Project Prometheus Ch. 37 - Teaser (Patreon)

“Hey there, Daved. You OK?” Taal’ani asked the man as he paced.

“Yeah. It’s just… a lot to process,” the sheriff replied, as he stopped his movement for a moment.

He, along with Taal’ani, Aesha, Tahral, and Willem, were in a secret part of the station. Daved had discovered it by accident years ago, after Old Fred had passed. It was a sublevel of the station that had been isolated from the main structure, with only one way in or out. The room it let into was the sheriff’s office, so only anyone who had the keys to go in could access it.

What Daved had found in here after the old goat had died was… scarifying. There had been all sorts of illegal weapons, narcotics, torture devices, the works. He’d also found the bodies of several people who’d gone missing there. Most of them had been women, but there were a few men, who were former councilors that opposed the old sheriff’s brutal tactics.

Daved had tried to help them, but they all passed on before they got the help they needed. While Daved had no need for all the paraphernalia that Old Fred had, the secret space had come in useful when containing… troublesome people. It contained two such people now, the Neurocaine dealer, Deacon and the corrupt deputy, Pol. Both men glared daggers at Daved, but that was all they could do.

The room had been outfitted with a containment cell that was designed to hold the worst of the worst that Prodosia could offer. The high grade materials which the cell was comprised of, were strong enough to hold a Khontaran in a full battle rage. Granted, Daved never had to arrest and hold a Khontaran, but having such a thing was handy.

He was thankful that he was the only one who knew of this room’s existence. None of the deputies nor the populace knew of this place, and Daved wanted to keep it that way. While Willem knew of it now, he was confident that the boy knew enough to keep his mouth shut. He wasn’t worried about the crew or the Darkstrider saying anything, as he was certain they had some secrets of their own.

His mind was still going over everything he learned, almost unraveling at what he’d found out from these two men. Not only was the Confederacy here in force with spies moving about the town, but no less than two members of the town council were spies! It defied all logic and imagination, but there it was.

Daved was at first inclined to think it was a lie, concocted as a way to throw him off their trail. But after giving both men a shot of Liar’s Bane, a potent truth serum, the men were all too willing to speak the truth to him. Learning of all of this, it was more than a little e mind blowing. Hell, he thought this was a total mindfuck and that he was living in some twisted world in his head!