Astral Legacy Book 1

26

Kale could feel his heart racing and wasn't sure if it was because of the mission or because he was excited to try this armor. They took the lift down to the Armory and walked through the door to see Omall and Rotabu checking over the equipment they would use during the mission. They had everything laid out on a table beside them. Kale recognized the scanners and side arms but there were a couple of weapons that he hadn't seen before. Both of the men were in full body armor with the exception of their helmets.

"Gentlemen," Kale greeted them on sight. Omall smiled and Rotabu nodded before holstering an odd shaped blade to his back.

"So that body armor is something you're constructing, Kershala?" said Omall.

"Yes, it is for Kale. Human bodies are not as resilient as the Daora. They need additional protection," explained Kershala as he walked to the console controlling the armor modification unit. Kale could see the nanites buzzing in the bottom of the glass tube on the floor.

"That's a shame, Kershala. I feel like you may be missing out." Omall smirked at his own comment and Kershala didn't seem to get what he was saying though Kale caught the drift quite quickly.

"There's been no complaints so far," Kale laughed.

"Well if you are as ferocious in the bedroom as you are on the battlefield..." Omall continued.

"Omall that's enough," said Rotabu looking over his rifle. Omall smiled at Kale as he scanned over the equipment on the table. Kershala smirked discreetly at Kale before operating the console in front of him. The door to the chamber opened and Kershala walked up to it and collected the nanites before he picked up the armor. He brought it to a nearby table and Kale joined him.

"I hope to be joined to someone someday who makes me an amazing suit of body armor," Omall commented. Kale hadn't really had a chance to be in a casual setting with Omall yet and he already liked him. He hadn't seen much of the sarcastic funny side of the Daora and he was refreshing to be around.

"Man after my own heart," said Kale. "Alright so how do I get into this thing." To Kale's surprise the armor seemed to be made of a flexible fibrous material resembling Kevlar the helmet sat beside the main base of it. He could see the small meshed patterns but there was also full plating in some parts of it.

"Pick it up," said Kershala.

"What?" Kale was caught off guard.

"Pick it up, see how it feels." Kale shrugged and picked up the armor it was lighter than he expected but still quite heavy duty. It seemed to be in two pieces. The material was cold and metallic to touch something else he didn't expect since it looked more like cloth.

"Feels good, I guess. How do I get it on?" Kershala took the piece from him and sat it on the table and passed him the other part. It seemed like a pair of pants with plates hanging around the legs.

"I wanted it to be familiar to you. It will go on right over you body suit."

"Okay then." Kale quickly fit himself into it and it seemed to be a little loose. "Is it supposed to fit like that?" Kershala picked up the top piece and passed it to him.

"Put this on and I will show you." Kale quickly slipped it on over his head suddenly reminded of getting dressed to go to school as a little kid putting on snow pants and a winter jacket. The armor was on and in place though everything still seemed loose. Kershala took Kale's hand and put it on a plate on the chest piece. "Tap here twice and stand up straight." Kale did as he was told and Kershala smiled as the armor began to tighten and fit to his body almost perfectly. It was a weird squeezing sensation at first but it slowly relaxed and Kale was able to breath and move normal. The suit reminded him of the compression gear he used to wear to the gym.