Kneel before your god

[kawalskyeffect]

Shiva spoke through the comms (not the omnicomms) directly into the minds of the crew.

«I am Shiva. I am the destroyer of all that you know and the creator of a grand new empire. For months you thought of me as my host, Charles Kawalsky, but now you shall see me in all my glory. I have positioned bombs throughout this vessel, including the pod

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[kawalskyeffect]

For months the crew of the meatship had been interacting with who they thought was Charles Kawalsky. He was a member of Rogue Squadron, a team leader, a member of both Security and Command. They had trusted him with their lives.

Now they learned that the man some had thought had been their friend was a parasite bent on making them their personal slaves, and was threatening the safety of hundreds, if not thousands.

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[belongstoydna]

Woody had a comm ring he'd stolen and tucked away in a corner of Komali's room. That was where he'd been left for the day, when the ring went off with Shiva's message.

"Well, that fella sounds a few do-si-dos short of a square dance."

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[silky_doll]

That banging noise you hear in the media library is the sound of hundreds of data disks flying off the shelves and scattering across the floor. There are a few loud screams of profanity, then the sound of somebody sobbing in despair.

Sylia collapses against the machine she'd been working on, then starts slamming it with her fists. She hits it hard enough to break the screen, and blood starts dripping down her hand.

Why didn't she notice? Why did she feel so disgusted with herself she wanted to scrub her skin until it bled too?

Why did she trust so blindly in this godforsaken place?

OH MAN OH GOD OH MAN

[things_go_boom]

Lash was going to punch Shiva in its stupid face so hard, the real Charles Kawalsky (if he existed) was going to feel it.

The Hostage

[kawalskyeffect]

It had been far too long and still Shiva had heard nothing. He did not like it. They should at least acknowledge his demands, or make some pitiful attempt to persuade him to release the hostage. Perhaps he had underestimated them. Perhaps they truly did not care for others' well being. Perhaps they were not a complete loss after all.

[galacticfairy]

At first, she thought it was a dream. She wasn't hearing the words, she just knew them, except that she couldn't be downloading information without an implant --

That sleepy concern faded away as the message continued. She blinked herself awake as it progressed, and was sitting dazedly by the end of it. She wasn't in her bed, or a bunk, or even under a dumpster. She was being manhandled by someone who thought she would be a hostage! Like hell! She hadn't fought through the Vajra for this! She let out an ear-piercing scream, drawing on years of vocal training to hit the shrillest and most painful note she could.

[kawalskyeffect]

Shiva winced and for a moment drew back from her but he quickly tightened his grip on the woman and brought forward his free hand, the one with the hand device on it, to the side of Sheryl's head.

"Do you remember this? If you are not silent I will use it on you again, and I assure you, you will not escape the pain so easily this time." He spoke in that inhumanly low voice.

[galacticfairy]

She winced and cut the scream off. Whatever happened, she was going to follow it all through to the end, and that meant staying conscious. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" she hissed.