Chapter 19 - Sonic Weapons (Patreon)

“Oh Tog, you only know the humans of this time. You wouldn’t recognize the species if you went back a few centuries. If you knew what humans were like back in the day, well, it would turn the stomachs of the most bloodthirsty Klingons of this time, let me tell you. We used to know war and we were so very good at it, so clever in the many creative ways we created to kill each other. This is one of those clever ways, it’s an ultrasonic weapon. We weaponized sound, Tog! It’s designed to create a focused beam of ultrasound that can disrupt or destroy the eardrums of a target causing severe pain and disorientation, even death at high enough levels. At low levels, it can cause intense nausea and discomfort.

“I improved this one with 24th century technology. It can literally cause your eyes to vibrate and explode in your head! Can you believe it?”

The human paused, as if expecting me to answer.

“Those big ears of yours aren’t just for show. I wonder what this thing will do to a species whose hearing is so very good. Let’s try level 1,” the human said, before putting in ear plugs.

At that, the human activated his device. At first he heard a high-pitched sound that he knew normal humans probably wouldn’t have been able to hear. It felt like an unpleasant tingling on his lobes that ramped up slowly into truly uncomfortable territory.