Chapter 7 - The Heart of the Beast
The Central Thermal Engine was a monstrous sphere of churning, blinding energy suspended over a bottomless abyss. It was the mechanical heart of Altara, beating with the stolen life force of the poor.
Silas docked the skiff, leading Maya to the main terminal. Sam was strapped securely to Maya’s back, shivering, his thermal energy drawing the attention of the machine. The engine seemed to thrum faster in his presence.
"Insert the key into the primary console," Silas instructed, his hands flying across a holographic keyboard to bypass the firewalls. "When I give the signal, turn it ninety degrees. It will reverse the flow. The Zenith Sector will freeze, and the Dregs will get their heat back."
Maya pushed the obsidian key into the slot. It glowed green.
Suddenly, the heavy blast doors of the Core blew open.
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Governor Kaelen stood in the doorway, his face bruised, flanked by twenty heavily armed Enforcers.
"Did you really think a sewer rat could dismantle my city?" Kaelen sneered, drawing a heavy plasma pistol. "Kill the engineer. Take the boy. I want his energy powering my private estate."
