Chapter 7: Planet Seisymy
Planet Seisymy, from his direction, hung like a bulb, perfectly round, glowing faintly with the light of a nearby star.
Its surface was cloudish, patches of light blue and dark red.
Julian looked away from the alien device and stared at it. It was closer now, so close that Julian could feel his feet in it already.
The beeping of the alien made Julian look at it again.
"[When you get there, be polite and act like you come with a message, which, well, you obviously do, by the way,]" the device said.
Julian blinked and stared at it, trying to understand.
"A message?" he asked.
"[Yes,]" the device said. "[According to my calculations, they are the next on the list of the Imperium of Archos. So you going to warn them, and telling them that your planet was just bombed, will give you an upper edge.]"
"What about you?" Julian asked.
The device flickered a faint light and said:
"[You'll have to get rid of my current form.]"