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Humans are afraid of war
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Humans are afraid of war
OC
Gesalec leaned back in his favorite chair and felt something pop before sitting back up. He liked this spot in the bar. He could see all the various races come and go, some would even ask for his advice. He was an old spacer and his knowledge of this sector was vast. It’s said he’s visited almost every system and most inhabited planets in his 170 Galactic years. And some of the young would ask for stories of his adventures. But he was tired of traveling and settled down on this station orbiting the planet Miasma.

So he was only slightly surprised when a tall, reptilian-like alien approached him. The being looked familiar but he couldn’t quite place which race it was. At least 2 1/2 meters tall, 4 muscular arms, bipedal, and a torso covered in tough, leather-like plates. Its head was triangular, with a blunt face containing 6 eyes, a pair of nostrils, and a wide mouth with dozens of small but sharp-looking teeth. It also had 8 pronounced fangs, 4 on top and 4 on bottom.

It wore only boots, a type of pants, and a utility harness on its torso.

“You are Gesalec of the Tharo?” The alien put it bluntly.

Gesalec stared up at the tall being before replying “I am and who do I have the pleasure of speaking with?”

“I am Buhazum of the Cudraix.” He answered

Ahh yes, The Cudraix He remembered now, his mind searching for what he knew about them. No wonder he didn’t recognize them, they were rarely seen outside their body armor and enclosed helmets.

They were a warlike race from out near the Rim. They only appeared in this sector 20 years ago by raiding the outer worlds. 5 years after that, they carved themselves a foothold in the sector at the expense of the Fatiri.

Without asking, The Cudraix sat down next to Gesalec. “I understand you know many things about this sector,” Buhazum stated

Blunt and straight to the point, Gesalec thought to himself before answering, “Yes, I am well-traveled.”

“Good, you will come with me,” Buhazum added

Taken aback Gesalec replied, “ Why in the hell would I do that?”

“To meet my superiors, you will be well compensated,” Buhazum said

Getting paid does change things. Gesalec thought to himself

“And how far would I have to go? He asked

Buhazum promptly replied, “Compartment 10, level 1”

So they are at the station and in one of the 1st class quarters. Interesting. Gesalec thought before replying, “Lead on”

It took about 10 minutes to reach the compartment and when the door opened, he was slightly surprised to see just how many Cudraix were in there.

There were maybe 11 of them but after studying the Cudraix for a moment, he concluded 6 were guards. Unlike Buhazum, they wore a variety of raiment that concealed their bodies.

It suddenly occurred to Gesalec, that since they are rarely seen without their helmets and body armor, they were essentially in disguise. And able to move about freely with no one the wiser. He started to wonder just how many Cudraix were hiding in plain sight, across the sector.

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