Maerto Bertinelli moved back to Omega 58 after he left Cayman. He successfully jumped to Omega 58, and opened Navigation Map. Signal was lost at sector 3B. Maerto set waypoint and order to the board computer to lead on his vessel. Maerto expected to see a hidden station and was building a plan how to get the artifact. He is not Hacker, but used to be known with them while his time as Outcast. Maerto planned to hack the system and dock, and without attention to steal artifact.
But when he totally get to the waypoint his scanners fixed an Unknown Jump Hole. Maerto couldn’t decide what to do, as Artifact is not expensive than his life. At last Maerto decided to do it, not because he so wanted this Artifact. He wanted to do it because of his brother and Leslie. If he would go away then they contribution would turn into nothing.
Maerto ordered to the computer to proceed through the hole. Jumping engine charged and Maerto’s ship entered the Hole. While jumping Maerto saw something different, strange flashing around his ship. After what his eyes blurred and he could hear lot of voices in his head. And totally he lost consciousness.
Maerto woke up in his cabin. He noticed that seat belt fell off, board computers switching off seat belts while vessel docked on the station. Maerto couldn’t see anything through his windshield as there was so dark. He prepared his gun and went to the exit. After the door opened Maerto proceed. On the first view there wasn’t anyone on the deck, but when Maerto attentively looked into the darkness he could see people’s black skins with luminous purple eyes. He was encircled from all sides. One tried to get closer, Maerto made one shot. Person fell on the floor, and Maerto get to him and was prepared to make another one shot but something abruptly jumped on him. He saw a tentacle and tried to shoot it but missed after what he hear terrible noise in his head which turned him off.
Maerto opened his eyes and saw someone with medical uniform speaking to him: “It’s your new home. Now you are more than others…”.Bertinelli wasn’t understanding what he’s talking about and saw a knife on the table near him. He took it and wanted to hit doctor but his hand started trembling and knife fell on the floor after what he stopped feeling his legs and all around turned into purple. After he hear the doctor’s voice talking to him:“Welcome...”
Already a month passed since Bertinelli was attracted to Rockhome. His Lich lot of times have been seen around Omegas and Omicrons, and sometimes he could bring it to Rheinland. He's operating everywhere under Reapers' flag, and only when someone, not invited, showed up at the Rockhome, Maerto shows his real face. And lately same incident happened to him, Maerto even didn't know that his Lich was recording everything and automatically sent it to Safe Haven.
[01.03.822 15:33:18] Wilde.Wanderer: *.."I know a lot."..*
[01.03.822 15:33:54] Klaus.Rhenel: "Not like MND who declared him missing in action"
[01.03.822 15:34:08] Klaus.Rhenel: "You seem to know more then them"
[01.03.822 15:34:15] Wilde.Salvia: "Hola?"
[01.03.822 15:34:23] Klaus.Rhenel: Good day mr.
[01.03.822 15:34:44] Wilde.Wanderer: *.."We take care of the stranded. We make the immortal."..*
[01.03.822 15:34:57] Wilde.Salvia: "It's odd to see you here, Senor."
[01.03.822 15:35:10] Klaus.Rhenel: No, is not.
[01.03.822 15:35:57] Wilde.Salvia: "So tell us... Why?"
[01.03.822 15:35:59] Wilde.Wanderer: *...~entity~...sends (mindlink)..*
[01.03.822 15:36:02] Wilde.Salvia: "Why it is not odd?"
[01.03.822 15:36:11] Wilde.Salvia: "At last for you.."
[01.03.822 15:36:50] Klaus.Rhenel: 'As I previously said im looking for my grandfather"
[01.03.822 15:37:49] Wilde.Salvia: "Your grandfather?.. Here?"
[01.03.822 15:37:57] Wilde.Salvia: "What makes you sure he's here?"
[01.03.822 15:38:41] Klaus.Rhenel: Well , his Wraith were found in Omega 11 9k out of the hole that led me here
[01.03.822 15:38:51] Klaus.Rhenel: He was declared MiA by the MND
[01.03.822 15:39:08] Klaus.Rhenel: But after a few weks i got his diary
[01.03.822 15:39:16] Wilde.Salvia: "Continue.."
[01.03.822 15:39:20] Klaus.Rhenel: There i read about his "mission"
[01.03.822 15:39:28] Wilde.Salvia: "Missions? More please."
[01.03.822 15:39:34] Klaus.Rhenel: Yes
[01.03.822 15:39:50] Wilde.Salvia: "What his mission was about?"
[01.03.822 15:39:54] Klaus.Rhenel: He was sent by MND to counter the hessian movement in Omega 11
[01.03.822 15:40:24] Klaus.Rhenel: There dissapeard
[01.03.822 15:40:51] Klaus.Rhenel: And yesterday I had a strange dream
[01.03.822 15:41:03] Wilde.Salvia: "Do you realise that you are trying to catch a shadow?"
[01.03.822 15:41:33] Klaus.Rhenel: No, I don't
[01.03.822 15:42:31] Klaus.Rhenel: He is not a "shadow" nor dead yet
[01.03.822 15:43:04] Wilde.Salvia: "I have other opinion."
[01.03.822 15:43:12] Wilde.Salvia: "Your grandfather dead..."
[01.03.822 15:43:25] Wilde.Salvia: "And if you trying to meet with him..."
[01.03.822 15:43:29] Wilde.Salvia: "...we might help you."
[01.03.822 15:43:38] Klaus.Rhenel: Elaborate please?
[01.03.822 15:44:07] Klaus.Rhenel: How would you help me to met a dead person, if he is really dead
[01.03.822 15:44:40] Wilde.Wanderer: *.."You may meet him. But there is no return."..*
[01.03.822 15:44:59] Klaus.Rhenel: Very well
[01.03.822 15:45:43] Wilde.Salvia: "We shall arrange this meeting..."
[01.03.822 15:46:01] Klaus.Rhenel: Yes well shall
[01.03.822 15:46:21] Wilde.Salvia: "You will meet your grandfather pretty soon..." ** (Amesement) **
[01.03.822 15:46:50] Wilde.Wanderer: *.."Ignorant being. Why would you trust a stranger?"..*
[01.03.822 15:47:12] Wilde.Wanderer: *.."What if your dream was manipulated?"..*
[01.03.822 15:47:14] Klaus.Rhenel: He specifically told me in the dream to listen you and to not attack you
[01.03.822 15:47:42] Wilde.Wanderer: *.."What if the grandfather in your dream was... us?!"..,
[01.03.822 15:47:43] Wilde.Salvia: "Not attack? ...but you wished?"
[01.03.822 15:48:12] Klaus.Rhenel: No, my intentions arent stoo shoot people
[01.03.822 15:48:35] Klaus.Rhenel: And if in my dream my grandfather was you is fine
[01.03.822 15:48:51] Klaus.Rhenel: At least you knew him
[01.03.822 15:49:00] Wilde.Salvia: "Did we?"
[01.03.822 15:49:09] Klaus.Rhenel: Mr.Wanderer said so
[01.03.822 15:49:37] Klaus.Rhenel: But why would you lead me here, if in my dream it was really you
[01.03.822 15:50:21] Wilde.Wanderer: *.."Your brain... contains information useful to us." ..*
[01.03.822 15:50:52] Wilde.Wanderer: *..."But no fear. A working brain is more useful, so your death will be a slow one."..*
[01.03.822 15:51:41] Klaus.Rhenel: Oh if that was my grandfather wish. If he wants me dead is fine
[01.03.822 15:52:12] Klaus.Rhenel: At least MND won't get those important "informations"
[01.03.822 15:52:19] Klaus.Rhenel: Or how you call them
[01.03.822 15:53:18] Wilde.Salvia: **{Your eyes blurred for a moment, when you can normally see again, you see your grandfather staying behind you}**
[01.03.822 15:53:51] Klaus.Rhenel: My gandfather here?!I knew he is not dead
[01.03.822 15:54:00] Wilde.Salvia: **{He point his finger on the planet, and whispered:"Do it."}**
[01.03.822 15:54:26] Klaus.Rhenel: Very well ....
[01.03.822 15:54:52] Wilde.Wanderer: *...a distant voice is heard from the planet..*
[01.03.822 15:55:10] Klaus.Rhenel: Glad that i've seen you even for the last time.....
[01.03.822 15:55:35] Klaus.Rhenel: Shall I grandfather shall I
[01.03.822 15:56:24] Wilde.Salvia: **{Your father shaked his head and continued: "...You'll not die. You'll enter new world, where I'm living... You'll be every-
[01.03.822 15:56:37] Klaus.Rhenel: i took the decission, I'll do this for you
[01.03.822 15:56:45] Wilde.Salvia: -everything and everywhere. Do it..."}**
[01.03.822 15:57:02] Klaus.Rhenel: Bye!
[01.03.822 15:57:04] Death: Klaus.Rhenel suffered a self-inflicted catastrophic decompression.
[01.03.822 15:57:34] Wilde.Wanderer: *..[starting soul extraction]..*
[01.03.822 15:57:41] 822-03-01 15:57:42 SMT Traffic control alert: Wilde.Wanderer has requested to dock
[01.03.822 15:57:53] Wilde.Salvia: **(Satisfation)**
The Lich's recording system did not recorded the Mindshare, but it have got all other stuff. And whoever would recieve it, he or she will consider the recorded events very odd. It might be Bertinelli's problem, but so far... Nothing happened to him, yet...
It's been a year since the Reapers of Sirius, organization which Bertinelli used to be apart of, vanished without any signs of footprints. Early 823, the rumors around Omegas about the Reapers were getting stronger with ever day passing through. Bertinelli have even met the one of known reapers - Valente Rossi of the Epigoni Squadron.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:23:00] Maerto.Bertinelli: Impossible! Valente Rossi of the Epigoni Squadron himself!
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:23:14] Pocket.Wolf: Cody: What the heck is...
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:23:17] "A"-Valente.Rossi: Do I know you?
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:23:29] "A"-Valente.Rossi: If I do, refresh my memory, per favore.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:23:51] Maerto.Bertinelli: Reaper Maerto Bertinelli, of the Skull Squadron.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:23:53] Werner.Whitehall.: Hmm odd indeed.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:24:28] "A"-Valente.Rossi: Sorry, I've met a lot of people during my career. Can't remember all of them.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:24:57] Maerto.Bertinelli: It's alright. We actually haven't operate together in the space as know.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:25:47] "A"-Valente.Rossi: Well, I did leave for Malta long time ago. Just returned to this part of Sirius recently.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:26:24] "A"-Valente.Rossi: By the way, signore Cody, I will keep your offer in mind should these Mollys survive the interrogation.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:26:51] Pocket.Wolf: Cody: *Does a longer pause.* Just don't expect them back when they would be in my hands.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:27:28] "A"-Valente.Rossi: By the time I'm done with them, they won't be of any importance to me.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:27:50] Pocket.Wolf: Cody: Good. They won't be returing back alive.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:28:31] Maerto.Bertinelli: I'd really like to have conversation with you. Since you are only the one ex-Reaper I have seen in this region.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:29:16] "A"-Valente.Rossi: No problem. If you are bothered by the presence of other people, we can move to a more private location.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:29:48] Maerto.Bertinelli: Would be good, I actually paid the attention onto yar' Transponder.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:29:59] Maerto.Bertinelli: Are ya' back?
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:30:14] "A"-Valente.Rossi: Kind of. Lead the way.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:30:36] Maerto.Bertinelli: I also heard that Fallen Angels have safed their wing. One of your people I met months ago, dun remember la' name.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:30:41] Maerto.Bertinelli: But it's not that important.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:31:14] Maerto.Bertinelli: So? Are you livin' in El'Caiman again?
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:31:37] "A"-Valente.Rossi: I do indeed.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:32:14] "A"-Valente.Rossi: What about you? Where have you been?
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:32:18] Maerto.Bertinelli: Mhm. Maybe you heard of my sister? Tiena Bertinelli, she's as know took Command of the BSF.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:32:24] Maerto.Bertinelli: Oh long-long story.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:32:48] "A"-Valente.Rossi: Actually, I am the commander of the BSF as of recently.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:32:59] Maerto.Bertinelli: Mhm. Interesting.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:33:07] Maerto.Bertinelli: Did she leave?
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:33:56] "A"-Valente.Rossi: I wouldn't know.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:34:10] "A"-Valente.Rossi: I'm not really up to date on what's been going on around here.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:34:51] Maerto.Bertinelli: Fair enough.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:35:52] Maerto.Bertinelli: I actually never gone. Just likely, became a ghost of thus places. That how my someone calls me
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:36:19] Maerto.Bertinelli: Year ago I began the hunt for artifact named 'White Night'
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:37:00] "A"-Valente.Rossi: Never heard of such thing.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:37:17] Maerto.Bertinelli: Along with Fallen Angel Liesle Currero and Reaper Tawares of the Devil Wings
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:37:28] Maerto.Bertinelli: It is placed in my cargo.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:37:50] "A"-Valente.Rossi: Interesting. *Raises an eyebrow*
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:38:06] "A"-Valente.Rossi: Those must be some new Reapers, no?
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:38:48] Maerto.Bertinelli: Em? Nu? They actually joined the RoS along with me, back in 819 I guess.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:39:31] "A"-Valente.Rossi: Well, that is kind of new. At least for me.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:39:57] "A"-Valente.Rossi: But then again, I've spent a majority of my life as a Reaper.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:40:28] Maerto.Bertinelli: And you gone a year after I joined.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:40:37] Maerto.Bertinelli: Where have you been?
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:41:08] "A"-Valente.Rossi: Went back to Malta. Actually, I ran the Ghosts of Razgriz for a while.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:42:14] Maerto.Bertinelli: Oh. So you walked from the side to side?
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:42:28] "A"-Valente.Rossi: Basically.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:42:35] Maerto.Bertinelli: And why did you return?
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:42:54] "A"-Valente.Rossi: Well, eventually, I figured Malta just wasn't the place for me anymore.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:43:36] "A"-Valente.Rossi: Plus, running the Ghosts turned out to be much harder than expected.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:44:03] Maerto.Bertinelli: Em. But the Cardamine? Mhm. Tiena told me that Caiman dry now.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:44:43] Maerto.Bertinelli: I also visitng our home time at times.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:44:45] "A"-Valente.Rossi: I pulled some contacts from Malta and had them deliver a shipment.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:45:26] Maerto.Bertinelli: Mhmmm. *He dropped his view on the console* Actually I have to go.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:45:34] "A"-Valente.Rossi: Though it is not nearly enough for our entire population, even though we are just a shadow of the original Reapers.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:45:49] "A"-Valente.Rossi: Well, it was good talking to you.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:46:21] Maerto.Bertinelli: But you know. The energy of my Artifact actually did not let me die because of my stock of Cardi got dry.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:46:33] Maerto.Bertinelli: I guess that might interest you...
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:46:58] "A"-Valente.Rossi: I'll keep that in mind. Contact me when you're around and have some time.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:47:11] Maerto.Bertinelli: Do not try to find me within the Omegas. You cannot see the ghost...
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:47:15] Maerto.Bertinelli: Until he wants it
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:47:41] 823 A.S.-03-22 21:47:47 SMT Traffic control alert: "A"-Valente.Rossi has requested to dock
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:49:34] Maerto.Bertinelli: But what about you, Freelancers. What have you been discussing about with Rossi? I'd advise you to talk...
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:49:55] Werner.Whitehall.: How to deal with a molly
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:49:59] Maerto.Bertinelli: Since I am not that kind as thus Fallens are. I'm the last one of the Skull Squad.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:50:01] Pocket.Wolf: Cody: Indeed.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:50:13] Maerto.Bertinelli: What do you mean?
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:50:48] Pocket.Wolf: Cody: Herr Rossi found two Mollys in Herr Whitehall's cargo hold.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:51:06] Pocket.Wolf: Cody: I asked Herr Rossi to deliver them to me once he interrogates them.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:51:19] Werner.Whitehall.: Quite.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:51:27] Maerto.Bertinelli: That's all you talked about?
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:51:35] Werner.Whitehall.: Yes
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:52:03] Maerto.Bertinelli: Then you are useless for me.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:52:06] Werner.Whitehall.: You pretty much showed up at the same time as him
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:52:44] Werner.Whitehall.: Or prehaps you need to work on your timing sir.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:52:48] Maerto.Bertinelli: Mhm. Alright then?... Keep seatin' or sleepin'
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:52:48] Pocket.Wolf: Cody: Hm. Useless is quite subjective term.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:53:25] Pocket.Wolf: Cody: There was something strange with that guy... No matter.
[22.03.823 A.S. 21:53:48] Werner.Whitehall.: Agreed now then.