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exactly, Mr. King, we strive to change Eden, and its people."
"A savior for all of mankind? Is that how you see yourself?"
Mark laughed as we had reached the elevator. He pressed the button and the horizontal doors spread open. "No, not at all. We are only here to guide Eden in the right direction, for these people have become lost, Collin. As for its savior, well, that is what we had rescued you for, my friend."
We entered the elevator and Command Wyman spoke his desired destination. He spoke to the carrier's computer ALI (Autonomic Logical Intelligence).
"ALI, bring us to the observation deck."
"Yes, Commander."
The elevator began to quickly rise through the ship and shades of white and green light quickly flashed over our bodies. During our ascent through the carrier's hull I could not help but think about what Mark had said. I mean, being the savior of humanity did not exactly appeal to me. Believe me I loved praise and adoration as much as the next, but as a savior, or a leader, it seemed like too heavy of a burden to bear. Not just that though, all I truly wanted at that moment was for things to return to the way that they were before. I did not care how impossible of a request it was.
"Commander, I am no savior. I don’t even know who I am."
Mark looked towards me, concern filled his consciousness, and he spoke words of wisdom to me when the elevator came to a halt. "We never truly know ourselves until we are tested by fate. It's that moment we can never predict, it's the choice that's presented to us—and when you took Virgil's hand, you were eager to know more. The question you must ask yourself is, how far are you willing to go to learn where your origins lie?"
The elevator doors opened to a square observatory room at the very peak of the ship. The walls around the room began to descend into the hull and my jaw dropped as I was overwhelmed by what lay before me. The room had been surrounded by walls of glass. I could see the GDR core worlds as well as the Outlander worlds.
I gazed on in amazement at the great Celerian Nebula that coated the entire sky. I had always seen the great nebula from the surface of Minerva, but I was only able to see but a portion of this piece of artwork created by the magnificent wonders of the universe. I had never seen it in this clarity. It was a backdrop for all of Eden, though it was seen most clearly by the Outlander worlds, and the Kingdom of Salaras.
Off past my smoldering home world of Minerva, a very bright and solid object illuminated the sky. It was like a shining star lying in the middle of the nebula. I jumped as Mark activated his transmitter.
"Admiral Andrews, power down the gravity weapon and pull back the clouds; we're heading home."
The bright light began to cease. I looked closer and saw that it was a giant cylinder, but it moved almost like it was alive. Seven colossal half-planet-sized wings swirled around it; it almost looked like an angelic octopus in the sky. The wings were like tentacles reaching out into space. I did not see them at first because they were emitting a beautiful rainbow of light, blending in with the planetary nebula. Upon closer observation I saw that a gigantic harness was built around the core of this strange object. The harness contained many thrusters and even a half-light reactor at its stern.
I thought if this weapon could truly manipulate the atmosphere of an entire planet, then these Remorans were capable of things far beyond the reach of any human in Eden. Unless of course it was not made by humans, so I had to ask the Good
"A savior for all of mankind? Is that how you see yourself?"
Mark laughed as we had reached the elevator. He pressed the button and the horizontal doors spread open. "No, not at all. We are only here to guide Eden in the right direction, for these people have become lost, Collin. As for its savior, well, that is what we had rescued you for, my friend."
We entered the elevator and Command Wyman spoke his desired destination. He spoke to the carrier's computer ALI (Autonomic Logical Intelligence).
"ALI, bring us to the observation deck."
"Yes, Commander."
The elevator began to quickly rise through the ship and shades of white and green light quickly flashed over our bodies. During our ascent through the carrier's hull I could not help but think about what Mark had said. I mean, being the savior of humanity did not exactly appeal to me. Believe me I loved praise and adoration as much as the next, but as a savior, or a leader, it seemed like too heavy of a burden to bear. Not just that though, all I truly wanted at that moment was for things to return to the way that they were before. I did not care how impossible of a request it was.
"Commander, I am no savior. I don’t even know who I am."
Mark looked towards me, concern filled his consciousness, and he spoke words of wisdom to me when the elevator came to a halt. "We never truly know ourselves until we are tested by fate. It's that moment we can never predict, it's the choice that's presented to us—and when you took Virgil's hand, you were eager to know more. The question you must ask yourself is, how far are you willing to go to learn where your origins lie?"
The elevator doors opened to a square observatory room at the very peak of the ship. The walls around the room began to descend into the hull and my jaw dropped as I was overwhelmed by what lay before me. The room had been surrounded by walls of glass. I could see the GDR core worlds as well as the Outlander worlds.
I gazed on in amazement at the great Celerian Nebula that coated the entire sky. I had always seen the great nebula from the surface of Minerva, but I was only able to see but a portion of this piece of artwork created by the magnificent wonders of the universe. I had never seen it in this clarity. It was a backdrop for all of Eden, though it was seen most clearly by the Outlander worlds, and the Kingdom of Salaras.
Off past my smoldering home world of Minerva, a very bright and solid object illuminated the sky. It was like a shining star lying in the middle of the nebula. I jumped as Mark activated his transmitter.
"Admiral Andrews, power down the gravity weapon and pull back the clouds; we're heading home."
The bright light began to cease. I looked closer and saw that it was a giant cylinder, but it moved almost like it was alive. Seven colossal half-planet-sized wings swirled around it; it almost looked like an angelic octopus in the sky. The wings were like tentacles reaching out into space. I did not see them at first because they were emitting a beautiful rainbow of light, blending in with the planetary nebula. Upon closer observation I saw that a gigantic harness was built around the core of this strange object. The harness contained many thrusters and even a half-light reactor at its stern.
I thought if this weapon could truly manipulate the atmosphere of an entire planet, then these Remorans were capable of things far beyond the reach of any human in Eden. Unless of course it was not made by humans, so I had to ask the Good
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