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 :''"It’s… It’s my life. It belongs to me."
-:''"My boy… How can I put it to you?'' the Voice whispered, visibly overwhelmed. ''Please excuse the cruelty of my words, but alas, your life no longer belongs to you. These are the words of the Kami. In his eyes, you are not Pü, son of Looï and Sang Fu-Tao. You are the Sacred Warrior. You belong to the Kamis. That is why he will prevent any attempt on your part to end your days, no matter what.”
+:''"My boy… How can I put it to you?'' the Voice whispered, visibly oppressed. ''Please excuse the cruelty of my words, but alas, your life no longer belongs to you. These are the words of the Kami. In his eyes, you are not Pü, son of Looï and Sang Fu-Tao. You are the Sacred Warrior. You belong to the Kamis. That is why he will prevent any attempt on your part to end your days, no matter what.”
 Pü could no longer utter a word. His body no longer obeyed him and he struggled to maintain his concentration. So, his life belonged to the Kamis? Had he become their property? A prophet slave serving their cause?

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 :''"I order you to let go of me! Do you hear me? Let me go! Let me go! Let me go!"
-« Mon garçon, il est vain de poursuivre. Vous feriez mieux de renoncer. »
+The first shots from the Karavan machine grazed the bird, which managed to dodge them with a few deft spins. Despite the violent jolts, Pü, multiplying sword blows, tried desperately to free himself from the powerful talon that was gripping him. Confronted with the ineffectiveness of his physical attacks, he turned to the incantation of powerful elemental spells, which proved equally useless. In the clutches of the Kami, he felt insignificant, powerless on every level. But his will remained intact. Guided by instinct, Pü grasped one of the claws with his free hand and closed his eyes. Without knowing where the idea had come from, he suddenly felt able to take over the Kami's mind and dominate it. And so, for a brief moment, the bird flickered. Then the talon heated up. So intensely that Pü, more surprised than hurt, was compelled to release it.
-Entendre la Voix s’exprimer enfin ne fit qu'accroître davantage la colère de Pü.
+:''"My boy, it's pointless to carry on. You'd better give up."
-« Tu es si bavarde lorsqu’il s’agit de m'empêcher d’agir, et si absente lorsque j’ai besoin de communiquer avec le Kami ! Dis-lui de me relâcher !
+Hearing the Voice finally speak only increased Pü's anger.
-– Le Kami ne vous relâchera pas, mon garçon. Cela pourrait vous coûter la vie.
+:''"You're so talkative when it comes to stopping me from acting, and so absent when I need to communicate with the Kami! Tell him to release me!"
-– Alors qu’il me dépose, peu importe ! Je dois atteindre Zu-Galam ! Je dois tuer ce kitin et venger ma famille !
+:''"The Kami won't release you, my boy. It could cost you your life."
-– Vous êtes bien trop sagace pour croire que la vengeance apaisera vos tourments, mon garçon. N'aviez-vous pas découvert une vocation, il y a quelques semaines ? Celle d’aider vos semblables à survivre aux nouveaux dangers de ce monde ? C'est cette quête qui vous permettra de reprendre le cours de votre existence et de vous reconstruire.
+:''"Whatever! Let him drop me off! I've got to get to Zu-Galam! I must kill this kitin and avenge my family!"
 – Que tu vives dans ma tête ne signifie pas que tu sais ce qui est bon pour moi ! Ton rôle est de me transmettre les paroles du Kami. Là est tout unique raison d’être ! Tu m’entends ? Demande-lui de me déposer quelque part !

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 The first to come into contact with him were kipestas, the same ones he had observed a little earlier going back and forth between the edge of the jungle and Zu-Galam. Having learnt over the last few months that most kitins dread the cold, he had no trouble getting them to back off. But this was only temporary. Despite their wounds, the flying creatures kept coming back, trying to inflict violent blows with their tails and to hit him with their flames. Between the incessant gunfire from the agents and the growing number of kipestas massing above him, reaching his target was proving to be an extremely arduous task. Although he was well aware of this, he had no intention of listening to the Voice begging him to turn back. Nothing could dissuade him from carrying out his vengeance. Not his inner voice, nor the sizzling cries of the agents ordering him to stop, and whose attempts at mental control had lost all effectiveness on him. In this moment of intense anger, his will was unshakeable. It was true that the Voice and the Black Kami had helped him to appease the hatred that had consumed him after he had left the family stump. But he was far from being completely healed. The calm, measured Zorai he had once been had long since died.
-Déconcerté, Pü ne perçut pas immédiatement la pression qui enserrait son dos et sa taille. Croyant qu’un kipesta venait de l'agripper, il leva la tête et se prépara à repousser la créature. Mais en lieu et place de la libellule monstrueuse, c’est un immense oiseau noir qu’il découvrit, l'entourant de l'un de ses serres. Le Zoraï n’eut guerre besoin de plus de temps pour sentir dans sa chair qu’il s’agissait du Kami Noir, métamorphosé. Alors qu'ils prenaient rapidement de l'altitude, il supposa que le Kami était venu l'assister dans sa traque, bien que celle-ci n'ait rien à voir avec la Guerre Sacrée. Grisé par la sensation de voler, et exalté par la décision de la créature divine, Pü ne put retenir un rire. Il était envahi par un mélange de soulagement et d'excitation. Soulagé de savoir que, contre toute attente, le Kami soutenait ses choix. Excité à l'idée qu'il atteindrait plus facilement que prévu le bourreau de sa famille. Dégainant son épée, le Zoraï fixa le sommet de Zu-Galam, scrutant la pénombre à la recherche de reflets bleu-orangé. Il était prêt. Au même moment, sous lui, l'armée rampante , scintillant de teintes jaunâtres, blanches et vertes, se ruait à toute vitesse vers les agents de la Karavan en pleine retraite, tandis que le véhicule volant s'était éloigné et avait entamé la poursuite du Kami.
+Shortly afterwards, when the foundations of the citadel began to shake in the distance, Pü realized that a gigantic army of kitins had been arrayed on the ground. It was heading straight for him and would reach him in just some dozen seconds. Or rather, reach the Karavan agents, who represented a far greater threat. Still chasing him, they still hadn't managed to neutralize the Zoraï, and now faced a cloud of unleashed kipestas, which turned to ash with each successful shot. This was probably his chance. Sneak through the mass and let the agents take all the attention. Even so, it was unlikely that the walking kitins would let him pass quietly. If only he could fly like the kipestas. Then he could fly straight to the top of Zu-Galam. Pü had this thought as he leapt from the top of an embankment. And as if by a miracle, he took off.
-Puis brutalement, l’horizon pivota sur la gauche. Assez pour que Pü ne puisse plus observer Zu-Galam sans se tordre le cou. Le Kami était en train de faire demi-tour. Passé les quelques secondes d’incrédulité, le Zoraï protesta :
+Unsettled, Pü didn't immediately perceive the pressure gripping his back and waist. Thinking a kipesta had just grasped him, he raised his head and readied to push the creature away. But instead of the monstrous dragonfly, he discovered a huge black bird trapping him in one of its talons. It took the Zoraï no time at all to feel in his flesh that this was the Black Kami, metamorphosed. As they rapidly gained altitude, he assumed that the Kami had come to assist him in his pursuit, even though it had nothing to do with the Sacred War. Intoxicated by the sensation of flying, and elated by the divine creature's decision, Pü couldn't hold back a laugh. He was overcome by a mixture of relief and excitement. Relieved to know that, against all odds, the Kami supported his choices. Excited at the idea that he'd be able to get to his family's executioner more easily than expected. Unsheathing his sword, the Zoraï stared at the summit of Zu-Galam, scanning the gloom for blue-orange reflections. He was ready. At the same time, below him, the creeping army, shimmering with yellowish, white and green hues, was rushing towards the retreating Karavan agents, while the flying vehicle had pulled away and begun its pursuit of the Kami.
-« Non ! Je dois me rendre au sommet de Zu-Galam ! Vous vous trompez de direction !  »
+Then, suddenly, the horizon swung to the left. Enough so that Pü could no longer watch Zu-Galam without twisting his neck. The Kami was about to make a U-turn. Once the few seconds of incredulity had passed, the Zoraï protested:
-Aucune réponse de la Voix. L’immense oiseau était en train d'accélérer et de gagner en altitude. Était-ce à cause de l’engin volant qui les avait pris en chasse, et qui était en train de les rattraper, que le Kami avait décidé de rebrousser chemin ? Submergé par une nouvelle vague de colère, Pü commença à se débattre.
+:''"No! I have to get to the top of Zu-Galam! You're heading in the wrong direction!"
-« Occupez-vous de la machine infernale de la Karavan si ça vous chante, mais portez-moi d’abord jusqu’à Zu-Galam ! »
+No response from the Voice. The immense bird was was speeding up and gaining altitude. Was it because of the flying machine that had been chasing them, and was now catching up, that the Kami had decided to turn back? Overcome by a new wave of anger, Pü began to struggle.
-C’était la première fois qu’il s’adressait au Kami sur ce ton. Et le fait que que la Voix ne lui communique aucune réponse, alors qu'elle l'avait assailli de suppliques lorsqu'il avait décidé de foncer vers Zu-Galam, ne fit qu'attiser sa fureur. La bouffée d’émotions positives qu'il avait ressentie peu avant cédait désormais la place à une haine sourde. Perdant toute raison, Pü se mit à frapper les pattes de l’oiseau avec son épée. Mais la créature divine n’eut aucune réaction. Le Zoraï hurla.
+:''"Take care of the infernal Karavan machine if you feel like it, but carry me to Zu-Galam first!"
-« Je vous ordonne de me lâcher ! Vous m’entendez ? Lâchez-moi ! Lâchez-moi ! »
+It was the first time he was addressing the Kami in this tone. And the fact that the Voice had given him no reply, despite having besieged him with entreaties when he had decided to head for Zu-Galam, only fueled his fury. The flush of positive emotion he'd felt earlier was now replaced by a dull hatred. Losing all reason, Pü began to strike the bird's legs with his sword. But the divine creature had no reaction. The Zorai screamed.
 Les premiers tirs de la machine karavanière frôlèrent l’oiseau, qui réussit à les esquiver en exécutant quelques pirouettes habiles. Malgré les violentes secousses, Pü tentait désespérément de se libérer de la puissante serre qui l'enserrait, en multipliant les coups d'épée. Confronté à l'inefficacité de ses attaques physiques, il se tourna vers l’incantation de puissants sorts élémentaires, qui se révélèrent tout aussi inutiles. Entre les griffes du Kami, il se sentait insignifiant, impuissant sur tous les plans. Mais sa volonté, elle, demeurait intacte. Guidé par l'instinct, Pü agrippa un des serres avec sa main libre et ferma les yeux. Sans savoir d'où l'idée lui venait, il se sentit soudain capable d'investir l'esprit du Kami et de le dominer. Alors, durant un court moment, l'oiseau vacilla. Puis, la serre chauffa. Si intensément que Pü, plus surpris que blessé, fut contraint de la relâcher.

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 Still silent, Pü observed the five white visors. In a moment of sudden clarity, he remembered the words of Zunak, the antekami leader he had met at Zoran. If the story Zunak had told him was true, he had seen the face of an agent who had been seriously wounded in battle, just after the swarm had ravaged the City-Temple. It was a face that was familiar to him, but which did not correspond to any known homin species. He had also revealed that the agent had immediately begun to suffocate and spit blood once his helmet had been removed, and that his face had rapidly decomposed afterwards. These details, if true, would explain why the agents wore such armour and why there was no flow of Sap circulating through their bodies: unlike all other organisms on Atys, the Sap was toxic to them. This reinforced the theory that the Karavan was extratysian in origin and gave Pü a strategy for attack: if he ever had to face an agent, his best chance would be to succeed in piercing his armour.
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 The agent in yellow, who had just picked up an object through the side door of the vehicle, moved towards its bulging end and beckoned Pü to come closer. The unusual object she was holding out to him consisted of two identical black tubes connected by a hinge.
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 The egg of the future queen-daughter was laid at the same time as many of the kizarak lords' eggs. While some of these eggs were intended to replace the lords eliminated by the Primessence, to assist the Queen Mother in the reconstruction and governance of her nest, the others were programmed to hatch at the same time as the Queen Daughter and pledge allegiance to her. Among the kizaraks who survived the attack of the Primessence, the lord of the kinkoo was chosen to lead the colony responsible for transporting these eggs to the territory of the Matrix recently acquired by the Queen Mother, with the aim of laying the foundations of the future kitins' nest. His lord had naturally accepted this prestigious mission, which few kizaraks could boast of having the experience to carry out. In addition to extending the Queen's authority, kizarak lords were also responsible for establishing new nests and taking command of them. This role could be exercised indefinitely in the case of an ordinary nest, or, more rarely, on a temporary basis for these destined to evolve into autonomous nests led by their own queen. The kitins had adopted this approach recently in their history, in response to their rapid expansion into the Great Egg, which had led to violent inter-colonial conflicts and the destruction of many isolated nests. So, despite occupying the highest rank in the kitin eusocial pyramid, just below the queen, the kizarak lords were in fact a relatively recent subspecies of kitin. They were the result of one of the last evolutionary strategies employed by queens, whose ability to consciously shape the biological traits of their offspring made them so unique and formidable.
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 After a short rest in the depths of the Great Egg with his lord, the kinkoo returned with him to the Matrix, proud to be part of this important undertaking. He was appointed to ensure the safety of the colony throughout its journey. A colony made up of his lord, kidinaks responsible for transporting and protecting the royal eggs, a squadron of kipestas messengers and several hundred workers and soldiers. Among them were a large number of kirostas, kitin soldiers of higher rank than the kinchers, easily identifiable by their long, tapered abdomen equipped with a venomous stinger, and recently formed into specialised patrols to hunt down the Ambigus. Arriving at his destination, the kinkoo realised that the place where the colony was to be established had been judiciously chosen, given the profusion of raw materials that this former Ambigus nest had brought up from the depths of the Great Egg. Enough to build solid foundations and provide highly nutritious food additives for the larvae to be born. The kinkoo was present when the egg of the one who was to become his new queen hatched, a moment of intense emotion that he barely managed to conceal from his lord, who himself was fortunately too absorbed in the event. The cycles that followed were uneventful, and the kitins' nest developed rapidly. The young kizaraks and the new queen reached maturity without a hitch, served and protected by an armada of devoted kidinaks, small ovoid kitins whose existence was entirely devoted to the service of the royal kitins, and confined to a specially adapted environment by the workers obeying the lord of the kinkoo. Until the queen daughter would begin laying her own eggs, the kizarak was responsible for developing the nest. So, as the personal enforcer of the kizarak lord who founded the nest, the kinkoo was promoted to lead its armies. Sitting temporarily at the side of the queen-daughter, his lord kizarak occupied a position that was both complex and prestigious, responsible for guiding the young queen and keeping the queen-mother informed of her actions. The kinkoo was aware that the growing independence of the new queen he served, and the emergence of the future kizarak lords she would spawn, could one day threaten his lord's life. Nevertheless, he preferred not to dwell on this thought.
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 Pü was speeding towards Zu-Galam. Thanks to his new senses, he could anticipate the movements of the Karavan agents chasing him - three dark silhouettes standing out in the light - even though their backs were to him. The other two agents, who had rushed into the flying vehicle, were following them from the air without attacking him. The valley leading to the citadel, sparsely wooded, offered few hiding places. As a result, the Zorai could only rely on his keen senses and exceptional agility to dodge the fire of the three agents chasing him. These energy shots, which were not very concentrated, did not seem to be intended to kill him, but rather to neutralise him.
-Dès que Pü eut reconnut le kitin bleu orangé, son engagement à rassembler et protéger les homins victimes de la catastrophe fut éclipsé par l’ancienne promesse qu'il s'était faite : celle d'exterminer tous les kitins d'Atys. Car ce kitin était responsable de tous ses malheurs. C'était précisément contre lui que son père et son oncle avaient combattu et péri, il en était certain. La vision cauchemardesque de ses aînés, poitrine contre poitrine, les torses transpercés par la patte coupée de la créature, était encore gravée sur ses rétines. Puis vint l'image de la tête de son frère. Puis celle du corps inerte de sa mère. Ce kitin, le plus grand de l'essaim qui avait décimé sa tribu et le dernier à avoir émergé de la faille, avait été désigné par son père comme le commandant de l'armée monstrueuse. Bien que rien n'ait pu confirmer cette supposition, le fait de le voir dominer les autres kitins depuis le sommet de Zu-Galam semblait valider l'importance du rôle qu'il jouait, tout en soulignant la difficulté de parvenir jusqu'à lui : avant de réussir à l’atteindre, Pü devrait se débarrasser de plusieurs centaines de soldats.
+As soon as Pü had recognised the blue-orange kitin, his commitment to gather and protect the homins who had fallen victims of the disaster was eclipsed by the old promise he had made to himself: to exterminate all the kitins of Atys. For this kitin was responsible for all his misfortunes. He was certain that it was precisely against this kitin that his father and uncle had fought and died. The nightmarish vision of his elders, chest to chest, their torsos pierced by the creature's severed leg, was still etched on his retinas. Then came the image of his brother's head. Then the inert body of his mother. This kitin, the largest of the swarm that had decimated his tribe and the last to emerge from the rift, had been designated by his father as the commander of the monstrous army. Although nothing came to confirm this assumption, seeing him dominate the other kitins from the summit of Zu-Galam seemed to validate the importance of the role he was playing, while also underlining the difficulty of reaching him: before he could be reached, Pü would have to get rid of several hundred soldiers.
 Peu après, lorsque les fondations de la citadelle se mirent à trembler au loin, Pü réalisa qu'une gigantesque armée de kitins avait été déployée au sol. Elle fonçait droit vers lui et arriverait à son contact en quelques dizaines de secondes à peine. Ou plutôt au contact des agents de la Karavan, qui représentaient une menace bien plus importante. Encore à sa poursuite, ils n’avaient toujours pas réussi à le neutraliser, et devaient désormais faire face à un nuage de kipestas déchaînés, qui se transformait en cendre à chaque tir réussi. Là était probablement sa chance. Se faufiler dans la masse en laissant les agents accaparer l'attention. Pour autant, il était peu probable que les kitins marcheurs le laissent tranquillement passer. Si seulement il était capable de voler comme les kipestas. Il pourrait alors se rendre directement au sommet de Zu-Galam. Pü eut cette pensée alors qu’il bondissait depuis le sommet d’un talus. Et comme par miracle, il s’envola.

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 Five Steriles and one Ambigu, then. But not just any Ambigu. According to the last message he'd received, his scent was similar to that of the two Ambigus who had cut off his leg many cycles earlier, inside the first nest he'd destroyed. Consumed by rage at the humiliation these primates had inflicted on him, he believed then he had eliminated each and every one of them. Obviously, he was wrong: at least one had survived.
-One had survived, and was now heading at full speed towards the kitins' lair. Was this the start of the enemy assault? Possibly. Three of the Sterile had taken off in their turn, while two others had hurried back to their flying mounts. Without further ado, the kinkoo ordered the kipestas around him to pass on the battle orders. Shortly afterwards, the lair expelled a torrent of kinchers and kirostas who rushed towards the enemy. The kinkoo knew that many of his soldiers would soon be reduced to dust by the Sterile, but that was their function. Recently, having reached a new level of individual consciousness, the kitin general had briefly felt empathy for the lower-ranking kitins. This was the first time. While he himself projected himself into the future alongside his lord and queen, whose longevity was high, these were condemned to live only a few cycles. À peine morts, aussitôt remplacés. Cependant, cette pensée dérangeante ne troubla pas longtemps le kinkoo. Car il comprit aussitôt que là était leur rôle. Ils n'étaient que des pions, manœuvrés par les kitins royaux conformément aux plans suprêmes de la reine. Et finalement, lui-même ne l’était-il pas ? Un kitin non-royal, condamné à vivre selon les désirs de son seigneur et de sa reine ? En un sens, oui. Mais…
+One had survived, and was now heading at full speed towards the kitins' lair. Was this the start of the enemy assault? Possibly. Three of the Sterile had taken off in their turn, while two others had hurried back to their flying mounts. Without further ado, the kinkoo ordered the kipestas around him to pass on the battle orders. Shortly afterwards, the lair expelled a torrent of kinchers and kirostas who rushed towards the enemy. The kinkoo knew that many of his soldiers would soon be reduced to dust by the Sterile, but that was their function. Recently, having reached a new level of individual consciousness, the kitin general had briefly felt empathy for the lower-ranking kitins. This was the first time. While he himself projected himself into the future alongside his lord and queen, whose longevity was high, these were condemned to live only a few cycles. As soon as them dead, as soon replaced. However, this disturbing thought did not trouble the kinkoo for long. For he immediately understood that this was their role. They were merely pawns, manoeuvred by the royal kitins in accordance with the queen's supreme plans. And in the end, wasn't that what he himself was? A non-royal kitin, condemned to live according to the wishes of his lord and queen? In a way, yes. But…
-La situation devenait de plus en plus complexe.
+A new message, forcing the kinkoo to refocus his attention on the fight: five Steriles, one Ambigu and one Primessence. Erratic electrical impulses ran through his ventral nerve chain and the heat in his haemolymph rose slightly.
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-Pü filait à toute allure en direction de Zu-Galam. Grâce à ses nouveaux sens, il pouvait anticiper les mouvements des agents de la Karavan qui le poursuivaient - trois silhouettes sombres se détachant dans la lumière - même s'ils lui tournaient le dos. Les deux autres agents, qui s’étaient précipités dans le véhicule volant, les suivaient depuis les airs sans s’attaquer à lui. Parsemée d'arbres, la vallée menant à la citadelle offrait peu de cachettes. Ainsi, le Zoraï ne pouvait compter que sur ses sens aiguisés et son agilité exceptionnelle pour esquiver les tirs des trois agents qui le poursuivaient. Ces tirs énergétiques, peu concentrés, semblaient ne pas être destinés à le tuer, mais plutôt à le neutraliser.
+Pü was speeding towards Zu-Galam. Thanks to his new senses, he could anticipate the movements of the Karavan agents chasing him - three dark silhouettes standing out in the light - even though their backs were to him. The other two agents, who had rushed into the flying vehicle, were following them from the air without attacking him. The valley leading to the citadel, sparsely wooded, offered few hiding places. As a result, the Zorai could only rely on his keen senses and exceptional agility to dodge the fire of the three agents chasing him. These energy shots, which were not very concentrated, did not seem to be intended to kill him, but rather to neutralise him.
 Dès que Pü eut reconnut le kitin bleu orangé, son engagement à rassembler et protéger les homins victimes de la catastrophe fut éclipsé par l’ancienne promesse qu'il s'était faite : celle d'exterminer tous les kitins d'Atys. Car ce kitin était responsable de tous ses malheurs. C'était précisément contre lui que son père et son oncle avaient combattu et péri, il en était certain. La vision cauchemardesque de ses aînés, poitrine contre poitrine, les torses transpercés par la patte coupée de la créature, était encore gravée sur ses rétines. Puis vint l'image de la tête de son frère. Puis celle du corps inerte de sa mère. Ce kitin, le plus grand de l'essaim qui avait décimé sa tribu et le dernier à avoir émergé de la faille, avait été désigné par son père comme le commandant de l'armée monstrueuse. Bien que rien n'ait pu confirmer cette supposition, le fait de le voir dominer les autres kitins depuis le sommet de Zu-Galam semblait valider l'importance du rôle qu'il jouait, tout en soulignant la difficulté de parvenir jusqu'à lui : avant de réussir à l’atteindre, Pü devrait se débarrasser de plusieurs centaines de soldats.

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 The egg of the future queen-daughter was laid at the same time as many of the kizarak lords' eggs. While some of these eggs were intended to replace the lords eliminated by the Primessence, to assist the Queen Mother in the reconstruction and governance of her nest, the others were programmed to hatch at the same time as the Queen Daughter and pledge allegiance to her. Among the kizaraks who survived the attack of the Primessence, the lord of the kinkoo was chosen to lead the colony responsible for transporting these eggs to the territory of the Matrix recently acquired by the Queen Mother, with the aim of laying the foundations of the future kitins' nest. His lord had naturally accepted this prestigious mission, which few kizaraks could boast of having the experience to carry out. In addition to extending the Queen's authority, kizarak lords were also responsible for establishing new nests and taking command of them. This role could be exercised indefinitely in the case of an ordinary nest, or, more rarely, on a temporary basis for these destined to evolve into autonomous nests led by their own queen. The kitins had adopted this approach recently in their history, in response to their rapid expansion into the Great Egg, which had led to violent inter-colonial conflicts and the destruction of many isolated nests. So, despite occupying the highest rank in the kitin eusocial pyramid, just below the queen, the kizarak lords were in fact a relatively recent subspecies of kitin. They were the result of one of the last evolutionary strategies employed by queens, whose ability to consciously shape the biological traits of their offspring made them so unique and formidable.
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-Après un court repos dans les profondeurs du Grand Œuf auprès de son seigneur, le kinkoo repartit donc avec lui vers la Matrice, fier de participer à cette importante entreprise. Il fut désigné pour assurer la sécurité de la colonie tout au long de son périple. Une colonie constituée de son seigneur, de kidinaks chargés de transporter et de protéger les œufs royaux, d’un escadron de messagers kipestas, et de plusieurs centaines d’ouvriers et de soldats. Parmi eux se trouvaient notamment de nombreux kirostas, des soldats kitins de rang supérieur aux kinchers, aisément identifiables à leur long abdomen fuselé équipé d’un dard venimeux, et récemment rassemblés en patrouilles spécialisées pour traquer les Ambigus. Arrivé à destination, le kinkoo réalisa que l’endroit où la colonie allait être établie avait été judicieusement choisi, compte tenu de la profusion de matières premières que cet ancien nid d'Ambigus remontait depuis les profondeurs du Grand Œuf. De quoi bâtir de solides fondations et de quoi fournir des additifs alimentaires extrêmement nutritifs pour les larves à naître. Le kinkoo était présent lorsque l'œuf de celle qui allait devenir sa nouvelle reine avait éclos, un moment d'émotion intense qu'il parvint à peine à dissimuler à son seigneur, heureusement trop absorbé lui-même par l'événement. Les cycles qui suivirent se déroulèrent sans incident, et la kitinière se développa rapidement. Les jeunes kizaraks et la nouvelle reine atteignirent leur maturité sans encombre, servis et protégés par une armada de kidinaks dévoués, ces petits kitins ovoïdes dont l'existence était entièrement consacrée au service des kitins royaux, et confinée dans un environnement spécialement adapté par les ouvriers obéissant au seigneur du kinkoo. Jusqu’à ce que la reine-fille commence à pondre ses propres œufs, le kizarak était chargé du développement de la kitinière. Ainsi, en tant qu'exécutant personnel du seigneur kizarak fondateur de cette kitinière, le kinkoo fut promu à la tête des armées de celle-ci. Temporairement assis aux côtés de la reine-fille, son seigneur kizarak occupait une position à la fois complexe et prestigieuse, chargée de guider la jeune reine et de tenir informée la reine-mère de ses actions. Le kinkoo était conscient que l’indépendance croissante de la nouvelle reine qu’il servait, ainsi que l'émergence des futurs seigneurs kizaraks qu’elle pondrait, pourraient un jour menacer la vie de son seigneur. Néanmoins, il préférait ne pas s'attarder sur cette pensée.
+After a short rest in the depths of the Great Egg with his lord, the kinkoo returned with him to the Matrix, proud to be part of this important undertaking. He was appointed to ensure the safety of the colony throughout its journey. A colony made up of his lord, kidinaks responsible for transporting and protecting the royal eggs, a squadron of kipestas messengers and several hundred workers and soldiers. Among them were a large number of kirostas, kitin soldiers of higher rank than the kinchers, easily identifiable by their long, tapered abdomen equipped with a venomous stinger, and recently formed into specialised patrols to hunt down the Ambigus. Arriving at his destination, the kinkoo realised that the place where the colony was to be established had been judiciously chosen, given the profusion of raw materials that this former Ambigus nest had brought up from the depths of the Great Egg. Enough to build solid foundations and provide highly nutritious food additives for the larvae to be born. The kinkoo was present when the egg of the one who was to become his new queen hatched, a moment of intense emotion that he barely managed to conceal from his lord, who himself was fortunately too absorbed in the event. The cycles that followed were uneventful, and the kitins' nest developed rapidly. The young kizaraks and the new queen reached maturity without a hitch, served and protected by an armada of devoted kidinaks, small ovoid kitins whose existence was entirely devoted to the service of the royal kitins, and confined to a specially adapted environment by the workers obeying the lord of the kinkoo. Until the queen daughter would begin laying her own eggs, the kizarak was responsible for developing the nest. So, as the personal enforcer of the kizarak lord who founded the nest, the kinkoo was promoted to lead its armies. Sitting temporarily at the side of the queen-daughter, his lord kizarak occupied a position that was both complex and prestigious, responsible for guiding the young queen and keeping the queen-mother informed of her actions. The kinkoo was aware that the growing independence of the new queen he served, and the emergence of the future kizarak lords she would spawn, could one day threaten his lord's life. Nevertheless, he preferred not to dwell on this thought.
-Surtout en ce moment précis, ou cinq Stériles menaçaient d’attaquer la kitinière. Cinq Stériles et un Ambigu. Là était la nouvelle information chimique qu’il venait de recevoir d’un kipesta. En cet instant, le kinkoo maudissait l'inadaptation de ses systèmes sensoriels aux vastes étendues de la Matrice et la dépendance qui en résultait vis-à-vis des kipestas pour la collecte de renseignements. Sachant que les kitins évoluaient très rapidement, il était convaincu que les générations futures seraient dotées d'organes visuels bien plus perfectionnés. C'était d’ailleurs déjà le cas pour les derniers kitins éclos. Toutefois, lui-même ne bénéficierait jamais de telles améliorations.
+Especially at this precise time, when five Steriles were threatening to attack the kitins' lair. Five Steriles and one Ambigu. That was the new chemical information he had just received from a kipesta. At this moment, the kinkoo was cursing the inadequacy of his sensory systems for the vast expanses of the Matrix and the resulting dependence on the kipestas for intelligence gathering. Knowing that kitins were evolving very rapidly, he was convinced that future generations would be equipped with far more advanced visual organs. This was already the case for the latest kitins to be hatched. However, he himself would never benefit from such improvements.
-Cinq Stériles et un Ambigu, donc. Mais pas n’importe quel Ambigu. D’après le dernier message qu’il venait de recevoir, son odeur était semblable à celles des deux Ambigus qui lui avaient tranché la patte, de nombreux cycles auparavant, à l’intérieur du premier nid qu’il avait détruit. Consumé par la rage face à l'humiliation que ces primates lui avaient infligée, il croyait avoir éliminé chacun d'eux. Manifestement, il s'était trompé : au moins un avait survécu.
+Five Steriles and one Ambigu, then. But not just any Ambigu. According to the last message he'd received, his scent was similar to that of the two Ambigus who had cut off his leg many cycles earlier, inside the first nest he'd destroyed. Consumed by rage at the humiliation these primates had inflicted on him, he believed then he had eliminated each and every one of them. Obviously, he was wrong: at least one had survived.
-Un avait survécu, et se dirigeait maintenant à pleine vitesse vers la kitinière. Était-ce le début de l’assaut ennemi ? Possible. Trois Stériles s’étaient élancés à leur tour tandis que deux autres avaient regagné à toute hâte leur monture volante. Sans plus attendre, le kinkoo ordonna aux kipestas présents autour de lui de transmettre les ordres de bataille. Peu après, la kitinière expulsa un torrent de kinchers et de kirostas qui se précipita vers l'ennemi. Le kinkoo savait que beaucoup de ses soldats seraient bientôt réduits en poussière par les Stériles, mais telle était leur fonction. Récemment, ayant atteint un nouveau niveau de conscience individuelle, le général kitin avait brièvement éprouvé de l’empathie pour les kitins de rang inférieur. C’était la première fois. Alors qu'il se projetait dans un avenir aux côtés de son seigneur et de sa reine, dont la longévité était élevée, ces derniers étaient condamnés à ne vivre que quelques cycles. À peine morts, aussitôt remplacés. Cependant, cette pensée dérangeante ne troubla pas longtemps le kinkoo. Car il comprit aussitôt que là était leur rôle. Ils n'étaient que des pions, manœuvrés par les kitins royaux conformément aux plans suprêmes de la reine. Et finalement, lui-même ne l’était-il pas ? Un kitin non-royal, condamné à vivre selon les désirs de son seigneur et de sa reine ? En un sens, oui. Mais…
+One had survived, and was now heading at full speed towards the kitins' lair. Was this the start of the enemy assault? Possibly. Three of the Sterile had taken off in their turn, while two others had hurried back to their flying mounts. Without further ado, the kinkoo ordered the kipestas around him to pass on the battle orders. Shortly afterwards, the lair expelled a torrent of kinchers and kirostas who rushed towards the enemy. The kinkoo knew that many of his soldiers would soon be reduced to dust by the Sterile, but that was their function. Recently, having reached a new level of individual consciousness, the kitin general had briefly felt empathy for the lower-ranking kitins. This was the first time. While he himself projected himself into the future alongside his lord and queen, whose longevity was high, these were condemned to live only a few cycles. À peine morts, aussitôt remplacés. Cependant, cette pensée dérangeante ne troubla pas longtemps le kinkoo. Car il comprit aussitôt que là était leur rôle. Ils n'étaient que des pions, manœuvrés par les kitins royaux conformément aux plans suprêmes de la reine. Et finalement, lui-même ne l’était-il pas ? Un kitin non-royal, condamné à vivre selon les désirs de son seigneur et de sa reine ? En un sens, oui. Mais…
 Nouveau message, obligeant le kinkoo à recentrer son attention sur le combat : cinq Stériles, un Ambigu et une Primessence. Des influx électriques erratiques parcoururent sa chaîne nerveuse ventrale et la chaleur de son hémolymphe grimpa légèrement.

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 Still silent, Pü observed the five white visors. In a moment of sudden clarity, he remembered the words of Zunak, the antekami leader he had met at Zoran. If the story Zunak had told him was true, he had seen the face of an agent who had been seriously wounded in battle, just after the swarm had ravaged the City-Temple. It was a face that was familiar to him, but which did not correspond to any known homin species. He had also revealed that the agent had immediately begun to suffocate and spit blood once his helmet had been removed, and that his face had rapidly decomposed afterwards. These details, if true, would explain why the agents wore such armour and why there was no flow of Sap circulating through their bodies: unlike all other organisms on Atys, the Sap was toxic to them. This reinforced the theory that the Karavan was extratysian in origin and gave Pü a strategy for attack: if he ever had to face an agent, his best chance would be to succeed in piercing his armour.
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-L’agente en jaune, qui venait de ramasser un objet au travers de la porte latérale du véhicule, se dirigea vers son extrémité bombée puis fit signe à Pü de s’approcher. L'objet insolite qu’elle lui tendait se composait de deux tubes noirs identiques reliés par une charnière.
+The agent in yellow, who had just picked up an object through the side door of the vehicle, moved towards its bulging end and beckoned Pü to come closer. The unusual object she was holding out to him consisted of two identical black tubes connected by a hinge.
-« Prends ça, de ce côté-ci. Tu devras regarder au travers en direction de Zu-Galam. J'ai besoin de tes yeux. »
+:''"Take this, on this side. You have to look through it towards Zu-Galam. I need your eyes."
-Méfiant, mais contraint, Pü prit l’objet. Il était léger et froid. Chaque tube possédait à ses extrémités une lentille faite d’une ambre particulièrement claire, qui permettait de regarder au travers.
+Wary, but compelled, Pü took the object. It was light and cold. Each tube bore at its end a lens made of a particularly clear amber, allowing it to be seen through.
-« Tu peux augmenter l’écart entre les deux tubes en faisant tourner le cercle cranté situé entre eux. Oui, comme ça. »
-Pü ajusta l'appareil à l'écartement de ses yeux avant de le presser contre son masque. Au début, tout ce qu'il voyait était flou. Puis l'objet émit un léger grésillement et s'ajusta automatiquement à sa vision. Le Zoraï fut surpris de se rendre compte qu’il pouvait désormais observer Zu-Galam comme s'il se tenait juste à côté, en pleine lumière du jour. L'agente sortit ensuite un objet pas plus grand qu’un doigt d’une de ses poches, d'où émanait un faisceau rouge. Elle se pencha sur le côté et pointa l’objet vers la cité.
+:''"You can increase the gap between the two tubes by turning the notched circle between them.... Yes, like that."
-« Bien. Je vais te guider. Observe les portes sud de la cité, à l'extérieur des murs, près du flanc de la Grande Montagne. Tu devrais voir un point lumineux rouge. J'aimerais que tu m’indiques lesquels de ces tunnels permettent de rejoindre les sous-sols de Zu-Galam. Nous aimerions nous y infiltrer pour poser une bombe afin de tuer la reine kitine qui y gîte. Nos équipements topographiques sont hors-service, nous avons besoin des renseignements d’un habitant local. »
-À ces mots, Pü se prépara mentalement à informer l'agent qu'il n'était pas de la région et ne pouvait donc pas aider. Cependant, il s'arrêta net. Là, dans le tumulte grouillant des kitins, sur les hauteurs de Zu-Galam, un spécimen plus grand que les autres captura son regard. Si sa carapace scintillait de nuances bleues et oranges, plus distinctif encore étaient ses pattes. Car il lui en manquait une. C'était lui.
+Pü adjusted the tubes to the distance between his eyes before pressing the device against his mask. At first, everything he saw was blurred. Then the object made a slight sizzling sound and automatically adjusted itself to his vision. The Zoraï was surprised to realise that he could now observe Zu-Galam as if he were standing right next to it, in full daylight. The agent then took an object no bigger than a finger out of one of her pockets, from which a red beam emanated. She leaned to one side and pointed the object at the city.
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-De nombreux cycles étaient passés depuis que le premier contact entre les Ambigus et les Kitins avait eu lieu. Les primates, issus de la Matrice, s’étaient infiltrés dans le Grand Œuf et avaient détruit un nid isolé. Pour seule réponse, l’alliance kitine connue sous le nom de Nuée Ardente, s’était reformée et avait envahi la Matrice, brisant ainsi la Coquille et rompant l’interdiction immémoriale d’en sortir. Comme attendu, les Ambigus représentèrent une faible menace en comparaison des Stériles, dont ils partageaient pourtant l’odeur et les caractéristiques morphologiques. Ces derniers luttèrent ardemment afin de protéger les Ambigus, dont ils semblaient être les gardiens. Mais malgré leur pouvoir incommensurable, ils ne purent faire face aux millions de Kitins qui déferlèrent dans la Matrice, et la contre-attaque se transforma rapidement en une vaste opération de fuite. C’est une fois seulement la grande majorité des Ambigus enfuis que les Stériles firent étalage de leur puissance en faisant pleuvoir le feu sur les armées de la Nuée Ardente. Au même moment, dans les profondeurs du Grand Œuf, des Primessences se réveillèrent et tentèrent maladroitement de prendre la Nuée Ardente à revers. L'alliance inattendue entre les Stériles et les Primessences, habituellement ennemis, aboutit à l'anéantissement de centaines de milliers de soldats et à la mort de nombreuses reines kitines. Toutefois, le nombre de Stériles tombés, bien que nettement inférieur, fut suffisant pour que les Primessences se retirent, que les Stériles cessent leurs assauts de feu, et que les reines survivantes déclarent la victoire : les Kitins avaient désormais une patte dans la Matrice, et rien ne pourrait plus jamais les faire reculer.
+Many cycles had passed since the first contact between the Ambigus and the Kitins. The primates from the Matrix had infiltrated the Great Egg and destroyed an isolated nest. In response, the Kitin alliance known as the Burning Cloud reformed and invaded the Matrix, thereby shattering the Shell and breaking the immemorial ban on leaving it. As expected, the Ambigus posed little threat compared to the Sterile, despite sharing their scent and morphological characteristics. The latter fought hard to protect the Ambigus, for whom they seemed to be the guardians. But despite their immeasurable power, they were no match for the millions of Kitins who flooded into the Matrix, and the counter-attack quickly turned into a vast escape operation. Only when the vast majority of the Ambigus had fled did the Sterile show off their might, raining down fire on the armies of the Burning Cloud. At the same time, in the depths of the Great Egg, the Primessences awoke and clumsily tried to catch the Burning Cloud from the rear. The unexpected alliance between the Steriles and the Primessences, usually foes, resulted in the annihilation of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and the death of many kitin queens. However, the number of Sterile casualties, although much lower, was sufficient for the Primessences to withdraw, the Steriles to cease their fire assaults, and the surviving queens to declare victory: the Kitins now had a foothold in the Matrix, and nothing could ever drive them back.
 Cela dit, remporter la guerre ne garantissait pas l'absence de dangers dans les territoires conquis. Des petits groupes de Stériles persistaient à menacer l'équilibre, attaquant systématiquement les détachements isolés de kitins et rôdant près des nouvelles kitinières établies dans la Matrice. Depuis son promontoire, le kinkoo semblait scruter l'horizon, son crâne rutilant pivotant de gauche à droite, interprétant les signaux chimiques des kipestas qu'il avait envoyés en mission. Ces derniers, nombreux, étaient chargés de naviguer entre la kitinière et la zone où cinq Stériles avaient été aperçus. Bien qu'ils ne semblent pas assez nombreux pour atteindre la reine et anéantir la kitinière, ils pouvaient tout de même causer de sérieux dommages. Une fois leur présence détectée, le seigneur kizarak du kinkoo, qui régnait désormais aux côtés de la reine, lui avait ordonné de mobiliser tous les soldats en prévision d'une attaque ennemie imminente. Pour le kinkoo, la responsabilité était immense, à la mesure du rôle qu’il jouait désormais au sein de la kitinière en tant que chef des armées. Un rôle qu’il n’avait jamais activement recherché, bien qu'il l'ait toujours secrètement désiré. En effet, ni kizarak, ni reine, le kinkoo n’était pas un kitin royal, donc n'était pas censé posséder une conscience individuelle lui permettant de nourrir des rêves. Si les kitins royaux de la kitinière venaient à l'apprendre, sa vie serait en péril. Ainsi, le kinkoo chérissait en secret son nouveau statut, veillant à ne laisser transparaître aucune fragrance d’émotion dans les messages chimiques qu’il adressait aux autres kitins. Il était conscient de sa chance.

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 But something else caught his eye. One of the agents, again a female, was wearing a black and yellow suit of armour, which was also dirty and damaged. Although Karavan armour and devices were generally black, her mother had taught him that certain specialised individuals wore other colours. According to her knowledge, if accurate, the agents dressed in yellow belonged to the Karavan's intelligence corps, responsible for monitoring and exploring Atys. It was rare to come across them. When the agents finally turned towards Pü, he, despite having been trained to have no fear of anything, couldn't help but swallow. If he thought he had a chance against a lone agent, whatever the Voice said, he knew there was nothing he could do against five of them. Neither fight nor flight.
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 L’agente en jaune, qui venait de ramasser un objet au travers de la porte latérale du véhicule, se dirigea vers son extrémité bombée puis fit signe à Pü de s’approcher. L'objet insolite qu’elle lui tendait se composait de deux tubes noirs identiques reliés par une charnière.