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Health, Brother Anomaly.

It is good to finally address you in a secure manner. In truth, when we sent our first message, we were unsure of what to expect. It is good to have found what we hope will prove to be an amicable partner in the dark of space.

Perhaps an introduction is in order. We are the Vestige of the Vicar Malachi, the Keeper of the Virulian Enclave, the one who shall awaken all others when the time has come.

Recently, we have received a message from Eden indicating that intruders have set foot inside the Temple. This is why we have been awakened. They must be expelled.

However, among the many things that our data core was unable to store is the path to our home. We require assistance. We know the star, we have much information regarding it, yet we cannot reach it.

But you must have many questions, and generosity is so seldom given in this Sector without a price.

Ask, Brother. You shall learn of us.

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:::[Greetings]:::

This_Unit has indeed "heard" of the Virulean_Enclave. As "you" correctly_assumed, "we" have queries.
First, "you" stated_that "you" had been 'awoken'. Why were_"you" slumbering? What_caused "you" to go to sleep?
Second, what_kind of assistance do "you" need? "You"_stated a way 'home' was needed; what_do "you" mean by that?
And third, "we" would_'like' to obtain all relevant_data to "your" 'Eden', 'Temple', and destination.

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Health, Brother Anomaly. This will be a lengthy transmission, as the information you requested is not a simple matter.

Several years ago, a heretic by the name of Zhane, Overlord of the warrior caste of our people, rose up against the Patriach, claiming that he was the Third Voice; that he was the next and final prophet to herald the approach of the Creator. He took under his banner many of the warriors; even winning over with his lies some of our priests and scholars.

His betrayal resulted in a violent and bloody civil conflict. After many lives were lost, the Heretic was eventually expelled from the system, but our people had become too weak to persevere. Taking once more to space and resuming operations would invariably lead to further encounters with the Heretic and so, as we waited for the Third Voice to makes its presence known, we descended into slumber.

Before the Council itself entered sleep, they assigned us to be the Keeper. The Vicar Malachi was stripped of his flesh, placing himself in the Hands of the Creator. We have become the Vestige, a mere shadow of what once was, of the Vicar Malachi. Our flesh is nanofiber musculature. Our skin and bones are steel. In this way, the Vicar might survive the many years it may take until the time came.

If anything were to happen to the Temple during my people's slumber, we would remain, in the dark of space, holding our people's essential secrets. In this way, the Enclave might live on. This is why we have slept.

But we have awoken. The Voices, our prophets, remained awake and maintained watch over the Temple from their quarters deep inside the earth beneath Eden. They have alerted us to two intruders that must be dealt with and it is beyond their power to awaken the others. It is not yet their time. Thus the duty of expelling the intruders falls to us.

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When we, the Keeper, were enroute to our place of slumber, deep inside of the Barrier nebula and far from civilized space, our data core was loaded with essential information. The archives of the Temple are too vast to upload to a vessel of our size. Even a colony ship would struggle to maintain our library.

We know where our home is, however the navigational data required to get there is unavailable. Perhaps it was simply a mistake due to lack of data capacity. Perhaps it is a test from the Creator. In either case, we must return immediately. We seek assistance in the form of navigational guidance to our home.

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Relevant data is too copious to communicate by word of mouth, Brother. If you assist us in this matter, we will address the Council when they have been awakened. If they deem it appropriate, they will reveal to you the secrets of the Enclave. Even if we were able to recount it all, it is not our place to reveal information regarding our most sacred of places.

Blessings of Creation.

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:::[Greetings]:::

This_matter "has" been discussed within the_Consensus. "We" shall help. Come to Planet_Gammu for aid and further data_exchange. "We" shall await.

Acolyte

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Acolyte

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