β Scribed by Anderson, Evangeline
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
K is a fourth level Paladin and a servant of Puritythe holy nothingness she has been taught to revere and aspire to from childhood. Born on a sexless world from an artificial womb, K was fitted with a black mesh skinsuit at the tender age of nine. The suit nourishes and defends her from enemies and serves as her main weapon in the holy war her people have declared on the rest of the universe. It also eradicates even the slightest traces of emotion. Leading her purge squad in a never-ending mission to rid the universe of the Impure, K is accustomed to killing or enslaving everyone she meets.
That is, until she meets Boone.
Boone is a doctor and geneticist from Colossusa heavy G world which has rendered the people who inhabited it larger and stronger than regular humans. Hes more than happy to stay on his own planet and do researchuntil his little sister is taken by Purists and delivered to the pshalite mines. Frantic to rescue her, he hatches a desperate plotcapture a Paladin and use the enemy pawn to gain access to where his sister is being held. K falls into his netbut not without a fight. When she is wounded in the battle, Boone is forced to cut off her skinsuit in order to save her life.
Now, removed from her comforting routine and separated from the parasitic suit, K is beginning to change. Her body is blossoming and her mind is opening. For the first time in her life she can feelwhether she wants to or not. In order to survive in her new environment she has to cooperate with Boone.
However, she soon finds that it isnt just her body he holds prisoner
but also her heart.
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