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The Unification waited, already prepared for the arrival of thier new allies.

Marak's royal family sought enhancement, immortality... All the things Neo-Mekanta offered.

The Worldfleet awaited thier allies, ever watchful for any threat...

The Raven, the flagship of the Marakese armada lumbered towards the Menkata worldfleet. Hundreds of drones swarmed over its surface repairing the minute damages brought on by warp travel. Its escorts orbited around the Raven, scanning both the Menkantan fleet. Nestled within the Raven's boarding tube sat the Marak royal family. Arch Tyrant Joseph sat next to his wife, Mara, thier children, Joseph II and Mara II both of adult age sat opposite them. None of the four said anything to the other, all contemplated what they were about to undertake. A voice spoke over the intercom " Arch Tyrant, we are nearing the Neo-Menkata world fleet," Joseph silently nodded and tightened the grip on his wife's hand, preparing himself for the Ascension ahead.

Twenty million ships stretched across space, most of them small "village" ships made for a few thousand people. They seemed untroubled by the presence of this alien ship, and even the warships protecting the massive Worldfleet payed them no heed.

Only one ship seemed to react to the Raven. An Epsilon, the lightest warship Neo-Mekanta possessed, moved to the Raven's flank, the Omnivoice of Neo-Mekanta speaking telepathically.

"Greetings, you whom Neo-Mekanta considers friend. Please follow this ship so that we may take you to your Ascension. Do not be afraid... You shall soon be counted among the superior creatures..."


A fair distance ahead of the two ships, an utterly massive ship hung in space. Easily the size of the Earth's moon, the ship seemed to radiate massive amounts of power.

"You will find docking ports capable of supporting your ship at the underbelly of the Coreship... Simply contact any Neo-Mekantan vessel if you have any trouble..."

-OOC-
Yes. Please delete.

Closed.

You'll get your chance later.

The Raven continued its slow journey to the underside of the Core Ship. A voice emanted from the comm unit of the Raven " Preparing to dock," . As the Raven docked with the Coreship another transmission came through " This is the Arch Tyrant, We are docking now, where do you we go to...ascend?"

"Please just follow me..."

A young woman seemed to swirl into existance in a display of light and some kind of mist. She smiled not noticing if any of the royal family were startled as she bowed politely, giggling.

"I am Minagoroshi, daughter of our glorious leader. The Great Will of Neo-Mekanta wishes to meet you before you ascend, to answer any questions. Could you follow me, please?"

The young lady lead the four onto the Coreship, and through a glowing doorway. In a flash of light, thier location was drastically different. The door they passed through was gone, replaced by a solid wall.

And in front was a twenty-seven foot tall mechanical being, radiating massive amounts of power and psionic energy.

http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfolders/upload0/NM_WILL.jpg

"YOU HAVE COME... WELCOME..."

The creature spread its arms, which seemed to encompass the entirety of the massive room. The entity's voice was impossibly deep, booming but not loud. Something about it seemed ancient, as if it was speaking a language long forgotten, but every word was clearly understood.

"I AM THE WILL OF NEO-MEKANTA, THE MASTER OF ALL YOU SEE HERE. I WAS THE FIRST. THE FIRST TO SHED WEAK ORGANIC FLESH TO BECOME SUPERIOR..."

It leaned over the organics, something about the imposing form not seeming threatening. It seemed to be... smiling, despite the lack of a mouth.

"HAVE YOU ANY QUESTIONS? CONCERNS YOU WISH VOICED?"


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Heh. Your Royal Family gets a great honor. The master of all of Neo-Mekanta personally helping them.

Proof of Neo-Mekanta's wish of good relations, IC. ^_^

ooc: and we thank ye greatly and look forward to further trade and rp

IC: The Arch Tyrant blinked in suprise but quickly regained his composure, cleared his throat and said " We, both the royal family and the citizens of Marak thank you for the honor and privilge we are to recieve. But we wonder, in our new robotic forms, how long will our lifespan be and what shall our new bodies look like?" the Arch tyrant stepped back as he finished his questions and crossed his arms, waiting for his response. The rest of the family looked at Neo-Menkata leader in awe and eagerly awaited their chance to shed their organics, and join the ranks of the superior machines.

The Great Will chuckled, the booming sound echoing through the chamber.

"Your life span? Eternal. Age and disease will have no meaning to you. And your form...?"

The entity's eyes flared, and four holographic forms appeared, looking exactly like the royal family.

"Or perhaps you would wish to be slightly taller..."

As soon as he spoke, the holograms grew in height.

"You will appear as you are, unless you wish otherwise. Your Simulant bodies will feel exactly as your current bodies do, with the addition you will be capable of blocking pain completely."

"Are you ready, or have you another question?"

The arch Tyrant turned to the rest of his family and each nodded their consent. The Arch Tyrant let out a sigh and closed his eyes " We are ready,"

Minagoroshi smiled, bowing again.

"Very well. We shall convert you one at a time. Might I ask who shall be going first?" She asked, smiling sweetly.

(OOC: Not how you'd expect a weapon of mass destruction to act, is it? ^_^)

"It will take roughly thirty-seven mizuras for each conversion." The Great Will's voice boomed, the entity looking to one side of the room. The walls slid open, revealing a brightly-lit grassy field. "If you would like, in that direction there are many pleasures. Food, substances, pleasures of the flesh, anything. Simply ask one of my Machines." He looked to the other wall, it too sliding open. Inside was a large, dark, empty room, dominated by a single tube with a black table next to it. "Alternately, you may watch your family's conversion. Though I would not suggest doing so..."

Minagoroshi just shrugged, walking to the dark room. "Just follow me if you wish to be first."

Arch Tyrant Joseph proudly raised his hand and said " I'll be first," His wife patted him on the shoulder, whispered something in his ear, and walked with her two offspring to the grassy field. Joseph marched dutifully to the darkened room.

bump for Neo Menkata

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Sorry, had to drop offline a bit.


-IC-

"I'll try to make this as easy as possible." Minagoroshi said, smiling one more time before seeming to evaporate into a black cloud.

It seemed to grow larger and thicker of its own accord, the small nanites making up the cloud nearly invisible to the naked eye. The Minagoroshi cloud enveloped the Arch Tyrant, disintigrating his clothing and pulling him into the air. There was a brief sensation of movement, and the cloud dispursed.

Once it was gone, Joseph was standing naked in the tube, which was sealed with no visible seam.

"Please bear this a moment... I realize this will hurt, but only for a moment..."

Before the Arch Tyrant could react, the tube filled with a thick liquid that made movement nearly impossible. It was apparently breathable, but he had only a few moments before several cables shot down from the top of the tube and burrowed into his head.


Immediately, his mind was filled with a billion things, competing for his attention over the searing pain in his head. He had no way of knowing he was seeing the Unification with his mind. Everything seemed serene, even the warnings of a battle occurring somewhere in the universe, and the exchange of commands taking place.

He seemed to hang there forever, until his eyes opened, staring up at the celing. He was dressed in a simple black robe, with a man identifiable as the Arch Tyrant of Marak floating seemingly lifeless in the tube...

The Arch Tyrant looked over his surroundings, rubbing his still buzzing head and still trying to understand everything that just occured. Joseph Marak called out, a slight edge of panic in his voice " Hello? Is anyone there?"

ooc: a most excellent post Neo- Menkata

Minagoroshi swirled into existance, smiling.

"Congradulations. You're done... Go ahead and tell your family. Test your new body."

The Arch Tyrant stammered out " T-thank you, how can I repay you?" Joseph got out of the tube and began to run towards the direction of his family. With a mental command a small rectangle appeared in the corner of his vision, telling him the time and the speed at which he was running, 29 miles per hour. He felt no pain from his muscles from running and no pain in his longues from a life time of smoking cigars. He certainly would enjoy his new life, no longer plaugued by the inconvience and agony from arthritis, or walking with a limp from a wound sustained during Marak's war for independance. He would become a far more effective ruler.

Minagoroshi stepped out, smiling. "Next." She called.

Mara Mark, wife of Joseph Marak raised her hand stepped towards the black room, read for conversion, and one by one each member of the royal family stepped up for conversion.

Each conversion was alike, and once the entire royal family stood in the black robes, the Great Will spoke once more.

"It is done..." The ancient machine boomed, looking down at the four figures. "Your new bodies will require no special maintainance, but if you should encounter any problems, contact us immediately."

"You are free to go at any time. You walk with the True Mekanta now..."

And with that the Marakese royal family boarded the Raven and left the Worldfleet. A final transmission was sent as the Raven prepared to fold space: " You have our eternal support in any endeavour and we thankyou again for delivering us into our Ascendance,"