He watched Naka’s small body stiffen as power ran into her. She should have collapsed when she ran out of breathable air, but she was standing tall. Her body turned to him, and there was an orange glow where the bright blue of her eyes should have been. Piquaro was in control, and he was slowly, carefully, moving Naka’s body back to the shuttle. The planet’s consciousness was inside her. Viiko could see it. It walked into the airlock and waited for the cycle. When Naka’s body walked inside, Viiko had no choice, he bowed to the planet that he had been walking on. “Thank you, Dhemon, but I think getting me back where I belong so that Naka will resume her heartbeat would be a good idea.” Viiko sighed as he helped Piquaro steer Naka’s body to the navigator station. “She has no heartbeat?” “She needed to make her body as blank as possible. It was said that the first planet carrier could do the same. Her mind is blank, her heart isn’t beating, and her brain is asleep. The faster we get down to my planet, the better.”
