Project Stellar-3:
The Tribute
by Roman Prokofiev
Release - December 10, 2020
Pre-order on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089FNZXD2
Prologue
“YOUR
STORY SOUNDS suspect to say
the least, Tribute!”
The Legionnaire locked his gaze with
mine in a well-practiced show of mistrust. Once again his eye implant glinted
an evil red light, enveloping me in a mesh of scanning beams. The tattoo over
my eyebrow began to ache, reacting to the ID process.
I held his gaze and shrugged. I’d told
them everything I knew three times already: first to the patrol leader, then to
the commander of the guard, and finally to this hulk of a man sporting a full
centurion star on his shoulder protector.
Okay, so I’d come round in the A-zone
experiencing symptoms of memory loss. I’d barely managed to escape the nuked
city via the underground utility tunnels, after which I’d met Tara and followed
her to Fort Angelo where I’d been entrusted with the mission to contact the
City. After which, I’d gone out of my way to complete it. All of it was the
pure unadulterated truth, with the omission of one tiny little detail. The
problem was, a lot of the fort’s defenders who could corroborate my story had
either been killed in action, were wounded, or missing.