Raptor One – Chapter 84
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Sitting in front of the recreation table I give a sigh of contentment as I sip from my cup of avalonian wine that I myself made, it’s hard to rest sometimes as old habits take over, that make me work hard at times and struggle to work at others, the good side of this habit is that it’s like a toggle, when I need to work it toggles on, and when I’m resting it toggles off automatically... Feels like I'm thinking of survival instincts... Well, at least the modernized one at least.
I chuckle while thinking that as I relax in this small interlude, when we do get into Gaia Station I'll have to work again, either moving my mouth or my hands, well, I do need to get this ship, the Tenacity optimized, it’s use of space is so bad that I can open the entire upper deck for use while consuming only one module from the middle deck.
I sigh and take another sip of avalon wine.
My ears twitch as I detect the tuned off heated conversation between my female pack members, I wonder what they are talking about, but it’s rude to invade their privacy, so tune off it is, Avalonians don’t like having their conversations heard at all, they will act almost like you dropped a flashbang up their faces, very pissed off.
I chuckle at the thought of avali talking at the speed of light with a pissed off expression.
That reminds me, when our race are too stressed or content we start to squeak and peep, wonder why.
I’m taken off my thoughts as Zu and the Su sisters enter the recreation room, I look over while taking another sip of my avalon wine before talking.
“Privet.” I say while raising my cup up.
“Captain.” Su’ra give a nod of acknowledgement.
“Hello Captain.” Su’zu also nods.
“Hi love...” Zu also reply, but I feel her awkwardness, and a little of... Force?
“Da, sit, bystro.” I say seriously.
Zu and the Su sisters sit around the table, but something is clearly off as Zu sit on the other side of the table while both Su’ra and Su’zu sit besides me.
“What’s happening?” I say while shaking my head and sigh, placing down my cup of avalonian wine.
“Huh...” Zu’s words freeze inside her mouth, I look at both sisters and they also look like they don’t know how to say their words...
“I did not hear your conversation out of understanding, and the same goes for your minds, you all know I got empath skills right? But I don’t use it as I think it’s a breach of privacy.” I say and shake my head, grabbing my cup of avalonian wine again and taking another sip.
The small silent I made as I slowly drink my wine is broken by Zu first as she talks before the other two can manage to make their words.
“Love, I had a talk with both of the twins, we came to a conclusion that...” Zu say and stops her words while looking at the Su sisters.
“We don’t want to have a relationship with outsiders.” Both Su’ra and Su’zu say.
I look at the face of each one of the girls, Su’ra blush in embarrassment while Su’zu and Zu keep their professional look, that is, a cold face and a forced one.
I look back at Zu before talking. “What about your opinion? I know you don’t like to share.” I ask Zu.
I get surprised as Zu smash her hand on the low table with a cold look before talking.
“What can I do!? We are together for so long that they know my weaknesses!” Zu say with a angry tone.
“I hope it’s nothing bad?” I ask Zu again.
She looks me in the eyes, and smile. “Of course not! I don’t have any dark memory or past, if I did I would have said long ago... But they cheated! They bribed me with Avalonian pastries! How can I say no!?” Zu say with a melting smile.
I look dumbfounded and laugh... Hard.
“Hahahahaha! Oh god, my sides! Hahahahaha!... *Huff**Huff* Okay, da, I'm back... Now that I think of it, Gaia Station is a farming station, that means they have a lot of different crops, meaning they have sugar, piru flond, kiri fruit, and nakati bark, all we need to make pastries and a heck of a lot of avalonian cuisine.” I say with a nod after recovering myself from laughing too hard.
I lock eyes with Zu again and talk. “Zu, my love... I didn’t know I was so cheap in your heart that I would be sold for pastries...” I say trying my best to fake hurtfulness.
And succeed very well as Zu starts stuttering while Su’ra and Su’zu make a sad face, knowing they did something morally abstract.
“Lo-Love... That wasn’t my... I would never think of hurting you...” Zu say with a sad and conflicted way.
Woops, looks like I've gone too far, let’s correct this... And not receive three slaps in the process.
I take a big gulp of my avalonian wine before talking. “I know love, that’s why I can let my life in your hands, I know you won’t mistreat it when taking care of me... You chose the best way for the pack on my absence, so I trust you.” I say with my best feral smile, well, less feral and more toothy as I can.
They give a collective sigh at my words before smiling back at me, Zu locks eyes with me, her face red and the emotion of love spilling out of her in waves, making my fake toothy smile become very real and authentic.
Su’ra and Su’zu wasn’t behind either as Su’ra gave out a red faced smile, while Su’zu just plain out embraced me in happiness, making me chuckle.
My ears twitch at the sound of mag boots hitting the floor and locking in place, making me look their way just to see Li’luk and Li’lak entering the recreation room too.
I lift my almost empty cup up. “Privet girls!” I say with a smile.
“Sup White!” Li’luk say with her peppy voice.
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“Hello White...” Li’lak reply, shy as ever.
“Did we miss the talk?” Li’luk ask the girls.
“Yes, you missed all of it.” Su’ra said with a nod.
“Including the guilt trip.” I say with a nod, the girls making a sour face at my words while I chuckle.
I look at the girls sour face and shake my head. “Common tovarishcham, this is now in the past, why the sour faces?” I say while tilting my head.
They look at one another before smiling again.
“You and your ‘Care for the present only’ way of mindset...” Zu say while smiling making me chuckle.
I nod back at the girls as the Li sisters sit around the low table. “So, I'm now a free for pack meal.” I ask to be sure.
They look at each other before responding. “Yes, hat’s right, you’re now a free to approach target, wish us good luck with your heart!” Li’luk reply and I nod.
“Spacibo for the answer, but your approach will have to wait, something is bugging me for some time, so I'll go meditate.” I say with a nod and sit closer to the ship wall and start meditating...
After twenty minutes of meditation, most of it struggling with the usual tearing pain on my being as I feel my psionic resonates, and after some seconds of peace the tearing pain returns with vengeance, making me black out.
When my consciousness returns I find myself on that same old barren planet, the ruins glowing in different colors, I watch the ruins in silence before the voice returns.
*Query: User connected. Answer: Connection complete.*
I look at my back to find a exact copy of myself looking back at me as I rotate to be front to front with my clone, he have the same black fur, the same red trim, the same red and blue eyes, and is bald just like me.
“Who are you and what do you want.” I ask the clone.
*Query: Trial state complete. Answer: User connection to Archonexus accepted.*
I stay silent as I know I was denied answers.
*Query: User contradicts all biological rules of the universe. Answer: Recover user integrity back to universe standard status.*
“WAit, re you nerfing me?” I ask, dumbfounded.
*Query: Research nerfing. Answer: Yes.*
I keep looking with a dumb look at the clone, fury barely controlled.
*Query: Start user stats remaking. Answer: Are the shown stats correct or false?*
I look at my clone again with a calmer look before looking at the stats.
Name:(Alex 'White' Silver)
Proficiency->
Psionic Sensitivity Lv5(0/100)
Psionics Lv10(0/100)->(Empath lv10[Max])
Panzer Kunst Lv5(Max)
Pilot Lv5(Max)
Navigation Lv0(0/100)
Expertise->
Fitness Lv5(Max)
Willpower Lv5(Max)
Parkour Lv5(Max)
Adeptus Medicalis Lv1(25/100)
The stats seem much more clean and with better access, not to say that it narrow down my stats to a T.
“They are correct, what’s the use of each stats?” I ask the Archonexus.
*Answer: Psionics – Connection to the Archonexus, enabling use of powers that user body don’t have.*
*Answer: Fitness – How good the user body is, used by all things physical, it’s max level is 5.*
*Answer: Willpower – How good your mind is, used by all things related to the mind, be it reaction to danger or pain, if it uses the mind, it’s relevant, max level is 5.*
*Query: fitness and Willpower can’t become a expertise. Answer: User body came with the limiter unlocked.*
“Huh, that’s neat, so my super soldier program did pass the exam.” I say with a nod.
*Query: User body configuration not finished. Answer: Are the shown stats correct or false?*
I receive the same question again from the Archonexus, making me look again at the stats, only ro find another body in front of me with a stats list besides it!
I look up at the new body in shock and read the stats...
Name:(Alex 'White' Silver)
Race:(Avali[Neo])|Gender:(Male)
Food:(0/100)
Water:(0/100)
Energy:(0\100)
Credits:(244.250[C])
Appearance->
Hair:(Bald)
Eyes:(Sharp and Droopy Grey)
Fur(White)
Trim(Black)
Equipment->
Head:(Enhanced Respirator)(Subdermal Carbon Filament)(Carbon Plating)(Carbon Fiber skin)
Neck:(Cortical Stack MK2)(Internal Climate Control)
Torso:(Enhanced Rig)(Subdermal Carbon Filament)(Carbon Plating)(Carbon Fiber skin)
Waist:(Dual Hanging Tri Pouch Belt)
Tail:(Enhanced Tail)(Subdermal Carbon Filament)(Carbon Plating)(Carbon Fiber skin)
Arms:(Enhanced Gauntlets)(Subdermal Carbon Filament)(Carbon Plating)(Carbon Fiber skin)
Legs:(Enhanced Boots)(Subdermal Carbon Filament)(Carbon Plating)(Carbon Fiber skin)
I look at the 145cm tall neo avali, his white appearance broken by his black trim and gray eyes, he... Me don’t have a crown feather, or in human terms, he... I’m bald too.
Looking at the stats I see that all my enhancements are visible on the body unlike the imaginary enhancements I had.
Placing a hand on the body I feel the hard and firm yet beautiful ‘Carbon Fiber Skin’, on it’s head is the same mask I'm using, the ‘Enhanced Respirator’, looking at the neck I see the ‘Internal climate Control’ wrapped on the entire neck, moving the body head to the side gives out the appearance of the ‘Cortical Stack’, a MK2 class as I see when the casing and fail safes of the ‘Cortical Stack’ disappear, showing the ‘Gamma Core’ that should be on my brain.
I take some steps back to think and recompose myself.
“Is that me? Is that how I should look if I had...” I say and could not finish the words as I fail to stay calm and shed tears.
*Answer: This is your current body. Please take all the information you can of it before being sent out of the Archonexus network.*
The Archonexus words run through me like thunder as my head swipe down back at him...
Something is off.
I look at myself and see the shining black gauntlets, they where not black, but what take me by surprise is the white color of my body!
I look back at the Archonexus and see that he now looks a head smaller than me, 120cm at most.
I sigh and walk a step to my body, the sharp features of japanese eyes the sharp look it have, but with the droopy, calm gray eyes, still, looking forward like he’s bored.
I sigh, so this is how I look now, lets dissect it while I can.
With the cortical stack removed and the respirator removed I see the ‘Carbon plating’ on the exposed flesh of the mouth, removing the carbon plating I see the ‘Subdermal Carbon Filament’, just behind the plating.
Walking to the back of my body I see the ‘Enhanced Rig’ as it runs through my spine, looks like the Rig augment from Dead Space, I find the area for the cooling, a closed cycle one, a empty slot for Liquid metallic matter...
Wrong... this is not L.M.M, it don’t exist... ‘Liquid metal’, that’s the name.
I see the Archonexus nodding, it did something to me, don’t look like it’s harmful, if it’s liquid metal it can be reproduced, I nod back to the Archonexus.
So the ‘Enhanced Rig’ on my bock has two slots, one for the gauntlet ammo and another that is empty, what’s that for?
*Answer: Entropy Reservoir, a liquid made when the user meditates and evaporates back to nothing if exposed.*
“Huh, that’s neat, what about the lightsabers? The force sensitive?” I ask the Archonexus.
*Query: Research both words. Answer: Plasma sword and Warlord psionic tree, some with Empath psionic tree liberated.*
I... What the heck? Was I that broken?
*Answer: Yes.*
I sigh again and return to desecrate the copy of my body.
Entire body, fully protected with three layers of protection, all in all, not much of a nerf, the removable hanging belt pouches on my waist, the tail is also armored with many micro gyros, the leg is interesting as it was back to the Giant knee boots, Carbon Black too, some dismantling later shows that it have the same resources I use.
‘Climbing Claw’ also found on my Gauntlets, ‘Magnetic Locker’ also found on my gauntlet and lastly but not less important, a full leg ‘Dampener’ and ‘Piston’.
My gauntlet kept the ‘Wing Extension’ and ‘Wing Thrusters’.
*Answer: Wing extension MK2, linked to the body, allow flight in heavier than normal planets and use body energy to function, tires you out, works like bird wings, need to flap unless gliding.*
“Wow, thanks for the heads up.” I say and nod before continuing.
“What about that Psionic tree you said?”
*Answer: Archonexus has 19 types of Psicasting trees, you have ‘Empath Tree’ Unlocked and complete with all it’s skills. Reminder: Psionic Sensitivity level 5 grants you a total of 200 units of safe neural heat, each level in it grants another 20 units, User is advised to get a ‘Combat Tree’ or ‘Upgrade’ your Psionic Sensitivity, no max level.*
I nod at Archonexus words, I'm done with the research of my body and the news on psionics, hah! It was no super power, just a connection to a super being level computer.
I chuckle at the thought.
*Query: User under rules. Answer: Yes, return User to reality plane.*
Those are the Archonexus last words before I find myself back where I was meditating, ‘Hungry’, ‘Thirsty’, and so ‘Tired’ it feels like I'm about to pass out, a look show me that it was no dream, the searing pain is gone, hopefully forever, I feel the small amount of Entropy on my back 8 units, I lift my hand and see a Psionics Menu, my stats and all the psionic trees are there along with how close I am to leveling up.
I groan as I get up, despite the great weakness I’m feeling, my steps and body stay normal as my tail and boots balance my weight so I don’t fall back down.
I feel the hand of Su’zu, I look at her as she helps me walk to the low table, she’s now almost half my size, I'm now sure that this is real, but first food and water.
I grunt as I sit down. “Su’zu, get me some food and drinks pozhaluysta.” I ask Su’zu and she runs to the kitchen counter...
Nutrient Paste Dispenser. And get some water for me as my stomach growls in anger.
“Spacibo.” I thank Su’zu and start eating my nutrient paste and drinking the water.
The food and water is just enough to keep the hunger and thirst at bay.
I sigh and try to get up, Su’zu helping me as she leads me to the stack of pillows where I crash down.
“Spacibo... Cold...” I say and give her a nickname before passing off to sleep...