06-29-2015, 04:22 PM
Pitiful...
That was really the only word that Nealaphh had describe the force arrayed before him. Over one-thousand heavy Aschen cruisers and many more assorted support and battleships hovered silently far above the swirling vortex that held his mind. The Sovereign had far overstepped its grace this time, but what was even more confusing was that it had told the Aschen of Nealaphh's only weakness. Being the enterprising bastards they were, they had immediately organized a siege fleet to attack Nealaphh's core...
...a black hole.
How they possibly could hope to destroy such a primal force was far beyond Nealaphh's ken. One did not destroy a black hole...black holes destroyed everything else.
Fine, let them come. Nealaphh would show them the error of their hubris. After a time of standoff, the entire Aschen fleet began to fire their disruptors at Nealaphh's core. Really? What were they hoping to achieve? The event horizon dessicated and absorbed the hail of weapon's fire without so much as a hiccup. Nealaphh didn't even bother to retaliate. The machinations of such fleeting minds did not concern him.
...
After a week of constant barrages, Nealaphh had run out of patience. Perhaps it was this last vestige of human emotion that inspired him to finally retaliate, but this ceaseless foolishness was wearing thin on his humor. In a blinding flash of light, Nealaphh released a gamma ray burst from the core of the black hole, a monumental blast of energy which immediately destroyed a third of the collected vessels. Not even cindered hulks remained of the destroyed star ships. Nontheless, the remaining forces continued their monotonous assault. Now Nealaphh was suitably annoyed. Extending his awareness around the fleet, the Enigma peered into the cabins of the ships in order to try and discern what insanity was compelling them to carry out this plan.
There was no one on board. The entire fleet was running on autopilot. Bewildered and further confused, Nealaphh released another gamma ray burst, and then one more to decimate the remaining forces. Once he had done this, a smug laughter played upon Nealaphh's senses. Alarmed, he tried to find the source of the supernatural eminations. After a short time, he found it; The Sovereign, dangling a fragment of his consciousness around Nealaphh's core like an angler trying to catch a prize fish.
"I suppose you were behind this madness." Nealaphh said, adopting a bored tone. The Sovereign let out an ethereal sigh before responding.
"Yes...yes I am. It was not easy to convince the Aschen to devote an entire fleet to a suicide mission, but it served it's purpose."
"And what purpose is that?"
"Oh, in time little Enigma. You will understand in time."
With that, the malign presence withdrew from the area, leaving Nealaphh frustrated beyond recourse. Had he been played? Was there some bizarre game being played among the gods he served?
...the answer, was yes. But Nealaphh would not uncover why for a long, long time. A time at which point, it would be impossible to redact the terrible mistake he had just made...
That was really the only word that Nealaphh had describe the force arrayed before him. Over one-thousand heavy Aschen cruisers and many more assorted support and battleships hovered silently far above the swirling vortex that held his mind. The Sovereign had far overstepped its grace this time, but what was even more confusing was that it had told the Aschen of Nealaphh's only weakness. Being the enterprising bastards they were, they had immediately organized a siege fleet to attack Nealaphh's core...
...a black hole.
How they possibly could hope to destroy such a primal force was far beyond Nealaphh's ken. One did not destroy a black hole...black holes destroyed everything else.
Fine, let them come. Nealaphh would show them the error of their hubris. After a time of standoff, the entire Aschen fleet began to fire their disruptors at Nealaphh's core. Really? What were they hoping to achieve? The event horizon dessicated and absorbed the hail of weapon's fire without so much as a hiccup. Nealaphh didn't even bother to retaliate. The machinations of such fleeting minds did not concern him.
...
After a week of constant barrages, Nealaphh had run out of patience. Perhaps it was this last vestige of human emotion that inspired him to finally retaliate, but this ceaseless foolishness was wearing thin on his humor. In a blinding flash of light, Nealaphh released a gamma ray burst from the core of the black hole, a monumental blast of energy which immediately destroyed a third of the collected vessels. Not even cindered hulks remained of the destroyed star ships. Nontheless, the remaining forces continued their monotonous assault. Now Nealaphh was suitably annoyed. Extending his awareness around the fleet, the Enigma peered into the cabins of the ships in order to try and discern what insanity was compelling them to carry out this plan.
There was no one on board. The entire fleet was running on autopilot. Bewildered and further confused, Nealaphh released another gamma ray burst, and then one more to decimate the remaining forces. Once he had done this, a smug laughter played upon Nealaphh's senses. Alarmed, he tried to find the source of the supernatural eminations. After a short time, he found it; The Sovereign, dangling a fragment of his consciousness around Nealaphh's core like an angler trying to catch a prize fish.
"I suppose you were behind this madness." Nealaphh said, adopting a bored tone. The Sovereign let out an ethereal sigh before responding.
"Yes...yes I am. It was not easy to convince the Aschen to devote an entire fleet to a suicide mission, but it served it's purpose."
"And what purpose is that?"
"Oh, in time little Enigma. You will understand in time."
With that, the malign presence withdrew from the area, leaving Nealaphh frustrated beyond recourse. Had he been played? Was there some bizarre game being played among the gods he served?
...the answer, was yes. But Nealaphh would not uncover why for a long, long time. A time at which point, it would be impossible to redact the terrible mistake he had just made...
And, we dream of home I dream of life out of here Their dreams are small My dreams don't know fear I got my heart full of hope I will change everything No matter what I'm told How impossible it seems We did it before And we'll do it again We're indestructible Even when we're tired And we've been here before Just you and I
Don't try to rescue me I don't need to be rescued
Don't try to rescue me I don't need to be rescued