Quantum Fold II – Found! - Chapter 5/2
“Down,” the soldier hissed, yanking Adrienne and pulling her into the shadow of a jagged rock formation.
Two Horocyclians had landed only yards away.
Adrienne heard them before she fully saw them—rapid clicking, layered and rhythmic, unmistakably a language. Through a narrow gap in the rocks she caught glimpses of their towering forms, mantis like silhouettes shifting in the heat shimmer. They paced in slow, deliberate arcs, probing the sand with their forelimbs, occasionally lifting a spined back leg to scratch with an almost absentminded grace.
A cold realization slid through her.
They were studying the tracks—her tracks, and the soldier’s—tasting the dust, lifting their heads to orient toward the very place she hid.
More Horocyclians arrived, their wings beating the air into a low thunder. The clicking intensified, a rapid exchange of chirps and pulses. Their heads snapped between the footprints and the direction the tracks led, movements too precise, too synchronized to be anything but communication.
Beside her, the soldier had gone rigid. He crouched deeper into the rocks, knuckles white around his weapon. “Don’t move,” he whispered.
The Horocyclians reacted instantly. Every head jerked toward their hiding place. They had heard!
Two broke from the group and began advancing—slow, cautious, their bodies swaying, heads rotating with insectile precision.
Adrienne pressed herself as far back into the stone as she could, but she wasn’t fully concealed. She could feel the air shift as the creatures approached.
One reached the rock formation. A massive claw slid into view, hooking around the edge of the rock—directly above her. The clicking rose to a deafening staccato. A thick drop of brown fluid dripped from the creature’s mouth and splattered beside her hand.
Adrienne went still, lungs locked, certain the Horocyclian would sense the two of them trembling in the shadows.
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You can view Quantum Fold episodes in order from the beginning in the album titled, "Quantum Fold":
www.flickr.com/photos/199076397@N02/albums/72177720326169...
You can view Quantum Fold II episodes in order from the beginning in the album titled, "Quantum Fold II":
www.flickr.com/photos/199076397@N02/albums/72177720331313...
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Quantum Fold II – Found! - Chapter 5/2
“Down,” the soldier hissed, yanking Adrienne and pulling her into the shadow of a jagged rock formation.
Two Horocyclians had landed only yards away.
Adrienne heard them before she fully saw them—rapid clicking, layered and rhythmic, unmistakably a language. Through a narrow gap in the rocks she caught glimpses of their towering forms, mantis like silhouettes shifting in the heat shimmer. They paced in slow, deliberate arcs, probing the sand with their forelimbs, occasionally lifting a spined back leg to scratch with an almost absentminded grace.
A cold realization slid through her.
They were studying the tracks—her tracks, and the soldier’s—tasting the dust, lifting their heads to orient toward the very place she hid.
More Horocyclians arrived, their wings beating the air into a low thunder. The clicking intensified, a rapid exchange of chirps and pulses. Their heads snapped between the footprints and the direction the tracks led, movements too precise, too synchronized to be anything but communication.
Beside her, the soldier had gone rigid. He crouched deeper into the rocks, knuckles white around his weapon. “Don’t move,” he whispered.
The Horocyclians reacted instantly. Every head jerked toward their hiding place. They had heard!
Two broke from the group and began advancing—slow, cautious, their bodies swaying, heads rotating with insectile precision.
Adrienne pressed herself as far back into the stone as she could, but she wasn’t fully concealed. She could feel the air shift as the creatures approached.
One reached the rock formation. A massive claw slid into view, hooking around the edge of the rock—directly above her. The clicking rose to a deafening staccato. A thick drop of brown fluid dripped from the creature’s mouth and splattered beside her hand.
Adrienne went still, lungs locked, certain the Horocyclian would sense the two of them trembling in the shadows.
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You can view Quantum Fold episodes in order from the beginning in the album titled, "Quantum Fold":
www.flickr.com/photos/199076397@N02/albums/72177720326169...
You can view Quantum Fold II episodes in order from the beginning in the album titled, "Quantum Fold II":
www.flickr.com/photos/199076397@N02/albums/72177720331313...
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I hope my pictures make you smile ♥
If you like what you see, please toss me a fav and follow me. I love seeing your comments. They make my day and keep me motivated!
I love my followers. You guys totally ROCK! ♥♥
And if you're taking time to read this you are SO awesome!!! Thank you!!!! ♥♥♥