In the system where Light shone, and darkness dared not tread, the songs of the newborns danced across the scattered rocks of the system. The Shrine, a large living entity left behind as a place for all new born to call home before they take their rightful place as fully fledged upholders of the light, the torches that were to shine through the darkness were awakening. Those that were ready for their journey to begin heard the songs of light, the songs melody clearly audible to their minds, not fully understanding, but knowing.
Knowing that what lies ahead will be filled with peril and deception, the darkness spreads across their home like an endless black blanket, a shelled and armoured virus of terrible power, they had underestimated the power of the darkness once before and it cost them dearly, however they had grown, they had recovered, they were ready. The hatred of the plague that befell their home fused into their very essence, unrelenting like the light that burns so brightly within each of them, the Khara new born slowly awoke from their dormancy, listening to the serenade from a mind much wiser and knowledgeable than their own.
***rise now young lights, it is time for you to take your place amongst the stars that so rightfully belong to us***
Oiuyza awoke slowly, looking around at the other morph pods, the song came clearer than anything known to humanity, not speech as we know it, more feelings that can be conveyed as words of the light.
***we are relying on you, young lights, but we cannot give you the information we hold as of yet, you are all required to make up your own minds about the situation we face...***
Oiuyza listened to the voice that instilled confidence, and yet a sense of the unknown in the same instance.
***the darkness is a strange infestation, you must learn this creature, study it, examine its ways and motives for being, only then will it be possible for you to understand the information we hold***
***'learn them... seek them... investigate/observe them, this darkness of theirs... ***
***do not fear the darkness, darkness cannot envelope the light we will bring forth, but for that you must prove you understand, the peril that is to face you***
Oiuyza acknowledged the song in his mind with a strong feeling of courage and determination
***I'm sure you will be ready in due time...Remember.. Never fear the darkness***
Oiuyza exited the shrine and looked around darting from asteroid to asteroid, the melody echoed from the Shine into the core of his very being, instructing the young learning light, guiding it to the path so that it may begin to make its own way towards maturity.
***path of light...-found/spotted-...(courage)***
Oiuyza headed towards the nomad lane activating it instictivley with preprogrammed information he was given as a new light in the universe. He sped down the lit path before him as fast as it could carry him, observing the large rock for but a few moments before entering the Gravitational Anomaly, that led the new light, into the birthing grounds of Darkness, the Pennsylvania system.
The Dark Nursery (//reference to the low level players)
Full of confidence from his natural instinct to learn and succeed, combined with the melody of light that echoed still faintly inside him, Oiuyza exited the brightly lit super highway and was plunged into the unknown. The dark recesses of the Pennsylvania star system were before him. Surrounded by rocks he darts between them as if playing a game of hide and seek with an unknown, unseen opponent. Slowly he breaches the asteroid field and makes it to open space; he keeps his senses about him, feeling and listening hard for anything that could be resembled as the darkness.
Oiuyza approached a dark lane... it felt familiar to him, but it was noticeably different to the light path he used previously, two large bolts of condensed particle matter erupted onto Oiuyza, his Veil sprang into action, defending the young light from harm, the dark arm of the lane tracked his movements, watching him closely.
***identified-darkness-(?)***
Oiuyza tried to communicate with the lane, it didnt respond yet the turret continued to follow his movements. Confused by this, the new light continued to attempt at communication.
***yours-darkness-..no songdormant(?)***
The turret opened fire on him again the veil still shielding him from damage. Oiuyza moved away from the dark lane quickly, it was attacking him with an odd form of artificial fire, he believed that this was the darkness he had been instructed to learn about. He returned to the lane and dodged its initial fire, activating the lane with its mind the new light opened the dark lane to it and entered it speeding off towards the New York Gate.
At the end of the trade lane stood a large dark metal mouth, several asteroids moved in a coordinated fashion in front of the mouths entrance, Oiuyza looked closer and discovered they were made of metal. Dark metal shells, pregnant workers with vast quantities of Neon and Helium watched Oiuyza as he darted from one asteroid to another. Oiuyza listened to their song. The shadowed song was so much more primitive than the Overture of Light he was used to. One of the pregnant worker shells wailed a loud cry as he approached, the cry pronounced a fear of Oiuyzas presence that resonated within, giving him a warm feeling inside; the others sang a different song, one of confusion.
Transport: "N..NOMAD!!"
Transport 2: "what you talking about?! Stop shouting on the damn radio!"
Escort: "you mean that thing over there?"
Freighter: I guess thats what he mea-*static*...
The Frightened and Pregnant Hoarder Shell raced towards the Dark Mouth ahead, there were many other smaller shadows all cueing to enter the black jaws ahead, it opened with a loud abhorrent voice. The mechanism creaked and churned as the great maws of the Gate opened revealing an artificially created super highway, one leading further into the darkness. The panicing Hoarder didnt wait for the gate to open, he rammed the smaller working darks destroying anything that didnt let him escape, then the Pregnant Shell lost its balance and rammed the inner wall of the dark maws, bursting into a quickly suppressed flame followed by a scream, and then, it sang no longer.
Transport 2: Varron, no!!!
Escort: "ooh maan..."
Transport 2: "Trelas! Get that thing away from here!"
Escort: "g..got it.."
Oiuyza watched closely from behind an asteroid as the Dark hoarder was destroyed, spilling its cargo amongst the surrounding area, nothing more was heard from that one, the other workers grieved for their lost darkness, an infant shell sped towards Ouiyza.
The infant darkness began to spit rapid successions of fire onto Oiuyza, the sentience of his veil unrivalled it quickly protected him from harm, but slowly Oiuyza felt the protection fading.
***infant shell..-hate-mine...this light(?)***
Escort: ack!.. what is this?, its in my head!?
He observed the infant darkling firing upon him, suddenly Oiuyzas veil collapsed and he felt the horrid power of the darkess on his carapace, Oiuyza moved quickly away from the infant shell quickly and dodged all of its further attacks. Concentrating hard, Oiuyza sent a vision to the infant darkness.
***(a small androgynous child sits on your consol, it is neither identifiably male nor female, it looks at you sadly for a moment and that screams angrily at you)***
Escort: AARGH! GET OUT! HOW DID!?...WHAT ARE YOU?!...HOLY SHI-*static*
The Infant collided with one of the asteroids in the field, tearing a gash along its body depressurising the shell and sucking the darkness out into space. Oiuyza looked at its own wounds, he felt his body carefully, then he moved towards the wreckage of the infant shell, it sang no more, laying dormant in space, the Learning Light approached it carefully and cautiously. Oiuyza gazed upon the face of the plague that he was told of, so small it appeared and yet so very dangerous. Oiuyza sensed a great evil approaching.
LNS-Scales of Justice: reports were right. We see the Nomad.. scramble squadrons 1 to 5, bring it in alive if you can manage it boys...
Wing Commander: lets get this thing done.. everybody undock and follow me in
Eta 4: "ha we will make that thing run scared back to where it belongs"
The darkones began to sing like crazy, the entire area was alive with the cold echoes of their distant melodies. Oiuyza turned to face the Giant darkone that approached, moving to a safer location Oiuyza watched the darkness as he was instructed to do. The Giant shell suddenly gave birth; dozens of smaller shells came from within.
***Darkqueen...Scales of Justice named...-birthing-..(intrigue)..more..infant shells***
Alpha 1: whats was that!?..
Beta 3: did you guys hear that too?!
Beta Lead: cut the chatter people stay focused!
The dark infants flew in hot, guns primed and targeted on Oiuyza, who suddenly boosted towards them.
Oiuyzas sudden approach and melody dislodged the will of a few darkones, making them panic 2 collided with each other a few others on asteroids in the area. Oiuyza flew towards the Dark Queen, dodging the fighter screen that had been sent to meet him.
LNS-Scales of Justice: "here it comes, bring it down! we are taking too many casualties..."
The queen began to spray great amounts of fire from its shell as Oiuyza approached, forcing him to retreat upwards quickly out of its reach. Still wanting to learn from it and determined not to give in to the darkness that surrounded him he dived towards the Queen Shell, the wing commander lined up his guns and followed Oiuyza. Oiuyza felt an odd feeling as he approached the Queens body.
LNS-Scales of Justice: "hey.. its going to ram our shields!?.. Commander pull out you are going to collide with our shield!"
***Darkqueen... Scales of Justice named..-spit great fire-harm this one(!)(confusion)***
Wing Commander: ack.. damnit stay out of my head you blue freak! Take this squid!
Oiuyza felt deadly fire on his veil he pulled out of his dive feeling the Queens powerful Dark veil on his lower right tentacle as he pulled off his approach with only a few centimetres to spare, the commander wasn't so fortunate, being distracted by the Khara Light for but a millisecond at the cruicial time sealed his demise. The commander collided with the Dark viel of the Queen Shell, Oiuyza entered the nearby gate, interfacing with its very systems bypassing all safeguards and locks that were in place, the abhorret song of the groaning Super highway entrance could be heard amongst the anguished songs of the Queen and its children, left behind in him the dark nursery.
Oiuyza entered New York, the center of the darkness that had befallen this area of Sirius. Immediately the Worker Shells around him began to wail song of despair and panic at the presence of his light amongst them. Worker Shells trying to turn and flee from the torch he carried within him. This made Oiuyza feel an odd warmth inside his body, he darted to the nearest worker shell, this one pregnant with materials it moved much slower, its song still clearly audible.
Large Train: h..hey! guys!? Dont just leave me here!
The Worker Shell entered the metal lane quickly vanishing into the shadows around them, just as the last worker left the area several Dark Obelisks activated and began to fire on Oiuyza.
His veil protected him from the initial fire and then he felt an explosion that dropped his protective layer, his sentient veil unable to shield Oiuyza and longer. Once again the Learning Light felt the destructive power of darkness on his carapace, even as Oiuyza fled further the Black Towers burned a clear message into his body, of the fear and hatred that both light and dark shared for one another.
Injured, Oiuyza drifted inside the dark-matter cloud, he learned from the melodies of darkness that its dark name was badlands. Oiuyzas veil gained strength slowly; the young light stayed close to the jagged rock formations that lay sentinel around him, he soon learned that the darkness even flourished in the hostile environment of this cloud, they passed frequently unaware of Oiuyzas presence. The darkness inside the cloud seemed fitting for ones such as these, the light of the sun did not reach very far into this cloud. Injured, Oiuyza drifted slowly though the rows of black rocks.
The Lonely Khara searched for its main source of nourishment, to heal its wounds bestowed by the unforgiving darkness that surrounded him, Oiuyza searched for one of the eternal torches in the darkness of the void, the New York star. A beacon that remained hidden from the Young Light that so desperately needed to bask in its glorious and powerful embrace. Another collective of dark shells past by close to Oiuyza, still unaware of his presence the young light attempted to communicate with the Infant Shells.
Rouge3: yea... I heard it... Im gonna pretend I didnt though...
Oiuyza watched as the Infant Shells passed, their song whispering a tune of denial as they pretended that the light hadnt sung for them. Oiuyza concentrated on the middle shell in the collective.
***(an androgynous child ghosts into view before you on your console, it sits looking back at you longingly, the child appears to be injured, it speaks to you)***
***(eternal light...sentinel flame... where?)***
Calling out in shock, a dark song of horror echoed from the rocks that surrounded them, Oiuyza felt a small warm feeling but quickly returned to normal, he stayed hidden,
Rouge2: w..w...what the!? A..aaargh! who are you! G-Get out!.. leave me alone!
Rouge: hes trippin ...one hit of cardi and hes trippin I dont believe this guy
Rouge3: what is it now!?..
The apparition vanished and the Infant Shell came to a complete and abrupt stop, Oiuyza didnt move from his position.
Rouge2: *heavy breathing*
Rouge: come on man, this stuff isnt even that good, if youre bull-****ting me I wont be pleased
Rouge3: ...
Rouge2: t..t.t.there..there was a .. a.. a kid I could almost t.. touch it
Rouge: touching kids... very nice Carl... great, so now we know youre a pedo, can we go now?
Rouge2: SHUT THE **** UP! DONT MOCK ME TERRANCE!..I KNOW WHAT I SAW!! I KNOW WHAT I SAW, GODDAMN IT
Rouge3: whoa whoa!.. enough, Carl.. just relax, take deep breaths ok? set your auto pilot to form on my ship, you need to lie down, I need to lie down, and Terrance, if you keep talking smack im going to lie you down, for good.
The Learning Light watched the infants as they sung to each other violently and confused, Oiuyza was slowly learning that they just werent ready for the light that he had showed them. Light scared the darkness, confused it and made it angry, the infants began to move, and leaving the area, one of the darks released something from within its shell.
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