06-18-2015, 01:04 PM
It was a moment of perfect silence. It really is just like a white hole, Athena thought. The familiar feeling gave her a slight measure of comfort before she felt herself being dragged forward and out the other side. Almost instantly, she found herself standing on a metal platform in Coruscant.
The storm trooper was waiting for her as she exited the portal. However, she hardly noticed, as she was immediately overwhelmed by noise. Buzzing, whooshing, zooming vehicles surrounded her, passing through her field of perception faster than she could count them. There were hardly any voices - it seemed everyone was too busy moving to stop and talk. Buildings of metal and glass in all shapes and sizes surrounded her, filled with people that varied just as much. Those that passed by had strikingly different characteristics - there were aliens with green skin and tentacles, burly humans as well as tiny children, and was that a giant mouse that just passed by on a hovering motorcycle? She froze as the drastic change from the calm and silence of the Nexus temporarily overwhelmed her. Then she came back to her senses as she adjusted and blocked out the background noise.
"Miss?" The storm trooper beckoned down what seemed to be the main highway of the town. Athena, along with the six soldiers, proceeded on foot through the bustling crowds. Athena supposed she could summon a vehicle, but without being able to sense farther than 20 meters, the idea made her nervous. Besides, she would have to build one big enough for seven people, which would have been too much of a bother. As they began walking, the man began pointing out important buildings along the street - the government buildings, the popular restaurants (Athena didn't really need to eat, but learning what types of food were available interested her), and such. On the way, a thought occurred to Athena and she turned to the storm trooper leader.
"How many Primes have been banished, that you can remember?" The soldier tilted his head up slightly as he thought.
"Well, it happens occasionally. There have been quite a few. It's one of the most effective ways of disposing of criminals, if you have the right equipment. The most publicized, though, would probably be Violet, by Victor Wolfe on Dante's Abyss."
"Abyss?" Athena echoed quizzically. The storm trooper nodded.
"It was a huge event hosted and televised recently all over the worlds. Sort of a survival competition for Primes. The banishment was one of the most interesting scenes - that Victor fellow betrayed the sorceress and injected her with banishment fluid. It was quite the turn of events. You can read the whole record of the games in the library, if you wish."
"Library?" Athena echoed again, eyebrows suddenly raised in interest.
"Well, yes. It's just to our right currently, actually. We're passing it. It is the biggest center of learning in all the Omniverse." He looked up proudly at the tall spires of the edifice. "The whole establishment is run by Rex Libris, the -" He looked down to his side again, and the Prime was no longer there. The last he saw of her was the tip of a brown cloak disappearing through the library doors.
The storm trooper was waiting for her as she exited the portal. However, she hardly noticed, as she was immediately overwhelmed by noise. Buzzing, whooshing, zooming vehicles surrounded her, passing through her field of perception faster than she could count them. There were hardly any voices - it seemed everyone was too busy moving to stop and talk. Buildings of metal and glass in all shapes and sizes surrounded her, filled with people that varied just as much. Those that passed by had strikingly different characteristics - there were aliens with green skin and tentacles, burly humans as well as tiny children, and was that a giant mouse that just passed by on a hovering motorcycle? She froze as the drastic change from the calm and silence of the Nexus temporarily overwhelmed her. Then she came back to her senses as she adjusted and blocked out the background noise.
"Miss?" The storm trooper beckoned down what seemed to be the main highway of the town. Athena, along with the six soldiers, proceeded on foot through the bustling crowds. Athena supposed she could summon a vehicle, but without being able to sense farther than 20 meters, the idea made her nervous. Besides, she would have to build one big enough for seven people, which would have been too much of a bother. As they began walking, the man began pointing out important buildings along the street - the government buildings, the popular restaurants (Athena didn't really need to eat, but learning what types of food were available interested her), and such. On the way, a thought occurred to Athena and she turned to the storm trooper leader.
"How many Primes have been banished, that you can remember?" The soldier tilted his head up slightly as he thought.
"Well, it happens occasionally. There have been quite a few. It's one of the most effective ways of disposing of criminals, if you have the right equipment. The most publicized, though, would probably be Violet, by Victor Wolfe on Dante's Abyss."
"Abyss?" Athena echoed quizzically. The storm trooper nodded.
"It was a huge event hosted and televised recently all over the worlds. Sort of a survival competition for Primes. The banishment was one of the most interesting scenes - that Victor fellow betrayed the sorceress and injected her with banishment fluid. It was quite the turn of events. You can read the whole record of the games in the library, if you wish."
"Library?" Athena echoed again, eyebrows suddenly raised in interest.
"Well, yes. It's just to our right currently, actually. We're passing it. It is the biggest center of learning in all the Omniverse." He looked up proudly at the tall spires of the edifice. "The whole establishment is run by Rex Libris, the -" He looked down to his side again, and the Prime was no longer there. The last he saw of her was the tip of a brown cloak disappearing through the library doors.
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