My Flash Fiction Story (Nine Lives)
The path turned treacherous as Kat flew along it in her stolen Druux freighter. It was strewn with stars. Billions and billions of stars. And in the center was the angry supermassive black hole Vartax. It seemed to glare out at her, the only clue to spoil it's perfect disguise were the steams of matter pulsing out of the center which pushed away other stars like so much confetti.
At the center of the whiteworld galaxy Vartax seemed to call to her. The Druux freighter seemed to urge her onwards, accelerating rapidly as it swept along the path, using the gravity wells of stars on their path, eating greedily from their bounty. Sweat beaded her forehead as the ship moved into the most crowded part of the galaxy. Here stars jostled for space, often cannibalizing one another as they fought for dominance.
She held the joystick for dear life as she noticed the stars spinning close to her, their orbits around Vartax were rapid - too rapid. At some stage she would be annihilated. Her options were limited, she couldn't turn back, a Druux squadron was close on her heels.
She pressed on, drawing ever closer to her death.
Science fiction writer
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