Project Prometheus Ch. 39 - Teaser (Patreon)

Shaye had said that she had been evading a stalker who had almost killed her when she first arrived on Prodosia. She had picked this place, as it was one of the few places that people would ever choose to go. Going by the stern and smug look on her face, Gloria sensed that was a well-fabricated lie, as well. Whoever these people were, it was clear they meant business and Gloria would find out what it was.

“Tell me, Shaye, what authority do you have over us, outside of that gun? Without it, you are nothing more than a common, garden variety thug,” Gloria challenged. Some of the folks there looked at Gloria like she was crazy, while others smiled and nodded their heads in agreement.

“Garden variety thug? My superiors chose me specifically for this assignment, so that in itself speaks volumes about what I’m worth to them!” Shaye fired back authoritatively.

“Whoever the fuck they are, they have no say in the affairs of the people who live here! Not now, or ever!” Gloria retorted, making her stance on the matter clear.

“Times have changed! Besides, this assignment pays well enough to where I’ll not only be able to get my own place on Terra Novus, but an overdue promotion as well!” the woman smirked.

Gloria did everything she could to suppress her rage in that moment. Terra Novus was the heart of Human Confederacy and their capital world! Her worst fears were confirmed, as everyone who had turned against them were likely Confed agents! Though she would have dearly liked to tear these three to shreds, Gloria also had to consider the other people there and their welfare.

“You know, it takes a special type of twisted to befriend someone, making them believe you are to be trusted, before stabbing them in the back,” Gloria said quietly, her voice as deadly as a knife edge to the throat. Some of the people there agreed with Gloria, raising their voices and almost shouting at their captors.

“Shut your pie holes, before I give the kids some new ones to breathe out of!” Jake shouted, leveling his gun at the crowd. Everyone there ceased their chatter, not wanting to watch their children be shot, just to make a point!

“Guess what, Glo? Your days of running shit are over! And now, dear old Matty isn’t around to protect your sassy little ass anymore!” the woman cackled.

Shaye brought her gun to bear, with every intention of shooting Gloria dead in front of everyone. She made to pull the trigger, but found that for some odd reason, she couldn’t. Glancing down at her weapon, Shaye saw that it was now wreathed in an energy that was much like Matthias’, but only cerulean instead of gray.

Shaye looked over to her compatriots and nearly screamed in horror, as they too were enshrouded in the same energy as her weapon was. The Confederacy infiltrator would have screamed for help, but she found herself unable to do so. The only thing she could do was look around using her eyes and saw that she was covered much like Jake and Ron were. Fear took hold of Shaye, as she knew full well that she was a dead woman.

“Who said I needed my son to protect me? It was more like I was protecting him,” Gloria stated as she sauntered up to the trio, looking at each one in turn. She didn’t look at them as human beings in this moment, but more like interesting insects, before she squashed them.

“Before you betray someone, be sure that you know absolutely everything about them, so they cannot surprise you. Sadly, this is a lesson you learn just as you die. If I were a kinder woman, I might let you live, but Prodosia is a hard world and because of the antics of you and your superiors, you have made me this way. As the old saying goes; ‘You reap what you sow’,” Gloria finished, before she used the Aether to snap their necks.