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In a heavy forested area, a surge of prana filled the air, before the Granzon, war-torn and weary appeared out the aether, collapsing to a knee amongst the trees and brush. The various creatures of the forest scuttled away and birds flew up from their lofty perches. The blue mech powered down, the light that had shone in its eyes slowly fading away.
Moments prior, in the manner of an emergency evacuation, Volkruss used Prana displacement to prevent the Granzon from being consumed by its own black hole cluster.
Tian Di cursed in the cockpit of Granzon, slamming her hand down on the controls.
Volkruss, while not able to speak, watched over the battle in its entirety, and saw the strength of Lasfitot’s apostle, and while regrettably, could admit that Tian Di and the Granzon simply couldn’t stand up to it.
“Why are you getting in my way?!” Tian Di, noticing her voice had returned, called out to the otherworldly being in the cockpit.
“Foolish Child! Take a look at your condition and Granzon’s!” Volkruss scolded Tian Di.
The cockpit of Granzon opened and Tian Di stumbled out of the Granzon and looked at the sight before her. The prior blue color of it had become much more faded, the metal’s natural color showing in many places, scratches, dings, and dents covered the once fearsome mech. It wasn’t any surprise that Granzon was unable to control its Black Hole Cluster. Tian Di hadn’t noticed any of the warning lights the cockpit had displayed during the fight, as she was too focused on trying to fight the Shiseiten head-on.
“...” Tian Di looked in silence. She began to slowly realize the situation she had been in, and if not for Volkruss’ intervention, she might’ve been the second ‘Vanishing Trooper’ incident.
“You need to think more about yourself. You need to know when to fight and when to not.” Volkruss was picking his words carefully.
Tian Di had been taken aback by what Volkruss said, his words coming off as a kinder tone than what she had expected. While she hated it, she was in a way grateful for Volkruss stepping in.
Though in reality, he was merely looking out for himself. Volkruss would be the one most affected by Tian Di’s death, as she was key to his revival. It was an unusual agreement, but their cooperation was required to survive from here on out.
From here, Tian Di was unsure what to do. She knew not where she was, and making matters worse, Granzon seemed more or less unusable for the moment. She had no intention on rejoining with the Directory or the Cult, though she really had nowhere to turn to at the moment. The only one who could maybe help her was the man she met back in China… Gail, was his name or so she thought she remembered. Although she had no clue how to find him. He seemed like a nomadic individual which would only make it harder. For the moment though it might be best to figure out first where she was, and she’d come back to Granzon later.
She clapped her hands together and pressed them to the ground, calling forth several Golems.
“Watch over this area, attack anyone who comes near the Granzon.” She commanded them.
They silently acknowledged her orders and crumbled into the ground, hiding until someone would be unfortunate enough to come.
Tian Di then began manipulating the nature around her with her prana, creating a sort of covering for the Granzon, to keep it hidden from any far-away inspectors. Once it had been properly covered, She grabbed her emergency rations bag and slung it over her shoulders.
Creating a mental marker in her mind of this location so she would be able to return to it, she set off in a direction, heading wherever the path took her.
...
“So what exactly do you want, Volkruss?” Tian Di had been walking for awhile and was bored. There wasn’t much to do while walking, though having someone to talk to, even if she didn’t like him, was a way to keep her from complete boredom.
“Haven’t the other cultists explained it to you? You already know.”
“Sure I’ve heard it from them, but I’ve never heard it from you directly. I’m the only one you directly communicate with, it’ll be good to hear it.”
“Haaah… Would it?” Volkruss took a slightly annoyed sigh and shook his head. “Through the destruction of everything, a new world can be created.”
“And what will happen with that new world?”
“This current world is dirty. It’s disgusting. The new world shall be a fresh slate, a complete reset.”
“And then? Won’t that world just end up like this one? People are inherently disgusting; what’s to keep people from repeating the same mistakes? And even before that, You’re the god of destruction, can you even ‘create’ a new world?”
Tian Di was pestering him like a child would. And began to ignore her.
“No answer, huh?” She teased him.
…
“So what’s it like… wherever you are?” Minutes later Tian Di tried to start another coversation.
“...Space. If there was something it was like, it would be space.”
“That… sounds lonely.”
“Hardly, the concept is foreign to me.”
“Hmmm...? So were you alive at one point in your existence?”
“I’ve always been alive. Just, not with physical presence on your plane of existence. I wouldn’t be able to communicate with you otherwise.”
“I guess so…?” Tian Di felt like she asked a dumb question.
…
What seemed like several more hours passed, and little did Tian Di realize it was already light out. She didn’t get much sleep the night before or even before that, and the exhaustion began to take a toll on her body. It was though, as a saving grace descended from the heavens to aid her, she stepped out onto a paved road with a sign on the side saying
“Welcome to Wilderness, South Africa.”
In a heavy forested area, a surge of prana filled the air, before the Granzon, war-torn and weary appeared out the aether, collapsing to a knee amongst the trees and brush. The various creatures of the forest scuttled away and birds flew up from their lofty perches. The blue mech powered down, the light that had shone in its eyes slowly fading away.
Moments prior, in the manner of an emergency evacuation, Volkruss used Prana displacement to prevent the Granzon from being consumed by its own black hole cluster.
Tian Di cursed in the cockpit of Granzon, slamming her hand down on the controls.
Volkruss, while not able to speak, watched over the battle in its entirety, and saw the strength of Lasfitot’s apostle, and while regrettably, could admit that Tian Di and the Granzon simply couldn’t stand up to it.
“Why are you getting in my way?!” Tian Di, noticing her voice had returned, called out to the otherworldly being in the cockpit.
“Foolish Child! Take a look at your condition and Granzon’s!” Volkruss scolded Tian Di.
The cockpit of Granzon opened and Tian Di stumbled out of the Granzon and looked at the sight before her. The prior blue color of it had become much more faded, the metal’s natural color showing in many places, scratches, dings, and dents covered the once fearsome mech. It wasn’t any surprise that Granzon was unable to control its Black Hole Cluster. Tian Di hadn’t noticed any of the warning lights the cockpit had displayed during the fight, as she was too focused on trying to fight the Shiseiten head-on.
“...” Tian Di looked in silence. She began to slowly realize the situation she had been in, and if not for Volkruss’ intervention, she might’ve been the second ‘Vanishing Trooper’ incident.
“You need to think more about yourself. You need to know when to fight and when to not.” Volkruss was picking his words carefully.
Tian Di had been taken aback by what Volkruss said, his words coming off as a kinder tone than what she had expected. While she hated it, she was in a way grateful for Volkruss stepping in.
Though in reality, he was merely looking out for himself. Volkruss would be the one most affected by Tian Di’s death, as she was key to his revival. It was an unusual agreement, but their cooperation was required to survive from here on out.
From here, Tian Di was unsure what to do. She knew not where she was, and making matters worse, Granzon seemed more or less unusable for the moment. She had no intention on rejoining with the Directory or the Cult, though she really had nowhere to turn to at the moment. The only one who could maybe help her was the man she met back in China… Gail, was his name or so she thought she remembered. Although she had no clue how to find him. He seemed like a nomadic individual which would only make it harder. For the moment though it might be best to figure out first where she was, and she’d come back to Granzon later.
She clapped her hands together and pressed them to the ground, calling forth several Golems.
“Watch over this area, attack anyone who comes near the Granzon.” She commanded them.
They silently acknowledged her orders and crumbled into the ground, hiding until someone would be unfortunate enough to come.
Tian Di then began manipulating the nature around her with her prana, creating a sort of covering for the Granzon, to keep it hidden from any far-away inspectors. Once it had been properly covered, She grabbed her emergency rations bag and slung it over her shoulders.
Creating a mental marker in her mind of this location so she would be able to return to it, she set off in a direction, heading wherever the path took her.
...
“So what exactly do you want, Volkruss?” Tian Di had been walking for awhile and was bored. There wasn’t much to do while walking, though having someone to talk to, even if she didn’t like him, was a way to keep her from complete boredom.
“Haven’t the other cultists explained it to you? You already know.”
“Sure I’ve heard it from them, but I’ve never heard it from you directly. I’m the only one you directly communicate with, it’ll be good to hear it.”
“Haaah… Would it?” Volkruss took a slightly annoyed sigh and shook his head. “Through the destruction of everything, a new world can be created.”
“And what will happen with that new world?”
“This current world is dirty. It’s disgusting. The new world shall be a fresh slate, a complete reset.”
“And then? Won’t that world just end up like this one? People are inherently disgusting; what’s to keep people from repeating the same mistakes? And even before that, You’re the god of destruction, can you even ‘create’ a new world?”
Tian Di was pestering him like a child would. And began to ignore her.
“No answer, huh?” She teased him.
…
“So what’s it like… wherever you are?” Minutes later Tian Di tried to start another coversation.
“...Space. If there was something it was like, it would be space.”
“That… sounds lonely.”
“Hardly, the concept is foreign to me.”
“Hmmm...? So were you alive at one point in your existence?”
“I’ve always been alive. Just, not with physical presence on your plane of existence. I wouldn’t be able to communicate with you otherwise.”
“I guess so…?” Tian Di felt like she asked a dumb question.
…
What seemed like several more hours passed, and little did Tian Di realize it was already light out. She didn’t get much sleep the night before or even before that, and the exhaustion began to take a toll on her body. It was though, as a saving grace descended from the heavens to aid her, she stepped out onto a paved road with a sign on the side saying
“Welcome to Wilderness, South Africa.”