Thread: Galactic Corruption [Player: Rosina x Narrator/GM: TinyThings]

There was a silence to Acama, with Scarlett's suggestion. Obviously, the AI was surprised, and confused, at the sudden input, and knowledge, of her designated Agent, and had to process the new information she was given. Most AI assistants, would just take it as a command, and work with the new knowledge they were given, but Acama wasn't a part of 'most'. The Intelligence interfaces that Sarah had programmed her with, gave her -some- resemblance of a consciousness, and worry was building in her. Scarlett? How do you know this? The systems are telling me, that a unregular heart rate, was just present. Are you alright? You have not been worried, like that, on a mission before? Your brain activity, suggested you were listening to something, but no audio, was picked up by the suits sensors. What did you hear? There was obvious worry in the Artificial voice, as it probed Scarlett for information, while the speeder calmly lead them into the ruined city. The buzzing of it's engines, had dimmed down, after the Overdrive had kicked off, no longer necessary, when the Golems was left in the dust. Now, the calming buzz of the engines, carried them through snaking streets of rubble, jagged rock and ruined buildings. There were more Golems around them, but these were all the corpses, expected from shapes, made out of such a high percentage of rock. Contorted, twisted, into a variety of positions, showing the equal pain, equal fear, that ran through these peoples minds, when they were turned into the black rock they were now. Everything about the city, seemed quite. The only real sounds, being the occasional cracking and creaking of rocks, as well as the bubbling, of the few acid lakes, littering the streets, like little rain puddles. This silence is eerie, Scarlett.. Unnatural. The scanners detected the beast here, but now, there are no signs of life. Nothing. Just the rock creatures, that I've now put in protocols, so we can detect. They are.. Everywhere. Thousands of dots, inside each of the broken buildings. Hundreds, around the streets. An even larger group of them, detected up ahead. Acama explained, as the speeder lead them into a large, open area. It seemed, this might've once been a park, remnants still present, of what was once quite beautiful. But now, it was corrupted. Dark. Destroyed. The trees, that once littered the park, was broken, rotten shells of their former glory, now pierced, and cut, by jagged rocks, shooting out of the ground. The park, was also littered with the Golem creatures. Some, holding their faces, in extreme agony, others trying to run, some having clearly been fighting, before meeting their fate. Sanity, wasn't required, in this crowd. Suddenly, the speeder's screen seemed to shiver, and flutter, as it's engines sputtered, losing energy. Speeder, acting unregularly. Plenty of power. No external, or internal damage. No signal jamming fields. No Electromagnetic pulses. Irregular shutdown, necessary. Putting you down safely. With the last bit of power from the speeder, Acama forced it into a land. This way, Scarlett would be able to jump back on, and fly off, should she have to later, and should the speeder work again. They landed a little outside the massive park, the Speeder hissing, as it's engines shot down, and carefully landed on the hard, rocky ground. Though the rocky surface was smooth, and almost Crystallic, it was also hard, and fierce. After a few steps, both Acama and Scarlett would hear a thunderous crackling, as a large building, on the other side of the park, started crumbling over, as if something massive, had walked into it, with it's shoulder, but nothing was visible. The suits systems, however, started going crazy, sending wild warning beeps. One massive life signature, straight ahead. Thousands of smaller signatures, moving all around you. Acama's voice warned, but the second Scarlett lay her eyes around herself.. There was nothing there. Only the cracking and thumping, of the broken building pieces, still plummeting towards the earth. No visuals, on warnings, systems may be damaged.. Scanning for iregularities. Again, crippling fear, came knocking at the door of sanity. This time, not with knuckles, but full blown fists, hammering desperately at the door, screaming for help, as if hunted by the Devil himself. It wanted it. Wanted to take a complete hold of Scarlett, even before she was in any actual, immediate danger. And, again, following that crippling fear, came that same voice again. This time, booming, fierce and wicked. See! See, what I first wrought! See, how the.. Insects first reacted, knowing their doom came upon them! How, my very presence, broke their pathetic little minds! How, I will break yours too, for you are -nothing-.. Scarlett, Mercer.. Just.. Another insect, among rodents, and filth... The voice taunted, as Scarlett's vision flickered. Silent noises started spreading in Scarlett's mind, as if she was suddenly surrounded by talking, murmuring and chatter. It was a peaceful sound. The sound of people, just going about their day, to day. Shopping, Discussing. Occasional shouting at a purse thief, or someone accidentally bumping into each other. The honk of cars. The buzzing of neon lights. Soon, a vision came with the sounds. All around her, the black and purple, turned bright again. Buildings, intact. White, blue and green, littering her surroundings. The green, lush park, were children, and adults played, chatted and walked their pets. The busy streets around the park, littered with people talking in their phones, having coffee and street-side cafes. Cars, in massive traffic lines, honking, and complaining, at the wasted time in line. Even the sky, was littered with both birds, and the early assembly of flying automobiles. This was ancient times, that much was certain. Cars, and streets, were still primitive, and the clothing was a forgotten fashion. A time of expression, rather then the new times, when everything was practical, and bland. Should Scarlett attempt to communicate with anyone, she couldn't. No one even seemed to see her. And, in the moment she realized this, the same crackling of old buildings, was heard again, as the same building she'd seen tumble earlier, did so again. This time, however, the building was as new, and a thundering screaming followed it's destruction, having been an appartment complex. Hundreds possibly dead, with that very first contact. And, then, next to the build, she saw what caused this destruction. A massive, hulking figure , taller than any building around, it's arms thicker then the very girth of the buildings it trampled. The grotesque tentacles, dangling from it's body, coiling, whipping and wrapping around anything it touched, tossing cars, building blocks and people to all sides, as it made it's way through the city. The screams, and shouts of people, intensified, to an unfathomable degree. The people who looked up, and saw, what was coming for them, had many different reactions. Some keeled over, covering their face, their ears, screaming incoherent blabber towards nothing in particular. Some started running, any direction, not necessarily away from the monster. They lost all sense of sanity, clear thoughts left their minds. Others, started attacking each other. Ripping, clawing at each others faces, until bloodied, or dead, screaming and shouting aggressively, as all human thoughts left their mind, leaving them wild animals. One thing, they all had in common, was the act of self harm. Cutting, ripping and clawing at themselves, they tried to get the images they'd seen, out of their heads. The horror, that was the creature crawling through the city, was too much, for the human mind, as it was. Scarlett had seen many things, and wouldn't feel the same heartbroken fear, but none of the people around her, could ever imagine such unforgettable horror. Scarlett, would feel that insanity, kicking at the doors of her mind, as well. Her very heart, would feel heavy, with the dread, choking at her blood vessels, attempting to slow, and still her blood. Make her go cold, and vulnerable. It was an involuntary fear, trying to force her into submission. Yes.. Succumb, to the same fear, as the rest of the insects! Feel it boil your mind, and fry your senses! Humanity is weak.. It never deserved, the world we left for them! They tainted it, and forced it to submit to them! I made them feel, what their world had felt! The very ground bellow them, quaking in fear, that they would destroy it one day!! I gave that back, to them... Made the world -strong- again, after ridding it of the insects, that fed off of it's glory! But.. I am not sated.. I want more! I want the rest! I can not rest, until the pest, is completely, exterminated! The creature taunted again, ripping at the fabric of her reality, trying to tear her down. Testing her. The roaring voice sounded again, still inside Scarlett's head, but the hulking figure, seemed to move as if it was it talking, smashing things, whenever it put emphasis on something, and hammering it's hands down at the end, sending waves of cars, people and build blocks, flying through the air. The creature grabbed at a build, it's yellow eyes now staring directly towards Scarlet, as it ripped the building apart, tossing bits and parts of it, in her direction. Right as it did, a few humans ran directly through Scarlett, as if they were holograms.