Alluna refused to accompany her to Earth, claiming her master, Zak, would be very angry for real—whatever that meant.
Rayne roamed aimlessly through the space station and discovered a level guarded by four reapers. They wouldn't let her explore it and refused to tell her why no one was allowed on level 523.
Frustrated, she went back to her quarters and tried to tap into Alpha 7's mainframe. In a matter of minutes, information filled her mind, as well as images.
Alpha 7 had been home to thousands of Master Guardians appointed by the League of Stars; Lizdracs, Hazdracs, Crystalians, Edenians, Griegoes, and Seraphs.
The last Master Guardians to protect the Edenian solar system had been Devon of Angelos, Anniel Lyken, Lucien Blackthorn, Raguel Enoray, Zachariel Wilder, Sethaliel Whyte, and Remien Fyre.
They'd disappeared over three hundred years ago and the Edenian government tried to destroy the space station. Alpha 7's automatic defenses protected it from obliteration and it was left abandoned until the Master Guardians reappeared almost five years ago.
Rayne leaned farther back in the chair and studied each one leisurely.
Devon. Hair so black and straight it looked like liquid satin flowing over his shoulders. His face was...perfect, eyes a bright blue that glowed, fringed by long thick lashes. He was tall, six-foot-ten, with a finely sculpted build and pale-pale skin.
Anniel was practically raised on Alpha 7. The Seraphian Master Guardian, Aria, gave Anniel and her mother refuge during the years Davariel's followers were being hunted down.
She was a tall, muscular girl, half human, half Lycan, with the ability to shift into a black wolf. Her skin was dark, her eyes golden-green. Devon helped her develop her innate powers, but of all the Alpha Angels, she manifested the least. Still, she was a fearsome warrior with the sword.
Raguel, or as they all called her, Rowie, was rescued from Earth. She already manifested much power, was a natural born fighter and half vampire. Her father was a Master Guardian and had been one of Davariel's apostles.
Her lover, Remien, was a red weredragon, also rescued from Earth as well as Zachariel, a golden weredragon.
The youngest, brought aboard and abandoned by his mother, was Sethaliel, the white weretigri, or weretiger. Seth was anointed an archangel at the tender age of nine. Given a divine sword by a Dominatio, just like Devon.
Lucien. He held Rayne's attention the most. He'd come aboard Alpha 7 when he was eighteen. Just showed up one day while Devon and Anniel sparred in the training room.
He was beautiful beyond words. His hair was blond and his eyes a pale crystalline blue, big and almond-shaped like a Fae.
Lucien was no Fae, though. His name went from Blackthorn to Angelos, and he was Devon's long lost twin, son of Davariel, otherwise known as the terrible angel of destruction throughout the universe.
What puzzled her was that she had memories, though vague of the other Alpha Angels, but none of Lucien.
The more she pondered the situation the more confused and anxious she became, until she searched out Cyneolle to help her understand why there seemed to be holes in her memories.
She found him in his own quarters, logged into the mainframe too.
"I need to speak to you," she said uncaring if he was busy.
Sitting at a large console with his eyes closed, he never acknowledged her presence.
Cyn was massive, a quarter of his face missing a section of skin to reveal the metal skull beneath. The right orb of his eye was shuttered over with metal. The lashes on his left eye were dark blond, the same shade of dirty blond as his hair, which hung in thick dreads to his waist. Cyn's lips were full, just like his mother, Anniel's. His skin was a few shades lighter than his mother, but he had the height and build of a Seraphian.
Rayne reached out and gripped a meaty forearm. His eyes opened, one mechanical, the other biological. The mechanical one held his natural iris within a titanium orb, both irises swirling blue, green and gold.
"What do you wish to speak to me about?" he asked, his voice ultra deep.
"Some of my memories have been erased."
Cyn blinked once. "How would you know that?"
Rayne frowned. "I know all the Alpha Angels, but there is no recognition or recollection of the Alpha Angel called Lucien of Angelos."
Cyn just stared at her blankly, making Rayne scowl. "Well?"
"Why don't you tell her?"
Rayne turned to look at Chameleon who was leaning against the doorframe to Cyn's quarters, arms folded over his chest.
"Perhaps we are not supposed to tell her," Cyn replied.
Rayne's eyes widened. "Tell me what?"
Both cyborgs just stared at each other, obviously communicating internally with one another.
Rayne felt...irritation.
"What are you hiding from me? I demand to know," she demanded.
"He wanted all memory of himself removed from your mind," Chameleon told her.
"Who? Lucien?" She scrunched up her face, her gaze darting between the two borgs. "Why?"
Chameleon looked at Cyn, who folded his bulky arms over his chest, like Chameleon, and frowned deeply. "I was not authorized to give any information."
Chameleon rolled his eyes. "Lucien did not want you to become attached to him for fear of the demons that hunt him."
Rayne's eyes widened. "Demons?"
"Yes. Lucien was—"
"The dark prince. Yes I know that, but why would I become attached to him?" aside from the fact that the man was extremely attractive.
Chameleon's face became blank. "That I do not know." He looked at Cyn. "Do you?"
Cyn remained silent, his frown growing more pronounced until his brows almost touched over the bridge of his nose.
"Why were we not included in the mission they are running now?" she prodded.
"We were not asked," Cyn said now.
Rayne pressed her lips together. "Well, I want to join."
"That is not advisable," Cyn said.
"Why not?" she insisted.
"The mission was strategically planned by Devon, Sethaliel, and Ashriel. We were not part of that plan. To interfere in their mission now might jeopardize it."
"Well, what if they run into trouble? We could help?" Rayne argued.
Cyn folded his big arms over an equally large chest. "They are very capable of resolving their own problems."
"Aren't you worried about your mother? You could make sure she's safe."
Cyn remained silent, his face falling. She could see he had not thought of that.
Chameleon chuckled. "Smart. Pulling out the mother card."
Cyn's eyes narrowed at the other borg.
"I cannot go the Earth," he finally said, "and neither can any of you."
"Nonsense," Rayne scoffed.
Cyn looked her straight in the eyes. "Earth is against our kind. There is a growing movement for biological purity. The majority of the inhabitants of the planet want to do away with any and all cyborgs. They are also revolting against humanoids with exotic mixes. They want Earth to remain for humans only."
Rayne blinked in confusion. "But none of them are fully human, except Devon's mate, Angel."
"They are human enough to be acceptable on Earth," Cyneolle assured.
"Except for the battle pet," Chameleon grimaced. "It has a few feline mixes in it that are not supposed to be mixed with humanoid."
"It? Why are you calling Boy Rayne it?"
Both cyborgs looked at her now.
"Boy Rayne is mostly Merulian, Rayne. It's male and female," Cyn answered.
"Well, when he got here he was more he than she," Chameleon added clasping his hands behind his back as he rocked back on his heels. His black wings spread a little behind his back to help him keep his balance. "Of course when Boy left, Boy was a more a she than a he. Reapers are claiming that Lucien—"
"Iophiel, enough," Cyn snapped angrily.
Rayne looked at both of them. What were they hiding now?
*******
All was quiet in the transport. Boy lounged in one of the seats, her hunger growing by leaps and bounds.
Only moments before, the reapers had obviously engaged in sexual sport within the cockpit, moans and shouts of ecstasy emerging from behind the closed door until Seth stormed in there admonished them.
The reapers took their sexual escapade into one of the back rooms while Remi and Rowie took over monitoring the cockpit.