The Temple of Artemis(Pre-Event/Intro Thread)

[Proto Man]

They’d made it nearly to the Town with No Name when Proto Man’s environmental sensors started to beep.

The robot paused and glanced around, his eyes wide behind his visor and his lip a tight line across his youthful features.

“What is it, Blues?” Mickey asked as the ground underneath the machine yawned open and swallowed the preteen android.

***

Proto Man fell for approximately three and a quarter seconds before he crashed down against what felt like marble. With a dull thud, he landed on his knees and toppled onto his right shoulder before he could fully process the situation.

“Ugh,” the android groaned as he righted himself and made it to his feet. Around him, he spotted a collection of unfamiliar faces, and just a few yards ahead, he spotted the translucent visage of a withered old figure starting at him. “You could have sent me an electronic mail.” The red robot muttered as he brushed from of the marble dust from his kneecap.

As Proto Man listened, the floating head explained that he was a hero known as Teucer. He went on to say that he’d been cursed by a warlock and required several artifacts to free himself. He added that he’d personally selected the heroes and was looking for more as they spoke. Someone expressed some dissatisfaction with being picked, which seemed to confuse the disembodied hero for a moment.

After listening to the exchange, Proto Man walked a few paces away and tried to access the Dataverse. He wanted to run a few queries on this Teucer fellow, but for some reason, he found himself unable to connect to the wifi.

Scratch that… There just aren’t any connections.

It was that revelation more than anything that made Proto Man scowl as he took a few steps back toward the floating head.

Six artifacts? I mean, I guess it could be worse.