snows like this.” He looked at her. “What kind of world
do you come from?”
    Seles continued shivering. “Kalaidia is a land of lush
tropical forests and swampland. It never snows or gets near the temperature of
freezing. My people suffer hypothermia much quicker than a high warm blooded
being like you. Even with nanomachines we can stand the cold for only a little
while.”
    “At least we found a moon with a breathable
atmosphere. What’re the chances of that?”
    “Not very good,” Seles answered.
    Brian kept looking at Seles. She was shivering