A eery presence shrouded a pitch black cruiser adorned with the insignia of a golden crowned red skull. The ship could be seen steadily descending into the thick atmosphere of a gas planet within the Renios system.
In the darkness a solemn voice echoed throughout the hallways of said ship, investigating would lead to the discovery of a single occupied room. Two humanoid figures stood embracing each other with tears streaming down their cheeks.
“Mas..ster.. I will wait for you.. no matter how long.. i have to.. wa..it..”
“Cathie.. it will take a long time for my return.. fate will keep us apart.. promise me you will conserve your photon cells.. I love yo..”
The first voice was rather sullen while the second expressed unease. Before the conversation could conclude between the two feminine voices, one suddenly vanished and moved into a void. The only company the figure within the void could interact with were blue boxes during a three minute transition.
[Congratulations]You have successfully participated within the trial phase of GalaticoreAll participants will received free subscription and a participation kit
May we see you in the galaxy!
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Two fleets could be seen glaring each other down. One fleet adorned a bronze flag without any other form of discernment. The flag remains plain besides its base color as if to suggest they weren’t conjoined under the same government. However their opposition branded a golden feathered creature over their crimson coated hull.
The skirmish has yet to have the first clash initiated. On the sidelines existed various ships that branded different identifications. A sudden voice could be heard across all channels.
“Greetings ambassadors, Greetings Fael, Greeting Cev. Now is the time to overview the skirmish as a customary procedure during this passage of justice to extinguish the bloodthirsty desire of conquest.”
[ Ascension ]
A skirmish used to prevent the needless expenditure of life
[Guidelines]
- Participating warring factions must agree upon the oppositions judgement in numerical quantity
- A wager of equal value much be presented to the victor
- Once either banner ships have been eliminated all hostilities are to cease
- If both banner ships have been eliminated simultaneously, all forces will cease hostility and the victory shall be decided based on their damage taken
- A minimum of two third party ambassadors are needed within the audience
- The battle commences once the signal is given[ Banner commanders](Fael) Fleet commander Momo(Cav) Fleet commander Zan[ Spectators ]
- Vian lio Ambassador of Riac
- Mizen Ambassador of Mune
- Chash Ambassador of Azvi[Wager](Cev)(Fael)UemaPrincess Lisya Rena*Breaking the guidelines will result in hostility from the unions
“Both parties have agreed to the conditions, Now let the ascension commence!” A single blue beam momentarily shot between the two fleets to instigate the procession.
The two sides remained stationary at first until they simultaneously began assuming formation. Fael consisted of large frigates and their formation gave the impression of a solid crimson barrier while exposing their broadsides to the Cev forces.
Cev however assumed a triangular formation with their three frigates at the tip. Fael remained stationary while the Cev forced pushed onwards. On closing inspection a clear disparity in quality between the two fleets is noticeable. While Fael was composed solely composed of frigates, Cev only had three frigates, several dozen transport ships and a few cruisers.
The Fael forces concentrated fire upon the three frigates where the banner ship was located. The three frigates that had been heavily damaged crashed into the Crimson barrier. While the remainder of the Cev fleet dispersed underneath every opposing frigate.
The conclusion was obvious until a fluorescent red light rapidly spread outwards from the three Cev frigates. Immediately following the strange emission of light every Cev escape vessel had been launched. Any Fael forces attempting to operate their ship would find all controls had been cut. The reason allowing the escape vessels to be released was due to pressurized gas.
Simultaneously the ships began imploding. All that was left was scraps of wreckage and mangled corpses.
What Cev had done would eventually lead to a creation of new rules against the use of signal transduction and electromagnetic wavelengths to short circuit a ships control system. The implosion should have been due to the sudden redirection of power into the generations and cores.
Presumably the minor ships had been used as amplifiers. If it wasn't for the Fael's arrogance then perhaps Cev wouldn't have gotten the chance to attempt a already suicidal operation.
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“hu.. hu.. hu..”
Lucia Aweii, a television host for Aveon’s broadcasting sector. Currently she had been moaning into her microphone on a live broadcast. Conducting a assessment of her psychology would lead to the discovery of her being perfectly sane. Excluding a few odd quirks in her personality of course.
She is rather beautiful with long dark brunet and blue eyes. Her overall figure expresses on curves. Currently Lucia had worn a white blouse that had been tightly fitted holding her d sized mounds in place.
Aveon is a business which functions using a broadcasting sector and gaming studio. In total the company has five studios that are commissioned on separation vrmmo’s. The company is rather ambition and uses information garnered from high leveled guests to procure a temporary source of income.
If the average user is a starving wolf when confronted with a fortune then Aveon is the venomous cobra waiting for the right moment to pounce.
The company has bad reputation amongst the majority of famous gamers unless they desire to sell out for a slice of the cake.
They have a policy not to reveal personal information but that doesn’t cover information within the game besides the general location and in game name of a guest. However even with in their bad reputation, Aveon is entertaining and information resulting in being one of the top five broadcast stations.
At the moment Lucia continued to moan while giving a impression of having lascivious motives towards the sci-fi skirmish. It has been known for a while of her rather strange tenancies towards the spacial warfare. If you compared Lucia to other key staff members within Aveon then she would appear rather normal.
After several minutes past Lucia regained her common sense. She quickly fixed her posture that been slouching during the footage and used a napkin she prepared in advance to wipe any drool.
Currently she was seated at a circular desk that would only reveal your upper body to the audience. At the opposite of the room were two individual seated at a similar desk to her, they appeared to be men past their prime.
Both of the guests had patiently waited for the host to continue the broadcast to which she abruptly dragged the main focus of the audience towards her moaning.
The one to the left had broad shoulders, curly black hair with a few slashes of white and olive skin. He maintained a stern expression throughout the beginning of broadcast but after Lucia’s display within his sharp brown eyes was a hint of agitation.
To the right was a man with completely white hair. His face had a beard that appeared to have grown over several decade. When opposed to his partner, you would notice he had a less muscular physique and a calm expression with a rather pale skin tone.
“ Oh yes~~ now where were we… oh yes! the last two questions.”
Most of the audience sighed in relief that Lucia finally began continuing the broadcast. The two male guests could only frown at her shenanigans.
“ Lets see, the two most popular questions on our board are!”
Early during the broadcast, Aveon asked their viewers to decide on several questions that were soon pushed onto a voting poll within the forums.
Aveon reaps in views not only due the information they provide but also due to the amount of interactivity the company allows between the staff and the viewers. It wouldn’t be rare for a broadcast to change its focus based on the opinion of the audience.
“ Firstly, why does Regal aim at implementing a currency exchange that puts the company in jeopardy?”
Most vrmmo’s give players a unintended leverage based on their connection. Depending on the stability of your local servers you may be put at a disadvantage during combat. On the other hand whilst most games simulated reality, none could be called ‘a new world’. These two issues were resolved through the creation of the Senix capsules and once word got, Galaticore flourished into popularity.
Opiz is the main in-game currency. Harassment emulated due to Galaticore’s currency conversion. Regal wouldn’t be able to sustain its servers once players began using the system. Galaticore exchanges fifty Opiz for five coppers.
On average quest rewards can differ between twenty to thirty Opiz and if you multiplied that by several million players then the company would soon enter the red zone.
Its not like the exchange was unconditionally hated. Its the fact the Senix capsules that provide full immersion are only applicable with Galaticore. If Galaticore entered the red zone then the game would disappear altogether unless they changed their policy.
The one who spoke first after the host Lucia announced the first question was Annux Torn, the one with the beard. He leaned forward closer to his microphone before speaking as anxiety which built up amongst the audience quickly dispersed after his words.
“We at Regal aimed at connecting humanity to a different galaxy where they could start a knew. This was one of the driving factors with the creation of our capsules which lead to this ‘game’ or as you all refer to it. The monetary system is of no concern to us and the only desire we inhibit is to allow humanity to grow and develop a new skill set within our frontier with increased knowledge of the universe.”
His answer was rather lengthy but it didn’t answer the question directly and only raised more questions to be honest. That was when the host began announcing the second question which was answered by Ivis Caz Qqui III. No one really knew why he was referred to as the third but everyone just accepted it.
“Second question. The game will be a millennium after the battle correct? which was caused by the ‘trial’ players as Regal refers to them. Does that mean said players will have benefit by being able to reclaim their gear?”
“Hmm.. To be honest. The trial participants will be able to obtain their gear but for a price and a very heavy one."
This response sparked a lot of ambition about the subject as it clarified that trial participants could obtain their previous gear but it also meant other players have a possibility at snatching it away.
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- Click
“Alastire!”
‘Oh… so its time?
The recording came to a sudden halt. My mind went haywire as the door slammed open. Turning around while shivers stroked my spine caused the world to become slightly darker.
Walking in my direction was the embodiment of the devil or whatever those religious fanatics called the supreme evil.
In that instant my body reacted on its own, sweated dripped down as instincts were kicked into action. Pushing towards the window for safety was the only response it would give.
Though that hope vanished when the sensation of weightlessness caused me to slam into the wooden flooring. Presumably the cause was the mind pushing the body faster then it could react.
“You little rascal, what do you think your doing!?”
Attempting to move any limbs was futile as they no longed responded. The moment the room went silent my head subconsciously twisted towards the devil in question.
There she stood, roughly 5.6 feet with a figure resembling a preteen but honestly Generva was twenty two years old. Flowing down her sides were long bangs of black hair with red highlights. Her eyes appeared red but under moderate lighting they would resemble green jewels. The only part of her whole figure that resembled its age would be the c sized breast she proudly adorned.
“…”
“…”
“…Gene”
Just as the words began to pour out to apologies; the world went silent. Now yet again my existence was shrouded within the darkness. In this realm there exist nothing to accomplish, nothing to do beside allowing the passage of time to take its toll.
Personally, encountering this space is rather relaxing on the mind. The neuron system within my body that transmits signals currently is temporarily severed of course due to handy work of the devil. She particularly uses this as a form of torture but if she learnt it was the exact opposite then i fear for that outcome.
The sensation is similar to the transition period within a senix capsule. I truly wonder whether it was the work of karma or fate that brought the capsule into my grasp, perhaps a little bit of both.
[ Flash Back ]
‘Rain rain go away.. come again another day..’
There has been a heavy downpour for roughly two weeks. The majority of the land has been transformed into ankle deep sludge's of mud. Lucky for the pigs but not so much for the remainder of farm.
All that is left is to return home and a have a nice steamy bath. Generva and Vivenne should hopefully be out of the bath by now. The muck garnered from chasing the playful pigs back into their pens almost feels like another layer of skin.
Throughout the day besides rallying the pigs, the majority of my time was needed to restock the feed across the farm. Which is no small task. The girls back at the house never liked the rainy season which forces the chores onto my shoulders.
Sure i may be the only male within the household but its not like getting covered in mud is enjoyable. Still its better then allowing little Vivenne to step into the mud that would reach her hips and within this weather she might catch a cold.
On my way back from the pens, the most frightening event occurred; more so then Generva’s violent personality. It occurred suddenly in the form of a soul jerking shriek sounded from the rivers direction.
Adrenaline coursed through my veins causing the absence of fear as i pushed onwards. At the river the spectacle before my eyes caused me to enter a state of anxiety.
Across the ravaging river laid a small girl guarded by a large hound and a scruffy one. What truly did shocked me however was the hoard of rabbits slowing approaching the two with a aggressive form as if reading to pounce while snarling.
“Dogs! Dogs! Get the girl and bring her to the river!”
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I could only hope the dogs actually heard me and understood the motive behind those words. The pitter patter of rain over the raging river could easily overshadow my voice.
Before I could grow doubtful the scruffy dog hoisted the child by the collar of her clothing onto the hound. The hound however steadily walked backwards without losing eye sight of the rabbits until they finally made it to the river.
The dogs dived in without regard to their own lives. The girls head was firmly head above the water by the hounds buoyancy.
I shortly followed and swam next to the two while guiding them to the left. Due to being raised on the farm, almost every crevice is known to me including those within the river. It would have been suicidal otherwise. The dogs commitment to their owner truly amazed me.
The river took us further then i anticipated but luckily before we were swept away again the three of us made it to the river bank.
Once we got out of the river the dogs began vomiting and didn’t appear to be suffering from water within their lungs, however the girl was a different case.
She appeared around a similar age to Vivenne which caused my mind to enter full throttle. It led from performing cpr to hanging her upside down with the dogs watching. I had believed all had been lost until by some miracle she sprung to life with water overflowing out of her mouth and intense coughing.
Still the child didn’t regain consciousness. Alongside the dogs that appeared to be limping we pushed through the scrubs and rain. It turned out we were swept almost three kilometers down river.
The walk back was long and tenacious but eventually we arrived at the property. Who those how long passed but the world began getting darker even with the storm overhead.
However at the two floor household there was someone waiting for my return. The individual was Generva, luckily for me she didn’t step out into the rain. Across her face was the expression of rage but after she eyed the figure within my arms it changed to worry.
The group forwarded towards the back entrance where the large bathroom that could easily fit twenty people was housed.
My mother loved history especially a nation known as “Japan”, she referred to herself as a otaku but no one really understood what she meant by the title. The bathing area was supposedly modeled after one of the Japanese public bath houses. I mean seriously beside the royal family and nobility, what commoner would waste gold for a luxury not needed..
Generva took the girl within her arms while she asked me to about what transpired. I didn’t skimp on any details, especially about those highly aggressive rabbits that appeared deformed. The expression on her face was complicated and appeared she was contemplating on a choice.
Before i knew it her fist slammed right into my forehead causing my head to collide with the wall. The commotion awoke the little girl as the fidgeting of her body was the last my vision noticed as it went dark.
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After that night life got fairly busy for a while. Generva adopted the girl known as Angelia as our younger sibling. She also contacted the village chief and various agencies to advice them of the situation.
Turns out that Angelia, her hound tiki and the scrubby miza had been abandoned in the neighboring forest region. Generva was tasked with a preliminary investigation by the village chief which had resulted in us now standing at Angelia’s home, three weeks after she had been living at our home.
I honestly was shocked when we arrived. At first glance it appeared she lived within a elegant mansion but after approaching the property there was a noticeable decay. The vegetation was unmaintained while the only real aspect that appeared rather recent was the furniture torn and scattered around outside.
The mansion gave off the surreal feeling of disconnect. If it wasn’t for tiki then perhaps it would have never been found. There is no path towards the location and even if you found the general vicinity the trees would give you low visibility.
Exploration! Adventure! Who wouldn’t have those thoughts rampaging when coming across such a site. However due my sister Generva’s presence such thoughts could be one’s undoing.
The whole mansion was turned upside down. Nothing was salvageable which only raised more questions then answers. It took the remainder of the day to explore the majority of the household and resulted in staying for the night.
During the night there had been a strange flapping coming from within the walls. Generva literally just kicked violently inwards against a wall resulting in getting her foot stuck and a lot of prying to get it free. Inspecting the hole lead to the discover of a secret area to which Angelica didn’t know.
In what would had been assumed to be the private study was a secret passage behind a book case still standing. The other book cases were knocked over so of course it would have been the last remaining one in a upright position. Unlike what you would normally do by pulling a secret lever.. Generva just pulled it off the hinges and opened it through raw force.
A sole bat flew out the moment it was opened.
The inside revealed a corridor and further down there existed a sought of storage. Books, furniture, cutlery and other commodities without a expiration date were stacked on either side. I swear a grin appeared across Generva’s face once she saw the room.
In the center existed a large wrapped up box with a letter placed on top. From reading the contents one could understand that it had been addressed to Angelia as a birthday present. She upon reading it balled up in tears. The letters contents were heart warming and verified her birthday being in a few months putting Angelica as a month younger then Vivenne at five years old.
Later Generva disappeared throughout the night but with her strength who could worry?
At daybreak Generva returned. What she had done turned all of us to stone. Turns out she went to the farm. It took us two days to arrive here.. well we had very slow progress that a turtle could have out ran us but still returning with a carriage wouldn’t have been expected.
Then over the course of three days everyone was forced to suffer her whims. She forced Angelia, Vivenne and I to help her load up the carriage. Its a given that they could barely carry a single book due to the thickness resulting in a third of loading to be handled by me.
What surprised me the most was the wrapped package that Generva had been tasked with loading. At first it appeared light but it caused her to actually sweat giving me the expectation of it being roughly around two hundred kilograms. The carriage was almost at its breaking point but luckily that was everything within the hidden storage area.
I would have never imagined Generva of having a greedy personality.
Arriving home after the six days was relieving. Food was handled by small game hunting with a bow even if my mother was a little strange she understood to teach me the necessities. Water however was supplied on the carriage which was at the forests edge, almost twenty minutes from the mansion.
After the letters were sent out informing the village chief of the discovery minus the hidden storage, everyone forwarded into the household. The majority of the goods had been unloaded including the present to which the group was congregated around.
Everyone anxiously waited to discover what was inside. Angelia’s feeble strength took a while to actually unwrap it and open the package to discover what laid within. However none of us had understood what was before us.
It was a dark sleek blue egg shaped object. There existed several documents, reading through would have cause my body to immediately jump with joy. The capsule belonged to Angelica so i couldn't have taken it for my self. However once she saw my reaction Angelia spoke.
“umm.. Onii-chan.. i’m not old enough to use it.. so you can have it..”
She said it with the most innocent smile so of course i couldn’t have refused.
However when i asked her the meaning of “Onii-chan” she told me it was a Japanese word used to say ‘elder brother’. My immediate request was a inquire to where she learnt Japanese from and turned out it was simply from one of her male tutors.
[Flashback end]
My eyes slowly opened, arousing the attention of two blurry figures looming over me. As my sensations corrected themselves it turned out my cheeks had become swollen. A quick observation of Vivenne and Angelia would reveal both had water eyes and a red palms.
Before any words could be spouted the two clang onto me and started their water works. This pains my heart to see them suffer but truly the reason for this situation was unknown to me. The girls have seen me unconscious due to Generva’s brutality multiple times but never once before did it receive this effect from the Vivenne and Angelia who had been with us for two years.
Vivenne has dark black hair with red highlights, green eyes that sometimes appeared red. It wasn't just her appearance that was similar to Generva but also her muscular strength. The two originated from Wease, the predominately desert biosphere. Their strength is rather a effect of heavier gravity.
I'm not sure about all the details as history is only permitted to be taught after you enter highschool. Presumably it is to allow the mind to mature to prevent idiocy in how one reacts. What is allowed to be known however is the stabilizers that regulate the gravity reactors had been tampered with along time ago. However history that occurred prior to the retreat within Eden is allowed to be learnt.
The other girl that clung to me was Angelia. She has chestnut hair cut short to her chin. Blue eyes and a ridiculously angelic smile. However she was born and raised within Nuterla. Her height is a few inch's taller then Vivenne at 3.7 feet.
"Girls, what drove those tears out of you?"
I said with a brilliant smile to reflect my charm.
"Onii-chan.. we.. thought.. we lost yo..u"
Sadly my charm was negated.
"Girls, you both know that Onee-chan has done it many times right?"
The girls only replied with a simple nod while wiping their tears away.
"Buttt.. Onni-chan.. last time you were like that for three days! three days!"
Little Vivenne finally decided to speak and reminded me of a past incident caused by ignorance. Simply put never eat your Elder sisters pudding.
"Angelia, Vivenne. If that happened again then there is no reason to ball your eyes out. You two didn't even react last time."
" " Oniii-chan! Onee-chan had made us eat dinner before she left. Since she is gone.. we thought we could have your tasty food from now on! " "
I was exactly shocked when they said that in unison. It obvious Generva has no delicacy when cooking and most of her meals are third rate but still to desire my cooking the moment she leaves for a week is shocking.
'Wait.. did i just hear them correctly? Dinner?'
Checking the analog clock my face froze in horror. I hadn't expected five hours to pass, commonly im out for a hour or two buts its rare for any longer.
"Fine fine fine! i will make you two breakfast lunch and dinner, just get off me! its time!"
The two girls got off immediately while laughing. It was a trap, a hoax. Perhaps Vivenne had been influenced by Generva's personality but once they got off my only reaction was to head towards 'my' senix capsule at the opposite side of the room.
Once in and the capsule powered up, my conscious entered the void once more. A timer displaying roughly a minute left till servers imitated was overhead. The minute allowed me to a moment to chuckle at the conversation the three of us just had. Since Angelia had become our younger sibling we all had began referring to each other by Japanese termology.
[ - Command sequence initiated ]
[ - Biometric scans have verified your identity and status ]
[ - User information transfer ]
[ - Server status ONLINE! ]
[ - Connecting… ]
When the system finally connected. I found my self hovering within the galaxy while surrounded by stars. Blue notification box's impeded my vision moments later.
[ Determine your initial spawn point ]GovernmentRestrictionsRewardHacon - ConfederacyNone30 Opiz
*Academy sponsorshipFael - MonarchyNone100 OpizHumfon - RepublicNoneStarter kitAzi - DemocracyAge: 18+500 OpizMune - MonarchyAge: 21+
Gender: Female
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Interests: Barring children, housework, fine arts, fake tails and ears
*Needs to be committed, single, virgin, lean and agree to multiple wives (Polygamy)*Various titles and lands
"Humfon"
[Determine select your desired gender][Male][Neutral][Female]
"Male"
After declaring the gender aspect of the character creation screen, a silhouette emerged from the crevices of the darkness within the cosmos, constantly enlarging before reflecting my present self. I spanned roughly 5.2 feet and had a rather feminine figure.
Smooth black hair dangled past my shoulders and the eye sockets adorned lime green eyes that seemed to glow by the reflection of light radiating from the surrounding stars. My skin was light brown. Though however it would be best for my face to become a little less feminine.
Using the character customization screen my body shifted and became more masculine. Large bulging muscles, a short stubby beard and a rather deep voice were a few other additions. I can truly say that my character this time around will be the personification of masculinity.
Moments later a golden box would suddenly appear within my vision. This never happened before during the trial phase and immediately my drew attention . The message it contained was suspicious but potentially could be a benefit.
[ The past you have led had been dangerous, all obstacles fell before your glorious might! How will you lead your future? ] Do you wish to journey to a unique spawn point available only to you?
- A special kit will be given upon acceptanceYesNo
"Yes!"
[ All previous modifications are disabled due to accepting this offer. ]
'Fuck'
Before I could even protest, the system had launched me into the game. The world distorted, stars quickly flew past. One of the dim reigns suddenly grew larger giving the impression of directly accelerating towards it. Licking my lips, I knew it was finally time to begin where i left off.
Just as sudden at my disappearance from his world, I materialized instantly. However unlike the initial (trial phase) greeting that had been rather extravagant with several thousand in attendance. This time around was dreadful.
The next moment the scenery changed a notification advised me to hold my breath. When the sensation of water brushed against my skin, my mouth had already been closed.
Darkness clouded the majority of the surrounding space however several streams of moonlight poured from above creating a marvelous underwater scene.
Just as i had become engrossed within the scenery, something slimy brushed to the side of me and moved through the water.
Staring off towards the regions touched by moonlight caused my heart to skip a beat. Fear emerged as I froze waiting for whatever moved by me to enter one of the pockets of moonlight.
'Oh! Just a fish'
'Yes! The slimy creature that swam by me earlier was simply a fish... oh.. wait..'
However my expectation was shortly betrayed when a large tentacle gripped onto the fish and pulled it into the surrounding darkness....
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Author here: I decided to take my story into a different direction at the beginning then i had done with the previous 1-2.5 chapters.
I'm not going to spam out information as my plan is to gradually feed it across each chapter. Hence the 'prologue' as a example doesn't have every bit of 'history' to say. Especially the significant parts about the currency (in eden) and reason of the political structure.
Oh yes and before you ask.. lets just say.. The Mune restrictions aren't completely for amusement.. more like 50/50