（外文电子版资料）Star Wars - Insider - Emissary of the Void 04 - Relic of Ruin.docVIP

“I always figured I would see what killed me,” Leaft said, scratching behind one ear with his right foot-hand. “Well,” Uldir said, absently, “you can see where it isn’t.” Leaft snorted. “Human word games,” he said. “We not only won’t see anything, we won’t feel anything. No way for a warrior to go. My mother always said I would come to a bad end, hanging around with humans.” “Well, nobody twisted your leg. Anyway, you were already destined for a bad end, no matter what company you kept.” Uldir shrugged. “If it’s any consolation, nobody knows exactly what you feel when you cross the singularity of a black hole. It might be extremely painful when every atom in your body collapses into neutrons. And since time virtually stops, it could last a really long time.” “You’re trying to cheer me up.” “No, what I’m doing is trying to think of a way to keep it form happening at all, Leaft. There are over two hundred people on this ship. Maybe you should stop worrying about whether this is a worthy death for you and start–“ He turned at a sound behind him, raising his blaster. After all, they were on an enemy vessel. He thought they had accounted for all of the crew, but with the Yuuzhan Vong you never knew. The ship, like all of their tools, was a living organism. It probably had weird pockets and chambers everywhere that they hadn’t noticed. But the woman shrugging through the shredded biolock of the slave transport’s bridge was not Yuuzhan Vong; she was a short Corellian with platinum hair, a diamond-cutting gaze, and a blaster rifle. “Hi, Vega,” Uldir said. “Good work down there.” “Good work yourself. Explain to me again how we’re falling into a black hole?” “The pilot aimed us at it, then attacked Leaft. Leaft had to kill him.” He gestured at one of the three mutilated bodies on the floor. The scars and mutilations were old ones – the Yuuzhan Vong cut themselves up as a sign of rank. What had killed the pilot were the three blaster bolts the Dug had put in him. “So un-aim it