05-19-2017, 10:17 AM
To save me from death?
X's immediate visual scans of the environment revealed the only thing in close proximity to himself was a fountain. Transparent voxels spewed from crude likenesses of cherubs, all pointing to the sky yet pouring into a sparking prismatic pool. Other than as a peculiar sight, the structure seemed to have no apparent purpose.
There was nobody else here- not in close proximity, anyways. Why would Omni draw X here, in the stead of any of the other 5 noble androids X had closely aligned with?
To give me new purpose?
The thought seemed rather incredulous at first, but X recalled Omni's words more closely. This world reflects the wishes of those who are part of it; with Omnilium, anything one desires can be created. Without Omnilium, X would be nothing. So his new body was made from that mysterious substance, therefore. In that same thought, this body might also grant the function to manipulate Omnilium.
Neo Arcadia came to mind. That seemed a little ambitious to recreate right off the bat. It had taken many years back then, and while it hadn't meant much in terms of his lifespan, it still spoke of a large volume of effort. Being able to create a whole city like that would not be so easy here, or else Omni had no limits on his subjects.
Subjects. Was that the right word for them? The term sounded the slightest bit demeaning, yet X's initial efforts could not find a better descriptor. Why would Omni bring X here if he were not a subject of the Omniverse?
To provide entertainment?
That deity (Omni could only be something like that if he had all this power to share) claimed he brought the android here because X was interesting. What did he mean by this? Had Omni been looking upon X's world, finding his life compelling enough to see that it should continue? Or did he imagine the Mega Man simply as a plaything, a toy to place in his dollhouse?
X looked at his hand, how the fingers were capable of flexing in and out, how the joints bent naturally and the fist closed firmly. No, that theory didn't seem quite right either. The white deity had been so generous in what he gave to X- not simply a body, but the ability to create anything the humanoid machine so desired with mere thoughts. The thought didn't seem impossible or outlandish, all things considered, but instead irrational.
X wondered if he was thinking too hard about a smiling silhouette that had gifted him a new body containing potential god-like powers. No sooner that that thought crossed his mind than did he dismiss it. The android had every right to be curious.
As much as he would like the ponder all existence if he were capable, such things were a song and dance X had already been though before. He needed to do something here. The question should not be why, but what.
X attempted to zoom in with his glowing lens, to scope out whatever may be on the horizon of this nebulous dimension. Objects, things like strange obelisks, stood out among the infinite expanse of pearl. There were figures, too, many moving around the large landmarks. Everything was too far away to scope any detail, however, and X was left wondering what all this was.
Omni had said there would be others, said that they too desired Omnilium, said that death was not to be feared. So long as X remained interesting, he would be reborn.
Maybe the android was a plaything after all. He just could not know for certain.
He took a step, then another.
Mega Man X had lived for hundreds of years, seen millions of things, died many times over. He had thought his previous time would truly be the last, and prepared to go quietly. Now it seemed all too clear that the machinations of whatever gods above would forbid him from such a noble fate.
The android's mechanical ploddings held a certain smoothness and rhythm to their movements, despite the bulky form that used them. Anyone that knew X would not be surprised. He had always been more human than any robot.
X's immediate visual scans of the environment revealed the only thing in close proximity to himself was a fountain. Transparent voxels spewed from crude likenesses of cherubs, all pointing to the sky yet pouring into a sparking prismatic pool. Other than as a peculiar sight, the structure seemed to have no apparent purpose.
There was nobody else here- not in close proximity, anyways. Why would Omni draw X here, in the stead of any of the other 5 noble androids X had closely aligned with?
To give me new purpose?
The thought seemed rather incredulous at first, but X recalled Omni's words more closely. This world reflects the wishes of those who are part of it; with Omnilium, anything one desires can be created. Without Omnilium, X would be nothing. So his new body was made from that mysterious substance, therefore. In that same thought, this body might also grant the function to manipulate Omnilium.
Neo Arcadia came to mind. That seemed a little ambitious to recreate right off the bat. It had taken many years back then, and while it hadn't meant much in terms of his lifespan, it still spoke of a large volume of effort. Being able to create a whole city like that would not be so easy here, or else Omni had no limits on his subjects.
Subjects. Was that the right word for them? The term sounded the slightest bit demeaning, yet X's initial efforts could not find a better descriptor. Why would Omni bring X here if he were not a subject of the Omniverse?
To provide entertainment?
That deity (Omni could only be something like that if he had all this power to share) claimed he brought the android here because X was interesting. What did he mean by this? Had Omni been looking upon X's world, finding his life compelling enough to see that it should continue? Or did he imagine the Mega Man simply as a plaything, a toy to place in his dollhouse?
X looked at his hand, how the fingers were capable of flexing in and out, how the joints bent naturally and the fist closed firmly. No, that theory didn't seem quite right either. The white deity had been so generous in what he gave to X- not simply a body, but the ability to create anything the humanoid machine so desired with mere thoughts. The thought didn't seem impossible or outlandish, all things considered, but instead irrational.
X wondered if he was thinking too hard about a smiling silhouette that had gifted him a new body containing potential god-like powers. No sooner that that thought crossed his mind than did he dismiss it. The android had every right to be curious.
As much as he would like the ponder all existence if he were capable, such things were a song and dance X had already been though before. He needed to do something here. The question should not be why, but what.
X attempted to zoom in with his glowing lens, to scope out whatever may be on the horizon of this nebulous dimension. Objects, things like strange obelisks, stood out among the infinite expanse of pearl. There were figures, too, many moving around the large landmarks. Everything was too far away to scope any detail, however, and X was left wondering what all this was.
Omni had said there would be others, said that they too desired Omnilium, said that death was not to be feared. So long as X remained interesting, he would be reborn.
Maybe the android was a plaything after all. He just could not know for certain.
He took a step, then another.
Mega Man X had lived for hundreds of years, seen millions of things, died many times over. He had thought his previous time would truly be the last, and prepared to go quietly. Now it seemed all too clear that the machinations of whatever gods above would forbid him from such a noble fate.
The android's mechanical ploddings held a certain smoothness and rhythm to their movements, despite the bulky form that used them. Anyone that knew X would not be surprised. He had always been more human than any robot.