Kyanges
07-03-2006, 05:27
From across the stars, and through the void, thought chatter from countless species, from countless worlds formed a vibrant pallet of life across the canvas of the stars. They formed the stream of thought, and intelligence, that any who was capable could observe, learn from, or even manipulate to their own ends. Some embraced it, and learned to master it; others shunned it, and labeled it heresy.
No matter what the races of the Universe thought, things...were to happen in this enchanted realm, nothing would prepare them for.
A council Shoren lay in silent meditation. She sat in precarious balance, between the realm of the physical, and the realm of the mystic. The gentle flow of life some called the Force, and others classified as mere psionics surged through her as she felt across the stars, and for a brief instant, unraveled the mysteries of the Universe. In that instant, she was one, yet one with all. It was a level of enlightenment few had knew existed, and even fewer had achieved. It was calm, yet it was exciting. She felt herself leaving the lowly physical world, and reaching a higher plane. Around her, lights swirled, and sounds grew muted. She could see the very threads of existence, as she felt her body rise, and melt away. The mass of thoughts she had once heard as chatter slipped away, giving way to clear, distinct voices, and thoughts. The Universe was clearer, and it was as though a fog had lifted from her mind. She was beginning to ascend…
Yet her brief nirvana was cut short. She felt herself falling, her body growing heavier, her mind feeling more restrained as a wave of sadness overcame her. The lights darkened and faded, and the voices transformed into thundering screams, and cries of agony. She gripped her head, and she fell, her restored body striking the ground like a stone. Her mouth opened to scream in pain, but her lungs were empty and she gasped for air. The screams died down, returning to chatter, but her mind was still filled with suffering. She had failed…
Though all knew that achieving true ascension was a challenge more difficult than any to be encountered in the physical realm, few knew the pain of nearly succeeding…and then failing. It was a trauma only the strongest minds could endure, and left the weak forever in madness.
“I…I couldn’t…” She said to herself as she sat up, the pain subsiding.
Suddenly, she fell once more, and this time…She did not revive…
Three days ago…
“So you get that new 'item' yet?” asked a young woman. She smiled as she asked. Behind her, displays flickered, and figures in black clad outfits waved their hands in front of holodisplays, working tirelessly on some as yet unnamed project.
A young man looked up from his display, and smiled as well. “Nooo…I just can’t decide if I want the leather trim, or the synth fabric.
“Oh, please, you’re just too uptight about your image, you’re worried that a new car might send the wrong message. By the Gods, it’s only a car.”
The man frowned, “Wha-…”
Suiki raised up her hands. “Hey, I’m just saying.”
“Right right…” The man said in a skeptical tone, and turned back to his display.
His mind interfaced with the PsiCommu, and displays and outputs flashed before his eyes. His hands rested on the sides of his console as his thoughts controlled the terminal.
“Woah…”
Suiki moved her head over and scanned his display. “What is it?” She asked, her observation hinting at nothing out of the ordinary.
“Look at a these wave patterns. What do they look like to you?”
Suiki looked carefully, taking note of the wave lengths, and energy patterns. Slowly, her eyes widened.
“Huien…”
“Yeah…I know.” The man suddenly became urgent. “I’d better get these results to the boss…”
Suiki only sat in stunned silence. Her eyes scanning back and forth along the readouts as if repetition would make them any easier to bear…
The waveforms slowly undulated, and flowed with a eerie calm.
2 Days Ago.
“…And so, I’d like to congratulate all of you on your hard work, and dedication to this project. None of this would be possible without you…Blah, blah, blah…”
A figure stood under spotlight, the bright light washing out his form, leaving only his voice to echo through the main chamber in which he stood over. From across the quadrant, hundreds of scientists, engineers, physicists, the best and brightest the Sovereignty had to offer were gathered here.
“Boooooo!!!” cried out the crowd before him. The atmosphere was cheerful, and all were basking in the glory of their latest achievement. Despite all that had gone against them, they had accomplished their goal. A truly powerful being. Grander in scale than even the Ascendants of myth and legend, and more important than anything less than Genesis itself.
“Alright, Alright, but seriously, you guys deserve the all the credit…And then some!”
“Yeah!!” rang the gathering. Smiles were spread across all faces, and drinks held high. It was a happy occasion, though none would suspect…
1 Day Earlier…
"Get that containment field up!" Shouted the man who had been so calm just two days before.
Suiki ran to a control panel, desperately slamming the controls. "No effect! ERG ratings 100 and above! Firewalls broken down, PSI-counter measures failed!"
"Activate the auto-destruct sequence, 3-9-1-1!"
"It's already gotten control of the detonator! Auto-destruct inoperable!"
"Damn it!" Screamed the man.
Around him, hurried shouts, and frightened voices formed a backdrop of terror as klaxons sounded throughout their entire facility. Marines scurried about, trying in vain to maintain order. "All personnel to the escape pods!"
The mob of people leaped forward. Bodies were trampled, and the first deaths of a new dark age registered on the lifesigns computer.
Despite all the terror, the man remained controlled. Terrified, but contained.
"Come on!" Shouted Suiki.
"Just one last thing to try!"
"No! The Marines already have everyone evacuated from this level! We got to go now!"
A Marine ran up towards Suiki. "Ma'am! This way!" He shouted as he grabbed her arm, and lead her away.
"No! There's still a ma-" Suiki turned limp as a doctor injected her with a sleep agent. With all the hysteria, the control teams were forced to enact drastic measures. The Marine took a double take around the level, but the man had already hidden himself. The Marine ran off, and he continued his work.
"Have to try this..." he said to himself
The noise had died down as the level of cleared, and only the klaxons gave any indication anything was terribly wrong. He continued to press controls, readouts displayed various wave patterns, and a large display proclaimed "Sentience Nullifier BEDE 1"
He continued to work his console, when he suddenly gripped his head, screaming in pain. "NOOOO!!! NOT YET!!! IT CAN'T BE!!!"
From inside his own mind, came a disturbing reply, from a voice, none had yet heard before... It was a voice... "YES...IT CAN..."
He continued to writhe in pain, eventually falling silent, and slumping over onto the ground. Dead...
Across the entire complex, the same tragic end befell all. Even those who had already ejected in their pods. No one was safe from the Mental torture, the Psionic anguish, the silent death. Cries sounded across the massive facility, a thousand voices of pain, and suffering. Then, silence, as death fell over what was now, a mass graveyard. Suiki lay unconscious inside her pod...
From the complex, tucked deep in the center of the Aphotic Galactic Core, and near the supermassive blackhole that made its center, a rippled fluttered out in all directions. Driving all those in its path, into madness...
An automated distress beacon was sent out, coded to Eshirian Military Vessels only, with commands to destroy the new threat. How inadequate they would be...
From Sapherion Prime, Ki'menoshi dispatched a simple message to the nearby nation of NE. <We...have a little problem...>
(OOC: There's not much anyone will understand if you're reading this for the first time. A lot has to do with a certain national project that hasn't really been popular, but has been followed up on by NE. And as far as I'm concerned, if he gets it, that's all that matters.
NE: Before you respond, I'll contact you first, and we can discuss where I want this to go and such. I'll be getting AIM back. I think. If not, SBC. If you can do that.
No matter what the races of the Universe thought, things...were to happen in this enchanted realm, nothing would prepare them for.
A council Shoren lay in silent meditation. She sat in precarious balance, between the realm of the physical, and the realm of the mystic. The gentle flow of life some called the Force, and others classified as mere psionics surged through her as she felt across the stars, and for a brief instant, unraveled the mysteries of the Universe. In that instant, she was one, yet one with all. It was a level of enlightenment few had knew existed, and even fewer had achieved. It was calm, yet it was exciting. She felt herself leaving the lowly physical world, and reaching a higher plane. Around her, lights swirled, and sounds grew muted. She could see the very threads of existence, as she felt her body rise, and melt away. The mass of thoughts she had once heard as chatter slipped away, giving way to clear, distinct voices, and thoughts. The Universe was clearer, and it was as though a fog had lifted from her mind. She was beginning to ascend…
Yet her brief nirvana was cut short. She felt herself falling, her body growing heavier, her mind feeling more restrained as a wave of sadness overcame her. The lights darkened and faded, and the voices transformed into thundering screams, and cries of agony. She gripped her head, and she fell, her restored body striking the ground like a stone. Her mouth opened to scream in pain, but her lungs were empty and she gasped for air. The screams died down, returning to chatter, but her mind was still filled with suffering. She had failed…
Though all knew that achieving true ascension was a challenge more difficult than any to be encountered in the physical realm, few knew the pain of nearly succeeding…and then failing. It was a trauma only the strongest minds could endure, and left the weak forever in madness.
“I…I couldn’t…” She said to herself as she sat up, the pain subsiding.
Suddenly, she fell once more, and this time…She did not revive…
Three days ago…
“So you get that new 'item' yet?” asked a young woman. She smiled as she asked. Behind her, displays flickered, and figures in black clad outfits waved their hands in front of holodisplays, working tirelessly on some as yet unnamed project.
A young man looked up from his display, and smiled as well. “Nooo…I just can’t decide if I want the leather trim, or the synth fabric.
“Oh, please, you’re just too uptight about your image, you’re worried that a new car might send the wrong message. By the Gods, it’s only a car.”
The man frowned, “Wha-…”
Suiki raised up her hands. “Hey, I’m just saying.”
“Right right…” The man said in a skeptical tone, and turned back to his display.
His mind interfaced with the PsiCommu, and displays and outputs flashed before his eyes. His hands rested on the sides of his console as his thoughts controlled the terminal.
“Woah…”
Suiki moved her head over and scanned his display. “What is it?” She asked, her observation hinting at nothing out of the ordinary.
“Look at a these wave patterns. What do they look like to you?”
Suiki looked carefully, taking note of the wave lengths, and energy patterns. Slowly, her eyes widened.
“Huien…”
“Yeah…I know.” The man suddenly became urgent. “I’d better get these results to the boss…”
Suiki only sat in stunned silence. Her eyes scanning back and forth along the readouts as if repetition would make them any easier to bear…
The waveforms slowly undulated, and flowed with a eerie calm.
2 Days Ago.
“…And so, I’d like to congratulate all of you on your hard work, and dedication to this project. None of this would be possible without you…Blah, blah, blah…”
A figure stood under spotlight, the bright light washing out his form, leaving only his voice to echo through the main chamber in which he stood over. From across the quadrant, hundreds of scientists, engineers, physicists, the best and brightest the Sovereignty had to offer were gathered here.
“Boooooo!!!” cried out the crowd before him. The atmosphere was cheerful, and all were basking in the glory of their latest achievement. Despite all that had gone against them, they had accomplished their goal. A truly powerful being. Grander in scale than even the Ascendants of myth and legend, and more important than anything less than Genesis itself.
“Alright, Alright, but seriously, you guys deserve the all the credit…And then some!”
“Yeah!!” rang the gathering. Smiles were spread across all faces, and drinks held high. It was a happy occasion, though none would suspect…
1 Day Earlier…
"Get that containment field up!" Shouted the man who had been so calm just two days before.
Suiki ran to a control panel, desperately slamming the controls. "No effect! ERG ratings 100 and above! Firewalls broken down, PSI-counter measures failed!"
"Activate the auto-destruct sequence, 3-9-1-1!"
"It's already gotten control of the detonator! Auto-destruct inoperable!"
"Damn it!" Screamed the man.
Around him, hurried shouts, and frightened voices formed a backdrop of terror as klaxons sounded throughout their entire facility. Marines scurried about, trying in vain to maintain order. "All personnel to the escape pods!"
The mob of people leaped forward. Bodies were trampled, and the first deaths of a new dark age registered on the lifesigns computer.
Despite all the terror, the man remained controlled. Terrified, but contained.
"Come on!" Shouted Suiki.
"Just one last thing to try!"
"No! The Marines already have everyone evacuated from this level! We got to go now!"
A Marine ran up towards Suiki. "Ma'am! This way!" He shouted as he grabbed her arm, and lead her away.
"No! There's still a ma-" Suiki turned limp as a doctor injected her with a sleep agent. With all the hysteria, the control teams were forced to enact drastic measures. The Marine took a double take around the level, but the man had already hidden himself. The Marine ran off, and he continued his work.
"Have to try this..." he said to himself
The noise had died down as the level of cleared, and only the klaxons gave any indication anything was terribly wrong. He continued to press controls, readouts displayed various wave patterns, and a large display proclaimed "Sentience Nullifier BEDE 1"
He continued to work his console, when he suddenly gripped his head, screaming in pain. "NOOOO!!! NOT YET!!! IT CAN'T BE!!!"
From inside his own mind, came a disturbing reply, from a voice, none had yet heard before... It was a voice... "YES...IT CAN..."
He continued to writhe in pain, eventually falling silent, and slumping over onto the ground. Dead...
Across the entire complex, the same tragic end befell all. Even those who had already ejected in their pods. No one was safe from the Mental torture, the Psionic anguish, the silent death. Cries sounded across the massive facility, a thousand voices of pain, and suffering. Then, silence, as death fell over what was now, a mass graveyard. Suiki lay unconscious inside her pod...
From the complex, tucked deep in the center of the Aphotic Galactic Core, and near the supermassive blackhole that made its center, a rippled fluttered out in all directions. Driving all those in its path, into madness...
An automated distress beacon was sent out, coded to Eshirian Military Vessels only, with commands to destroy the new threat. How inadequate they would be...
From Sapherion Prime, Ki'menoshi dispatched a simple message to the nearby nation of NE. <We...have a little problem...>
(OOC: There's not much anyone will understand if you're reading this for the first time. A lot has to do with a certain national project that hasn't really been popular, but has been followed up on by NE. And as far as I'm concerned, if he gets it, that's all that matters.
NE: Before you respond, I'll contact you first, and we can discuss where I want this to go and such. I'll be getting AIM back. I think. If not, SBC. If you can do that.