Hardly daring to breath, he kept still and through a crack in the venshi he could see the light at the entrance. With a fearful sound of hydraulics, the monster moved toward the doorway. Eugene watched petrified as it walked to the exit. With its almost limitless strength it pushed the door open enough to pass through.
With the sudden fear of being sealed in, he leapt to his feet and rushed out of the building and into the darkness of the night. As he dashed through the vestibule, he saw both Jym and the Torbral. Once outside and a fair distance from the building, he huddled under his venshi, trembling.
There was little chance that the Torbral would kill him. It wanted something that only a living Eugene could offer. After what seemed like hours he was satisfied that the thing had either gone or was waiting for him. The fire in the vestibule was out and the whole world was in darkness.
A thousand fear-filled moments passed. Great streaks of blood red lit the sky from the rising sun. At last morning was approaching. Eugene felt painfully stiff. His legs cramped and his fingers frozen in position. Still there was no movement from the direction of the great old building.
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Hopelessly trapped on a planet where the machines rule David Owens searches for his doomsday revenge. David’s life long mission becomes a quest for something to bring those arrogant technological wonders to their ancient and well-oiled knees. How can one man combat more than seven thousand mechanized warriors?
Defeated and hopelessly annihilated by the overwhelming power of the Torbran, David Owens searches history for the answers. If Arlon invented the machines then surely he would know its Achilles heel. The answer lays hidden north of the Noilan where even the Torbral dare not tread.
Inadvertently marooned on a hostile planet Eugene Delmont matches wits with the ever-growing menace of the Torbran. The machines need human assistance for a cunning plan but the last thing humans need is a mechanical ruler. Love and friendship bring the machines to a grinding halt.
The long dead Torbran have a fanatical friend. Unknown to the authorities a megalomaniac intends to use the Torbran to build his own empire. A shrewd plan but an equally cunning and daring ranger tracks him down. What chance has a lone warrior against the might of the Torbran?
Finally the authorities take action. Troops are dispatched to Try-2 with the sole intention of destroying all Torbran. Science wants the answers, but evil will as evil is. A counter plan to rescue and revitalize the monsters is also put into action. A race against time and technology will result in many deaths.