Emce sat in silence, staring at Uda as the words sank in. The weight of the revelation pressed on him like a vice. The Uzarians had no intention of keeping their end of the bargain. Instead, they had found a more sinister way to secure their survival—one that threatened not just the Kheprians, but an entire unknown species from the water planet.
Emily was the first to react. “So, what are we going to do about it?” she demanded, her voice edged with urgency.
James sighed. “What can we do? We’re already out of options. They’ll shut the portals, and we’ll be locked out. It’s their world, their war. If we interfere, we might lose everything.”
Zadia, a Kheprian rebel leader, shook her head. “No. That’s exactly what they want—for us to feel powerless. But we have something they don’t: knowled
