Chapter 4
Whispers in the Nebula
The Space Hunters pursue a rogue scientist into the Nebula of Whispers. Kenny and Dreg work together during the mission, and they discover the scientist is a former ally of Kenny's father. The dying scientist gives Kenny a data chip with the location of his mother's prison, but a sudden sabotage traps them inside the station. Kenny's golden energy saves the crew, but he realizes the traitor is among them.
The Nebula of Whispers stretched before them like a bruised ocean of gas and dust. Thin, violet clouds coiled around distant stars, and the ship's sensors flickered with interference. Kenny stood at the viewport, his reflection ghostly against the swirling void. Beside him, Dreg adjusted his gear in silence. The truce they had forged felt fragile, but it was better than open hostility.
"Bounty's name is Doctor Vellix," Kranos announced from the pilot seat. "Humanoid, former geneticist for the Kylari. He's been selling illegal augmentation tech to warlords. Last ping placed him on an abandoned research station at the nebula's core."
Mera whistled. "A research station in the Nebula of Whispers? That place is a graveyard. The station's old Kylari tech, probably falling apart."
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