The term; 'disorientated' had a new meaning as the three transited the rift. Upon trying to put weight on their feet, a subtle yet undeniable urge to sleep infested their minds. Individually they preformed with various forms of discipline. Sleep eventually tho; like a non toxic venom- slid into their minds and took hold. Next to instantly arriving on Vitra; they were incapacitated.
It was some time before yet again they were on their feet. Groggily; the floor looked the same on every world. This time tho-Emblems of home could be seen just above the floor line.
Flags and decals; two black elongated triangles intersecting each other. The Emperors mark.
As their minds engaged and connected to the nearby nural links. Like servers of radio chatter these links filled their minds.
Nural links were fairly new give or take, 10,000 years ago. As desires for family transcended specific species, a varsity of species exsited and even many more species now were considered sentient due to the fact they could communicate via nural links. The research and development of this device was Perfected by the Nevicks over the centuries.
With the discovery of liquid based life forms- all life forms seemed to get one more scan. One more attempt at communication. It would make sense that anything semi-sentient could communicate. The better question was Would they?
One by one they took them; groggily and updated their armour. Someone was nearby holding Cred up. Feeling this assistance he held the other body for a moment. Like in a hushed tone another mind told him very softly;
As if hot breath was beside his ear, "Tay'nack Par'sac?" Words he hadn't heard in years.
It was a language spoken by a native tribe of people. A people only Credulin Grey remained as the only pure specimen. The entire Nevick Language was build on his native tongue. Genetic memory flooded into his mind. In another nearby room Zephyr had been experiencing memory recall.
Zephyr now had memories from when she was sent to Earth to investigate a build up of energy in Earths Solar System. Earth was the Valhalla for Nevicks as it was for The ancient Vikings. She wondered too how she knew of the existence of Earth, and even the mission she had. For that matter; how did she get back?!
The rooms the hunter were positioned In a kneeling position in; were only 3x3x6ft. Hardly enough room for one person.
They were aware- but they were heavily sedated as the glass like door closed. Their mind were instantly suspended in animation. The walls melted in away.
Their minds and their swirling storm of thoughts, boiled high above their bodies. Like a massive dark cloud it boiled with shapes and faces. Objects persons of interest. The storm grew darker as faces grew from the menacing dark clouds. For the two humanoid hunters- A second felt like eternity. It was Like the grains of sand were now theirs to control.
As the seconds would pass; their minds drifted months in return. Dreaming yet somehow being trained too. The more frequently they dreamed the more honed their abilities became. It was not a prison more than it was a moment for their minds to catch up to their body's.
Seconds had only passed as the lights around them dimmed and shut down for the night. Both guards had family's waiting for them. For them this was the end of their shift.
A home cooked meal where all their needs were taken care of. There was no need to risk their lives as the empire gave them literally anything they asked for. The desire to stay for any second more was redundant.
Their trains of thought abruptly derailed as their eyes finally detected Mia.
She took the opportunity to introduce herself, "I'm Mia Prime; I'm reaching out to you in regards to these fine hunter." Her algorithm detected their facial expressions behind their helmets. They looked to her with their helmets cocked to one side. She spoke before they could;"think the big guy is going to want to see me. Ha! Take me to your leader." They nodded and escorted her to another building. She felt sad that Cred and Zephyr missed her brief moment of humor.
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Paradigm Mine
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