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RE: Conception - Karlotta - 09-30-2017


MERCY




RE: Conception - Karlotta - 09-30-2017



The Most Merciful 1
Raised the heavens and there imposed balance by law 7
Laid out the Earth for the creatures 10
Created the fruit and palm trees carrying sheaths of dates 11
And grain having husks and scented flowers 12
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? 13

Created the Human from clay 14
Created the Jinn from flame of fire 15
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? 16

Split the two seas where they met 19
With a barrier that neither transgresses 20
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? 21

Gave you ships to roam the seas with sails such as mountains 24
While on the Earth all perished and there remained only the face of your Lord 26 27
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? 28

We will call you to account O Humans and Jinns 31
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? 32

You cannot go beyond heaven and earth except by authority of God 33
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? 34

There will be upon you a fire of flame and metal which you cannot survive 35
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? 36

And when the heavens are split open and become rose-colored like oil 37
Which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? 38



~Surah Ar-Rahman, The Quran (661 A.D)




RE: Conception - Karlotta - 10-01-2017

The path takes Kara back towards the place where the Trailblazer’s rays and hers mingle. The improvised pickaxe-relay which connected their worlds was severed when the explosive belts blew it out of position. And so, where their two horizons, formed by the Shrine’s bend, meet:

"… do any good as long as we don’t…"

"Specialist Zelman’s radio signal has returned. Vital signs are weak. Space-suit condition is critical. Oxygen reserves are at 17%."

"What the hell happened in there Zelman? Where’s Gorman? Did you arm the nuke?
"

Nuclear destruction is rendered inoperable in this bifurcation, but Tecumseh and Andrea still have an open trail to arm the second one. The emergence out of the Shrine’s darkness, into the sea of rose-colored energy-waves, feeds and invigorates propulsion. The long journey ahead becomes shorter from here. Here lies the path to salvation.



RE: Conception - Karlotta - 10-01-2017


"The blue thing's coming out! Nuke it with the second torpedo! Wait… Zelman is… hanging on to it?"

"Zelman, respond! Tell us exactly what happened. That’s an order!"

"The alien vessel is accelerating towards Object Unknown Beta."

"The sparkly asteroids with mirrors? What the… We’re going after it. "

The Trailblazer takes a path that crosses ours before salvation. The way ahead meanders and separates into countless branches. Remember each bifurcation, and tell us which one isn’t a dead end.

"We may still need the torpedo to get the rest of them. I’m powering up the chaingun."

"The alien was able to gain speed faster than us but its acceleration is decreasing. It appears that its top speed is below ours and we should be able to catch up with it before it reaches waypoint beta."

"Zelman! The combination to take off your belt is 1522, authorization O’Hara. Tie the belt to that thing, then push yourself away so I can detonate it.
"




RE: Conception - Karlotta - 10-01-2017

"Specialist Zelman may be unconscious. Furthermore, the explosion of her belt was likely to have been the eruption we witnessed. Current range yields a 0.02% chance to hit with the chain gun."

"Zelman, this is your last chance to jump off that thing before I open fire on it."

"Just do it. She’s irresponsive and god knows what that thing is doing to her. End it now!"

"Sidd, requesting permission to execute unconscious crewman Zelman."

"The crewman has exhibited unwillingness to follow orders, as well as psychotic delusional behavior. The live capture of the crewman by aliens, as well as the escape of the active alien vessel both risk the divulging of critical information to the enemy. Mission directives supersede the lives of the crew. Permission is granted by Cincinnatus Law. "

The path splits into multiple branches. Here is where the cascading begins. You must tell us the way through the labyrinth.




RE: Conception - Karlotta - 10-01-2017

"3% chance to hit with the chaingun."

Tecumseh flips the joystick’s trigger-guard with his thumb. He feels the thrill of the hunt that he craved ever since the war left him.Can you feel death coming? It’s no use wiggling like that, buddy. You’re not gonna escape this shooter.

He fires a volley of 5 bullets that narrowly miss. He sees Kara move her head to look back at the Trailblazer. Sorry babe, but you’re going collateral. Can’t say I’ll miss you.

He sprays 10 more.

"The recoil is slowing us down. Wait till we’re closer."



RE: Conception - Karlotta - 10-01-2017

A pearl of sweat runs down from under the hat. Next time you’re going down, asshole.

"15% chance to hit."

"Take it out!"

O’Hara pulls the trigger and a hail of bullets rips through Kara and her mount.



RE: Conception - Karlotta - 10-01-2017

Next time you're going down, asshole.

Kara feels like she's split in half as what appear to be two mirror images left and right drift away from each other.

We’re almost there.

"15% chance to hit."

"Take it out!"

A hail of bullets tears through Kara's and her mount’s image and produces a red mist and blue shards around their broken bodies.

Illuminate the right path! I’m still alive, so this must be the one.




RE: Conception - Karlotta - 10-01-2017


Missed again. Why can’t he shoot that ***** down already? Is he doing this on purpose? "Wait till you get closer, we’re approaching the waypoint but can still intercept it."

"I’m just warming up. Is it me or did that thing just start glowing more intensely?"

We’re approaching the entry point. The circle is almost completed.

You’re… not really Chris, are you? You’re… me. And I’m not really me either.

Kara sees three more mirror images of herself glide out of her. For a moment she feels like the crystal shards of a kaleidoscope spreading to resemble a blooming flower. But only one crystal has a fire inside of it. In short succession, the other two are shot down.



RE: Conception - Karlotta - 10-01-2017


There is no difference between you and me where we came from. There is no time and no space, and the one is the same as the many. Do you understand what you are now? Do you know why you’re here?

Kara sees the surviving images split again and again, seeing all their positions in time split into a myriad of branches which all race towards the mirror's light inbetween the asteroids. Some get shot down, most just disappear into nothingness, while the survivor passes on a trail of light.

I’m a nomad that roams through space and time. I’m the one that went ahead, to bring the way into consciousness, and to bring consciousness to the way. I’m the Trailblazer.

"91% chance to hit."

"We’re right behind it. You can’t miss anymore!"

You, my little blue alien…

He pulls the trigger.

…are history.

…are saved.