Warning!
Chapter 11
Beep!
[Einar: Warning!]
Beep!
[Einar: Warning!]
Beep!
[Einar: Warning!]
Suddenly, as the ferocious monsters with sharp fangs and glowing eyes were about to break through the capsule's flimsy metal structure, creating terrifying cracks with every blow, a giant shadow appeared, casting its imposing shadow over the entire capsule. It was not just a passing shadow, but a huge entity, blocking out the dim starlight and enveloping the place in an aura of awe.
The attacking beasts paused for a moment, frozen in place, as if sensing a greater, darker power, a power beyond their primitive savagery. Their twitching bodies reflected an unfamiliar hesitation, and their eyes, which had glowed with aggression moments before, now held a look of caution and mutual fear.
A huge creature, much taller than the other monsters, rose majestically above the barren surface of the planet. The creature had thick scales and six abnormally long, slender arms ending in sharp, blade-like claws that seemed capable of tearing anything in their path. It had three on each side and a long tail. Its color was darker than the night itself, almost invisible if it walked in complete darkness, and its eyes, which were two points of faint, strange light, glowed with a faint blue or violet glow, revealing a cold and frightening intelligence.
The creature slowly extended its huge arms, like the limbs of another planet, waving them and the strange weapons it held, which seemed to be made of an unknown material, glistening with a mysterious metallic sheen.
The monsters looked at the newly appeared creature, then began to slowly and cautiously retreat, step by step, as if afraid to approach it or even provoke its anger. The retreat was slow and hesitant at first, then accelerated into a panicked flight, leaving Nash alone in his capsule, surrounded by the sudden silence that replaced the roar of battle.
The tall creature stood between Nash and the retreating monsters, like a living shield, an impenetrable wall protecting the capsule from any potential threat. It did not attack the fleeing monsters, but remained motionless, watching them with its mysterious eyes as they disappeared into the darkness, leaving behind a trail of terror.
Nash stared at the creature in front of him in utter shock and disbelief. Had this mysterious creature, which had appeared out of nowhere, come to save him from certain death? Or was it just another predator, even more ferocious and mysterious, waiting for its turn to kill him? He couldn't understand what had just happened. The events were too fast and too strange for his exhausted mind to comprehend, but he felt his heart racing wildly with fear and amazement, beating so hard it felt like it would burst out of his chest. The tall creature made no further movement, just standing there, silent, guarding the capsule and Nash inside it, like a giant statue.
The minutes passed very slowly inside the survival capsule, each second feeling like an eternity. Nash felt extremely exhausted, every muscle in his body aching, but fear and adrenaline kept him awake, his eyes fixed on the small screen in front of him. It displayed basic data: oxygen level, internal temperature, and other vital signs. The numbers were slowly and steadily decreasing, indicating that his exit from the survival capsule was imminent, whether he wanted it or not.
The capsule was small and comfortable enough to survive for a limited time, but at the same time, it was a prison. There were no windows allowing him to see the outside world directly, only a small display screen showing data about his surroundings and a three-dimensional image of his surroundings, an image that was blurred and not entirely clear.
Nash remembered the researcher's face, with her calm, hopeful smile, and Zara and the faces of his loyal soldiers and the other researchers with them. They had all disappeared in an instant, fleeing from the monsters of space and leaving him alone to die. A bitter anger crept into his heart, an anger he had never felt before. Had he made a mistake in saving them? Should he have run away alone and left them to their fate, even if it meant breaking the moral principles he had always upheld? These thoughts raged in his mind, tearing at his exhausted soul, while the mysterious creature stood silent guard outside.
"Einar, what are our chances of surviving this creature?" asked Nash, his voice hoarse from dehydration.
Beep!
[Einar: According to the data available, you have a 50% chance of death, a 30% chance of being eaten alive, and a 20% chance of being raped.
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Nash was taken aback by Einar's response and fell silent for a few seconds.
"Einar!" Nash shouted as he looked at the creature in front of him.
The numbers were not reassuring.
After a few moments of silence, the tall creature extended one of its thin arms toward Nash's capsule. The movement was not violent, but slow and deliberate, as if the creature was studying something. Then, with unimaginable force, the arm pierced the thick metal of the capsule effortlessly and opened it as if it were a tin can.
Nash recoiled as far as he could, his eyes fixed on the creature approaching him. The long arm extended once more, and this time, it grabbed Nash firmly and pulled him out of the lifeboat.
Nash felt a strange coldness spread through his body from the creature's touch, but he couldn't resist. He had become too weak, and the series of events had paralyzed him. The tall creature pulled him out of the open capsule by his feet and began dragging him across the empty ground.
Exhausted, Nash couldn't make out anything around him. He felt the wind on his face and saw the dim lights of the capsule fading behind him.
He tried to scream, to understand what was happening, but no words came out of his throat. All he felt was extreme exhaustion and fear that drained the last ounce of energy from his body.
As the tall creature pulled him away, Nash's vision began to fade. Everything became blurry, then black. He lost consciousness, surrendering to the darkness that engulfed him, unaware of where this mysterious creature was taking him.