Raptor One – Chapter 92
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Waking up from a bad sleep I get up with a frown, the memory making me scowl as I jump down into the table and step into the floor.
Despite the bad mood I try to be mindful of the noise as I walk to my locker to grab my Cloak and gun, I feel the girls ears twitch but their sleep isn’t broken as I throw the cloak over my shoulder and holster um USCM4 into my side before taking a cup of water and some food from yesterday lunch the girls made.
After finishing the meal and placing it back into the kitchen module I sit down in front of the low table again to meditate, I have a long time before the station start to work again and the payment for the docking is paid with electricity coming from Tenacity Type Zero Nuclear Reactor.
I keep my growl down and get into meditation stance, which type of meditation should I do?
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Sensitivity is a good one, a win win type of meditation...
As my mind flows down the archonexus lane and grabs at it’s loose codes and archaic memory I feel the growth of my link, and the thickening of my connection as my soul pass by it’s fragmented knowledge, at the 30 minute mark I feel the connection break along with the big connection on the base of my neck.
This however don’t last as I feel it latch back, and another connection, a smaller one connects to me besides it, the archaic words becoming less archaic and more clear, it’s lines and codes, it’s waves and ways becoming clearer as I return to meditation.
4:15AM, 40 minutes after the first link break it happens again, both connections break, and some time later it returns, a third invisible cable latch besides the main on the base of my neck, making it three connectors, one main, and two auxiliar connectors.
4:55AM, another 40 minutes of meditation lead to another breakdown, I feel my limit reaching closer, my sensitivity to psionic activity sky high, and my connection as clear as daylight, but that last smidge of fog, that last trace of static still remains, maybe I can break it in my wrath infused mind...
It doesn’t take long before my wrath pass through the fog and static, placing me face to face with a mass of static with different glowing lines passing through it’s orb like existence, a look and the information about what it is comes into my mind.
“*The Archonexus*” Despite the low tone, my voice reverberates as if five of me was talking at the same time, it looks my way and I can hear it’s electronic voice.
*User connection detected, compatibility: 500%, checking host connection data...*
It’s voice lulls into a stop, I can feel it’s invisible eyes checking my existence and my memories before I feel it speak again.
*User bear no harm, detected danger to user if connection is further amplified, cutting off user access to amplification meditation...*
With those words I feel my soul return back to my body, the sudden hit make me gasp as I finally feel the pain on my neck as the impurities on my entropy tank is destroyed, it’s weight, despite being non existent weights heavy on my soul, any more and my mind will break.
I sigh and look at the time, 5:25AM, either I continue with normal meditation until 6:00AM or train on my Medicalis skill, their codex have a lot to teach me...
I’ll meditate.
With that in mind I get into a more relaxed position and meditate, my anger nowhere to be seen as my mind drifts into the archonexus mind lane, as the clock reach's 6:00AM I feel the girls stir in their sleep, they are waking, so I get back to my body, my eyelids open to show my sharp yet droopy grey eyes as they slowly scan the living quarters...
The girls are just waking up, they’ll take another 10 minutes to be fully awake and ready for the day.
I get up from my spot and look to the two tanks on the side, there are components for making a third tank with a powerful filtering system, I was trying to ignore this task, but now that it’s time for 'Noisestorm', I'll get right to it.
Singing ‘Noisestorm’ just for the sake of it.
While singing ‘Noisestorm - Barracuda’ I let my gauntlet extensions out and get to work, the singing is somewhat loud but it got rhythm and a likeable noise combo.
Not for the ones that just woke up.
Like that 30 minutes is out the window as I finish the third tank and it’s filtering system, I look at the sitting girls as my gauntlet extensions return to it’s slots, they are moving to the rhythm of the music.
I grin as I finish the song, the girls look was locked on me.
“So? What are you guys going to do? Me for once is going out to try and understand the working of erchius, it looks like it have more use than just fueling ships.” I say as I sit in front of the low table.
The girls looks between themselves before nodding to each other, Zu take the lead.
“We are going to train some more and laze around the ship, when are we heading out? As for the credits, it was already deposited.” Zu reply to my question and one of her own.
“Da, got the credits, as for some adventure, we may do that another time, I wish to upgrade Tenacity into a better ship, preferably with enough power to fly off the basic Terran atmosphere.” I say with a serious face.
“And you think the Erchius crystals can do that.” Peppy ask me.
“I’m not sure but I got a lead at least.” I say with a nod.
“From what?” Shy ask me with a small voice.
“From the Archonexus.” As soon as the words archonexus are uttered they make a serious face.
“That’s one dangerous ancient mechanoid right there.” Nail say with a serious tone.
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“I know, but it won’t take the lives of the ones that follow it’s rules.” I say and get up.
“That well see, if I'm not wrong, you have a backup Gamma Core Cortical Stack somewhere with government protection right?” Zu ask me.
“Yes, I do, Avali Technocracy, Whiskey Clan, Vatgrowth facility N:69.” I give out my whereabouts if I get KIA.
The girls nod and I walk out after giving a nod as bye.
I give a look at the current total credits I have, and wow, it’s much.
Credits:(450.228[C])(Debt paid: 0% tasked: less than 24h debt.)
Cool, so what’s the debt per time?
*I’ll answer that for you White, after 24 hours of time with debt you are asked 100% of the current priced debt, after 1 month it doubles by another 100%, a vicious cycle that ensures that the daredevils don’t get on the red.*
*Of course the debt are optional as you can choose to not get into one, and you will be warned if you have no choise.*
“Thanks Sigma.” I say as I walk to the military sector after activating ‘Speedboost’, this psicast don’t just speed up my speed, it increase my consciousness by two times, it feels like I'm on a sugar rush, something I try not to overdose and keep close tabs with inside my ship, Avali and ‘sugar’ don’t go that well.
Unless you want to make a talking hurricane.
With ‘Speedboost’ activated a walk that would last over two hours is complete in 30 minutes as I easily pass like a machine ghost by the people, sometimes even going as far as walking on the walls just to pass by the crowd, parkour expert do have it’s use, always had.
I stop close to the license pod and look at the time.
Time->
7:00AM - Date:2/2/5520
*Took some liberty to open the package you forgot, got some galaxy clock data from it. -Sigma*
Huh, thanks, now that I think about it, what’s my age now?
*That’s a hard question.* Sigma respond less than a second later.
“How so?” I ask out loud and Sigma manifest besides me using my hologram implants.
“Because you don’t age anymore.” Sigma say as she looks at me.
“I what now?” I ask and lock eyes with her. “When did that happen.” I ask her.
“When you took the ‘Ancient Warcasket’ upgrade, the nerve wires was not the only part you got.” Sigma’s voice make me lower my head in thought before lifting it back up and locking eyes with her.
“That means I stopped aging since I got 16 years, in Avali terms when I got 4 years, or if we place the incubation cycle in, after 5 years I’m deemed as adult, so...” I say and stop to think.
“The counting is correct, you stopped aging the moment you took the Warkasket home. Luckily for you, you don’t have aversion to light like a vampire.” Sigma say with a smile.
“Oh god, don’t remind me of those days as a light intolerant zombie.” I say with a sigh. “I wonder if my bite still contains the virus in it?” I say and do a check on my mouth.
“That’s another affirmative.” Sigma say with a brow lifted after looking at the data from my saliva.
Yes it contains concentrated ‘virus’ in it, or to be more exact, ‘sweet Spores’, luckily it’s inactive, I try to rile myself up and see if it activates then take another sample...
100% activation chance if angered, faint red lines appearing on fur confirm this, the presence of psionic capacity don’t help me with this as it integrates what exist on the body, psionics included and enhance it further, that’s what happened with my ‘cyber legs’, it got enhanced by ‘power leap’ psicast and the virus allowing me to jump farther if I use my entropy.
I sigh and walk to the license pod-
*Kick from your right, stomach.* Sigma announces and my eyes narrow as I give a side glance to my right, Sigma disappearing letting me see the attacker...
I dodge Toru’s attack easily and watch as he moves super fast to my other side with my eyes before he kicks again at my stomach, making me sigh as I take a step forward to dodge again and watch his foot pass sliding on my RIG implant above my tail.
I have two chances of countering him but don’t do so as he takes his distance, ready to attack a third time.
“Toru! Enough!” I hear... Sarah? No, Zeta.
I Look at Zeta and see Toru freeze at her cold eyes, she’s angry for sure.
At least this time I did not get my ass kicked, I chuckle and give Zeta a bright smile.
It’s easy to see that she’s struggling to keep a serious face as she approach Toru, but as soon as she get’s into talking distance she slaps his face!
I watch with intrigue at the happening right before my grey eyes, I'm not seeing things right?
*This is real.*
Sigma’s voice ensure the situation for me, as I watch Zeta talk his ears off, I can see his red face going darker and darker, for a moment I thought he would attack Zeta but he deflated more, but some more earful later I see his eyes narrow.
For a second he looks my way before looking back at Zeta with anger and punching!
Zeta was caught off guard and fall down with a bleeding nose, I don’t stay quiet after his act and charge, and in a instant I'm in front of Toru, my left leg hit the ground between his legs with force before my right hand snap forward with force, hands closed, a vibro punch hit his stomach with force and he fails to keep balance flying back.
I take the force from my left torsion hatchet to sprint forward in another burst of speed before taping the ground with my right leg and doing a vertical roundhouse kick, hitting Toru with force on his stomach again and ending his flight session prematurely, the torsion hatchet on my right leg release the full blunt trauma on the spot has Toru hits the floor making him vomit his lunch and letting me cartwheel away from his position.
I take a neutral stance again has Toru coughs his food on the floor, I look back at Zeta but keep my ears locked on Toru’s actions to react for danger.
“You khorosho?” I ask Zeta as I walk closer to examine her bleeding nose.
“Yes I'm okay...*Crack* Urgh.” Zeta say and get her nose back in place.
My ears twitch and I look back to see Toru behind me in punching form, but with a small sway to the side he miss the punch so he tries again after super speeding to my other side but I just sway back and his punch miss again.
“Watch out for his Sandevistan!” Zeta say finally placing a name to the item giving him this much speed.
“Did you ever try to fight a buffed up Avali on sugar?” I ask with a feral grin, my sharp yet droopy gray eyes gives out a devilish glean as I grab him by the balls and look up.
Toru is frozen in place sweating buckets as I look up and give a cute and wide smile with a tilt of my head...
And pinch hard.
“GAAAAAAAH!!!!!” Toru’s shriek starts with a grave tone and finish as fine as a female opera singer before he falls down paralyzed in pain.
“Bro, you can be very intimidating... Thank god I don’t have balls.” Zeta say with a shudder after getting up.
The commotion alerted the guards on duty, the fight took less than a minute but the guards appeared very fast despite the sudden situation.
They still lost the entire fight as they came after the fight ended, Zeta called two armed soldiers and told to send Toru to prison for judgement, a order the guards enacted immediately.
I watch as Toru is dragged out of the place deeper into the military zone of the station before focusing on Zeta again.
After getting closer I wave her to low her head a little wich she does, so I take a look at her nose, I don’t have the needed recovery items, but I manage and make her nose brand new again.
I also give her some prescription meds to use to help fasten her nose healing.
“Thanks but you don’t need to.” Zeta say with a smile but I shake my head.
“You are a commander but that don’t release you from you duty as a woman, it would be a huge loss if your beautiful face get scarred.” I say with serious eyes and Zeta grins at my words.
“You’re so cute when you try to be serious.” Zeta say with a smile making me roll my eyes.
“I’ll be going now, see you another time, miss Zeta.” I give a nod and leave for the license pod.
Entering it and sitting down after pressing the power button I relax on the chair as the menu open, after choosing license the list unravel before me.
Captain ‘White’ Certificates:
Personal->
-Captain Certificate
-Medical Expecialist
-Engineer Expecialist
-Commander Expecialist
-Spec Ops Expecialist
-Psionic Certificate
-Military Grade Certificcate
-Artificial Intelligence Certificate
Ship->
-Independent Certificate
-Merchant Certificate
-Civilian Grade Defense
-Military Grade Certificate(NA)
-Artificial Intelligence Certificate
After looking at my extensive list I choose Military grade Certificate.
-Military Grade Certificate(NA)-> Active
*Cost: 60500c*
*Payment complete*
Credits:(389.728[C])
*Activating Test... Cortical stack detected... Taking host consciousness...*
With those words my body loses it’s strength and my mind is pulled inside the galactic network, seconds later of curving lines under a kaleidoscope I find myself inside a military looking room with a big screen on the center.
*Warning: Class 2 Cortical stack connected.*
I was thinking this announcement was just on my head but the group of orbs looking my way tell me otherwise, so I look at myself and see that my reflection is the same.
Deciding to ignore the looks of envy from the group I sit on a materialized chair and focus on the attendant but before she starts talking another announce comes in.
*Alpha Core AI Connection detected.*
Just the word alpha tell me what’s coming, and I’m right as Sigma manifest right besides me.
“Sigma, what are you doing here?” I ask her after giving a glance her way.
“You are about to undertake a test for military grade equipment, as a core with potential of mass destruction, it’s my job to be your guide into this test.” Sigma say with a smile and I nod before focusing on the attendant as she starts talking...