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Chapter 10: The Lightning tunnel

   With no time to waste the Halcyon X began its descent into the lightning tunnel.

Van had to rely on his reflexes to avoid the rock formations as well as the lighting strikes which was a frequent activity. The journey seemed to be easier than expected, but it was not to be as the tunnel began to shake around them, and seemingly from out of nowhere they were bombarded with a comet storm!

Need for speed was imminent, with no time to rethink their options, Van went into rift speed. What was once a dangerous mission had now become a race of death!

In full speed they were dodging comets and lightning strikes, and at desperate moments it became necessary to use the weaponry on board the Halcyon X to avert death.

   After multiple close encounters with their mortality they reached what seemed like the end of the tunnel. A large round rock wall stood between them and the Star Crystal. Halcyon picked up strong readings of the power source, it was very near, just beyond the wall. Kathor suddenly discovered that there was a small opening right in the center of the wall, barely large enough for the ship to enter. With little choice, they pushed on.

   While traveling through this small tunnel, the walls began to light up, first light shone from small cracks, and then lines running across the walls began to shine through and a soft gentle light filled their surrounding as if it was guiding them.

After a while the small tunnel widened and they found themselves in a large dark chamber. There were Six light sources in each corner of the chamber that resembled stars in the shape of a octahedron. In the center of the chamber there was a large dark mass, like a black fog with millions of micro stars inside it.

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Story by Frank Johansen