Kaelus
Legacy Name: Kaelus

The grunts back went rigid as he heard the rumored scratching that many men in his barracks spoke about, only few had heard the sound and only one had lived to tell about it; though he didn’t make it very much longer. It was said that the sound meant death, not just anyone’s death but the death of traitors, of speakers, of deserters of The Ambition.

He was one of those and he knew it, his true orders were to be unknown, to gain as much information about Commander Kaelus’ mission and plans as he could before being extracted and bringing that information to his superiors of The United Coalition of Ceruell. But it seemed that they would never get his information.

The tell tale sound was in fact bones across the metal floor of his barrack; he the only one in there and there would be no witnesses. The scratching stopped as he felt a pull on his bed sheets, accepting his fate he lay down, the pulling becoming an almost indiscernible weight as bone serpent curled its lower body on his chest while its head rose to be more easily seen. Wide hinged jaws clicked almost in laughter before a phantom voice spoke.

“Private Anders, you have been found to be a speaker and a traitor to The Ambition. I do not tolerate such dirt among my ranks and will tolerate you longer.” It was the voice of their awe some leader, and it made tiny beads of sweat form on his temples.

The minion’s jaws opened full, the youth finding out just how those previous men died as he screamed. Each molecule of his body was pulled apart, focused on by the compressed black hole held in permanent suspension in the bone serpent’s body. The scream was cut off abruptly as lungs and consciousness were dematerialized and sucked inside. All trace of the man was wiped from the bed, forever to be lost in one of natures greatest creations.

Kaelus smiled to himself when all was done, severing the link from his minion, settling behind his desk to draft plans to further his domination over the planets of his home galaxy; the dark and stars expanding for millions of miles past the windows of his quarters.