Opet and the Tales of Heroes

Chapter 13: The Battle of New Olympia

Only two seconds had gone by, but it felt like it was eons that had passed. Raavi could feel it. The icy conditions of the vacuum of space were a death rattle for anyone to feel. This was the place that humankind could not survive without a spacesuit. Space was everywhere, and the lack of oxygen, air pressure, and temperatures would most certainly kill any and every human being without the proper protection. He was helpless..... utterly helpless as he floated endlessly.

Suddenly, a warm flash of light bathed him. He could feel the warmth hit him more and more. The icy cold temperatures stopped as he could find himself breathing air. The environment had not changed. He could still see everything as he turned to see that Opet was still holding onto his hand. Even in the vacuum of space, she reached over and touched his chest. Magic was being channeled into him. The magic was keeping him alive. He was able to breathe and feel normal even though they were floating in space.

He tried to scream, but nothing came out. His heart was racing, but he could actually breathe even though there was no atmosphere around him. It was as if Opet was keeping his body stabilized. He used his other hand to grip her arm in reflex.

Opet raised her finger to him to tell him to wait. Her woven hair was floating in zero gravity. The environment did not faze her as she had a firm grip on him. She instead seemed to be looking around.

The shock of the open environment was startling. With the exception of the planet to their right and New Olympia's star, the place was seemingly devoid of nothing. The vastness of space was enormous. Having no gravity caused the person to feel like they were falling with no force exerted. For Raavi, the only thing preventing him from suffering from agoraphobia was the fact that Opet was there. His breathing was something he had no idea how it was possible. All he could feel was a channeling of warmth that was being pushed over his frame.

Opet had no control over where her body was going, but she looked to her right. This caused Raavi to turn his head in her direction. It was here that answers were being given to him. At least several kilometers away were the great white fleet of the New Olympian dreadnoughts. The warships were no longer parallel with the orbit of the planet. Many of them were leaving or in the process of turning. Small vectoring thrusters were altering their angle as they seemed to be adjusting where they were going. At least three of them were in the process of turning as their aft engines getting ready to move. Raavi could see it as the small ship of the UHN Opet was nowhere near them. It was in formation with the three forward most dreadnoughts. There was also something in the vast difference, but his eyesight had a hard time seeing it. It was a series of swirling lights and tiny objects, but he couldn't recognize them.

Raavi turned to look at Opet in which he was still feeling a level of absolute shock. She gave the nod to him as she removed her hand to his chest and began to emit a glowing white light from it. It lasted a few seconds as the light grew brighter and brighter until a large flash of light engulfed both of them.

Suddenly, there was ample light that was all around Raavi. He felt like he was being moved again. This time it was in a new location. He had been teleported once again. The first thing he noticed differently was that he heard sound. He felt gravity, and he felt more warmth hit him.

His body fell limp as Opet still had a firm grip on him. He was lightheaded as the ice began to melt off his beard and body. He was gasping for air in which he had an ample supply. He put his hand to his throat and realized that he was alive.

"Raavi!" a voice called out to him. "Are you alright?"

He recognized it immediately that it was Opet. He was regathering his bearings as he could tell that he was lying on the carpet of a room.