around its neck, twisting and squeezing.
One moment, I am on top of a raging, thrashing breast, feeling its life ebb. The next instant, I fall into a sea of confused bats, reduced to their mortal size. I grab at one, intending to finish them off one at a time. Instead, they vanish and I am left with dust in my hand. The remains of my life's battle.
"Thank you," says a small voice next to me.
"Laars," I say. He is unscathed and smiling. Still a child, but really a man.
"I'll see you soon," he says, and disappears.
I stand up and watch the sun return to my lands.
"Training for your first mission begins next week," said Thomas, shaking my hand. "You'll be out in space within three years, I think. Well done, Abby."
"Which mission?" I only knew of three: Mars, Titan and the coveted...
"Futures mission, of course."
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