The Pillar - By a Slim Margin

by Browncoatben

Salis was in agony. Crumpled in his command chair, he pushed his fists into his temples, trying to squeeze the horrors out of his head. His teeth were clinched tight, his eyes shut hard.

Something was trying to invade him. It was trying to break him…and he was losing the fight.

And then a frantic thought hit him. Engines! We kept ‘em spooled. It took every measure of focus and strength he could muster to navigate his console. The engines were at 100%. Green bars. He saw the EXECUTE button pulsing through his tears.

A hot wave of pain shot through his body, sending him into a violent spasm.

Around him, the crew was writhing in anguish. Some were cupping their ears in a futile attempt to block the horrfic squeal. One, the young Ensign, seemed to be clawing at her own face, with a complete disregard to the pain.

He punched in a set of coordinates that would take them far away from here.

EXUECUTE

The Hammer vanished in an perfect, symmetrical explosion of light.

Comments

Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. The Pillar - By a Slim Margin

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Gripping and chilling description of it all, and I absolutely love this one resolute, stalwart guy hanging on long enough to do something productive. Killer ending to a taut, exciting ficlet.

  2. The Pillar - By a Slim Margin

    KevMullins' Buddy Icon KevMullins

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great continuation. Neat to see that you added it to Port Gun Control.
    Loved the line “in an perfect, symmetrical explosion of light” really painted a picture in my mind.

  3. The Pillar - By a Slim Margin

    JLaughter's Buddy Icon JLaughter

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    THX and Kev both got it right. This is a fantastic entry into the series. Loving it more and more, man.

  4. The Pillar - By a Slim Margin

    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I had no idea a single ficlet could be so intense and exciting! Awesomeness!

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