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Redemption: Ch.5
Date: 12/13/2015, Categories: Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Author: Levanahyll, Rating: 2, Source: LushStories
“The fight wasn’t real, Boy,” Lucien was saying again. “It’s a holographic projection.” Lucien stood carefully and lifted his right hand over his shoulder. A clear ring flew into his grasp. Lucien placed it over his head and it disappeared. He lifted it off and it appeared in his hand again. “It’s a neuro-halo. It enhances the holo-training program. If Abdy were to holographically wound me, I’d feel the pain, but I wouldn’t die.” Lucien offered the neuro-halo to Boy. “It’s how we train to kill without actually killing each other.” Boy took a step back. Train to kill? As a battle pet, he was tossed into the arena and it was either kill or be killed, and it was for real. That was the extent of their training. Lucien tossed the clear ring at him and Boy caught it. The warm ring vibrated in his hands. Again, he looked at Lucien who was helping Abdiel up. He helped the reaper off to the side, talking in a low voice. Boy slid the ring around his head and immediately found himself facing the other two reapers who’d been, until now, in the far corners of the vast room. Boy stepped back when a sword materialized almost in front of his nose. He was sure he’d seen Lucien disable the reapers, but there they stood, grinning at him. Boy wrapped his fingers around the hilt of the sword and felt its slight weight. The weapon felt good in his hand. The metal glinted in the light and it made Boy grin, feel powerful. He bared his fangs even more. The death angels moved closer. Before leaping ...