LINKAGE (boyxboy)

CHAPTER 86: THE BLACK HORIZONS AWAITS

"I am very pleased to welcome you Celestials into our facility. Did you have a good flight?" Zarkobretch stood in front of the couple at the reception of the building, which was a big dome. The first half of it was glass transparent, so the brightness of the day was all in. The other half was solid and covered in white qerreol, but some parts had beautiful and colored arts of the black horizon. Also, holographic displays were positioned high in the room, placing three dimensional visions of the planets of their galaxy, accompanied by a verbal explanation with a person leading the talks. Deep in the white part of the dome, two corridors were positioned down the edges, and in the middle, elevators and transporting platforms had their presences to go to the other levels of the facility. It would go up and down.

"Thank you, Mr. Thrydalliv." Gavin said first. "It was okay. I thought it would take longer to get here." Behind Gavin, a curve line of his twenty guards were in position watching him and Isaac. Those people would accompany them anywhere that day. That was the first thing Zarkobretch noticed when he walked into the reception once he was warned the President and his sun had arrived. "I don't know if you met before, but this is Isaac, Angelina's son."

"How could I forget about this man? I saw him in the incubator when he was still being generated!" Zarko laugh and Isaac opened a smile.

"My mother used to visit his house constantly when I was a kid, Gavin. I was around her everywhere, just like she does with Della nowadays."

"It is thrilling to see the man you have become, Mr. Bethervan. Now, I spared some time to analyze the things we discussed the other day, Mr. President and I have ravishing news to share with you Celestials. Shall we go to my office?" Zarko had a smile on.

The boys agreed and Zarkobretch started leading the way to the transportation platform deep in the room. On the first step Gavin gave forward, the line of guards walked faster in interest for 10 of them to reach the elevators area first, while the rest would stay behind the little man. The guards did not have big weapons in hands, but they did not came unarmed. Once the trio was in front of the platform, 5 guards went up first to the office ground after Zarko informed the number of the floor. "Sorry about it, Mr. Thrydalliv. Safety measures according to the chief of the team."

"Do not worry, Mr. President. This is a safe space. Not only for you, but for everyone. Violence does not take place inside our company. But I understand the needs of preventing it."

Within quick minutes, the transportation platform was back. Now going to the fourth floor, Gavin was anxious to see what Zarkobretch discovered about his interestelar curiosity. Once they reached the wanted location, the guards were positioned in two lines in the hall, separating them from the other workers of the facility, which had curious eyes to the company Zarko was walking around with. Gavin gave some smiles to those who were calling for his name, but never stopped his pace.

The double doors of the office went down to the floor once Zarko was in front of it, but he let the couple enter first. They faced a dark grey floor with random details in gold, brightened mainly by daylight coming from the windows in the back that occupied an entire wall. In front of those windows, a white and thin floating table was positioned, free of any devices or cables, just having a chair behind and three in front of it. The walls were all clear as well, but it could unveil devices, books and other materials once Zarkobretch demanded.

"Please, take a seat, Celestials." The doors were closed and the leader of the BHDM sat on his chair, followed by the couple taking a place in front of him. He applied some pressure in a specific part of the table with two fingers, unveiling a transparent screen that would show the same visuals on both sides. They were seeing a computer screen and the wallpaper of the base was Zarko with his family in an artificial beach. "So, Mr. President, I gathered a few people and made a researching group to see if we could get somewhere with your doubts." He opened some folders in his computer and mirrored it in an immersive view, guaranteeing that the visuals would be perfect to look at. "Our satellites, black-ships and telescopes here in Qorjal were specifically looking out for planets emanating artificial lightning and excluding those which only reflects the lights of the celestial mass they orbit."