The Hunter

Posted on Sun Nov 8th, 2026 @ 7:48am by Captain Rhenora Kaylen

226 words; about a 1 minute read

Mission: The Haunting of Deck 12
Location: Nebula

The Hunter was pleased - the new ship had taken the bait and it's leader incapacitated. He could feel the energy of her nightmares even at this distance, relishing the jolt of energy it gave him. The being he had left in wait on the older Starfleet vessel would feast on the bones of this new crew - only after he had fed on their neural energy.

The tractor beam, old technology by his standards, was easily reversed and reinforced, pulling them in as a fisherman reels in a large fish. Slowly, but ever so surely. With every kilometre he could taste the gossamer threads of their consciousness.

One by one he would take them, torment them with their darkest fears until it paralyses them. Only when their bodies finally relent would he give the carcass to the creature as it's reward. The beast was caged in the old ship - hungry, it's power unrelenting. It was capable of so many dark things, but neural telepathy was one of them. To be able to tap into another being's mind - see their darkest fears, and force them to the forefront as a tactical advantage. The Hunter was patient even in his own hunger, unknowing that there were now 4 people on board the Sunfire would were unable to be manipulated.

Those 4 may be the Sunfire's only hope.

 

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