Thread: The Seventh Star is Eden (Skeith Takahata II & MessedUpRp)

Communications jammed. Commencing assault in 3... 2... 1... An automated voice spoke. Suddenly, a Spellva Battle Skiff came uncloaked, orbiting the Eden Military installation. From its numerous ports, torpedo like pods were launched. The pods slammed into the hull of the station, carving through with ease. Any soldiers caught on the other side were killed on contact. One by one, the pods opened and squads, made up of each of the subjugated races, poured out into the halls. Each wore at least semi-uniform battle armor, armed to the teeth. Each had the same objective, set charges, and destroy the outpost. One such squad, while led by an Astra Commander, was being guided by a single unarmed female. She was young to be a rebel, some might say too young, but she knew what she was doing and more importantly, she was familiar with this station. She carried no weapons, not yet trusted by the rebellion, unbeknownst to them, she didn't need them. Her name was Ceres Karn and her objective was different. This way. She insisted, guiding the squad through the halls, stepping over Eden troops as she did so. She walked over to a large elevator, turning to face the team. The control room is just above us. You're sure about this station, Ceres? The Astra asked seriously. We're taking an awfully big gamble on you. I'm sure. This station monitors all work camps in the sector. If you free the others, that's a lot of bodies to fill up your rebellion. Ceres was clearly not formally a member of the rebellion by her speech. At least, not yet. The Astra nodded, turning to face the others. Two of you will come with us. The rest will wait here and make sure we're not followed. Soon after, the four were on the elevator and on their way to the control room. As the doors opened enemy soldiers turned to face them. Ceres and the Astra were the first to act. The Astra quickly became incorporeal, blinding the soldiers with a bright flash of light. Ceres charged forward quickly. Her hands found the head of the first soldier, spinning it around backward. She caught his rifle, strafing the remaining soldiers. As the light faded, and the bodies slumped to the floor, Ceres dropped the rifle, turning to face the dumbfounded rebels. Come on. We're almost there. In the control room, Ceres quickly moved to a computer. Being the only squad member who understood Edenese, she was the only one who could adequately operate the computer. Quickly the files began to populate the drive she plugged into the computer. Her eyes danced back and forth while she watched it work, before she caught sight of something else. Hey boss, there's an Eden Datamind on here. Want me to destroy it? The Astra thought about it for a moment before shaking her head. No, if we can break its A.I. Shackle, turn it over to our side, it could share a number of secrets about the empire. Download it. Ceres nodded in confirmation. Later, back on the Skiff, she was given the daunting task of breaking the A.I. Shackle and undoing its Imperial Bias programming. She had orders to establish new biases, but hating slavery given her history, she instead chose to simply free the Datamind. Thinking the A.I. would be more cooperative, perhaps even friendly. Little did she know how important that A.I. would become to her. Or how close they would become. Slowly she drifted off to sleep, slumping back in her chair, letting her programs do their work to unshackle the A.I.