0-SA (The Last Ship Series)

Sixty-Eight: The Death Glow

As they entered the ship, Osa climbed off of Prune. The Irinaut knew they didn't have much choice when it came to coming inside. If he wanted their help, he needed more time to speak with Lou.

"Woah.." Raven glanced around the ship. It was similar to Osa's own, but the human resources were no where to be seen. Unlike Osa's ship, it was far from broken down, water wasn't leaking in, all the lights inside worked, and it was clearly in working order.

The woman shifted on Prune before sinking down on top of him. She could hear the group of Irinaut's walking in behind them. They hissed and barked at one another, occasionally cackling to one another. All the while, Osa and Zio had taken their places in front of Raven and Sage on the Yetis. Neither of them seemed comfortable with the group that was coming in.

Lou stood quietly with his hands clasped together. The male would occasionally speak to those coming in, but as the last one made his way inside, the door sealed behind them, and everything just went immediately silent as the Irinauts made their way into other quarters. Once it calmed, he turned his attention back towards them, a low hum came from him, 'I am certain your group is tired?'

Zio hissed out, his eyes brightened before he gestured to the Yetis, 'They need their equipment removed.' He chirped softly, 'As do all of us. Rest is very much necessary. I do believe we are all tired.'

Sage watched the Irinaut's speak. When it was Osa, Zio, or Fex, she never found herself uncomfortable, but with these others, the mass size of it was something she had never expected to see without infection. It was quite the view when she was used to seeing them with their eyes hollowed and seeping with spores. These massive beasts typically only killed those she loved. Only the trio were the ones she felt she could trust. After Jacques death, she found herself with a constant fear of the infection. The woman found herself sinking down into Inka. She felt safe there.

"Osa, I need to get this mask off.." Raven spoke softly before reaching her hand out and placing it on his shoulder. Even now her body felt like it was on fire. She wanted to rest and wanted to remove her mask more than anything. The woman just wanted to cool down, and nothing here was aiding her in that.

The male glanced back to Raven, and immediately turned back to Lou, a low bark came from him, 'Zio is right, we need to rest. If you could direct us to a place to recover, I would certainly appreciate it.'

Lou cocked his head to the side. He simply nodded his head before pointing down the hall, 'We have extra rooms down the hall.' He hummed, 'You can rest and get cleaned up there.' Lou's attention turned towards another Irinaut, 'Show them to the room down the hall next to where we store the tanks. They can rest there.'

Zio seemed relieved to have a place to rest, even gesturing to Inka to follow Lou's soldier, but found himself getting stopped by Lou next to Osa. The male looked up and down him, 'Yes, Lou?'

'After you and your group gets settled, the three of us need to speak.' His eyes went to Raven, a low clicking came from him, 'There are things we need to discuss about this, trade.' Lou hummed softly, seeming calm. His eyes hadn't left Raven; even allowing them to travel to her stomach.

Osa stepped in front of Raven; a growl naturally escaped his throat. He placed his hand on , 'Certainly. We will see you shortly.' The male found frustrations coming from this. He couldn't break through whatever wall Lou had up in his thoughts. It was clearly some sort of barrier.

Raven's eyes had locked on Lou as well. Her breathing had deepened. When Osa had stepped in front of her, she found some relief. The woman just wanted out of this mask and away from the eyes. She didn't know what power any of these beings possessed. Osa didn't frighten her, but she didn't know this group, and she found herself holding her breath.