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"Horik, my deal sounds like trash because you aren't looking at the big picture," Otis said calmly. "But let me assure you that standing on the bodies of the dead to escape this pit will not free you from whatever you're running from. Getting off this planet won't mean anything unless you're ready to change who you are. The rest of the galaxy is just one giant Rock, Horik. They're just often more polite about it."

Otis turned to Chorvic. "I don't need your help to leave the Rock, nor am I inclined to do so right now. But I will tell you, the gun is probably the largest anti-artillery weapon ever crafted. It's the size of a building. It misfired and destroyed a city, I couldn't tell you exactly what it's capable of if fully activated. Right now, the bullets are here, 'safe' I guess you could say, so it can't fire again without them. That's about all I know."