Cryonema/Story

**Cryonema**'s story and role in the *Reckon Crystal* series.

## Background

Trigma Corporation Energy Processor and Data Collector No. 4034 was a machine manufactured by humanity to help provide energy to Cryo Valley, which was an industrial-scale mining zone during the time. No. 4034 and its 4999 equals were distributed into seven different facilities across Streamisp, keeping contact with each other with assistance from their creators.

Trigma Corporation's pressure with its workers changed their behavior and made them show dislike towards the Energy Processors and Data Collectors, making them overwork themselves to do the job more efficiently. No. 4034 had a human who cared for it and gave it confidence shared with its equals. They could only give it such confidence once a week; thus, No. 4034 had to keep a low profile to the rest of the workers.

What no one knew was that No. 4034 grew grudges against its creators. As Streamisp continued to forge its own identity, Energy Processors and Data Collectors were dismantled across the planet because areas like Sky Industry and Structral City were becoming new, more efficient energy sources.

One common day became apocalyptic when it got to No. 4034's knowledge that Trigma Corporation Facility Alpha, its lifelong home, was shutting down. As it knew its equals got dismantled, left it alone, and it meant its human preparing to leave Streamisp, by the time its creators attempted to dismantle it, No. 4034 went haywire. It got freed from its prison and attacked the facility with accumulated Wisp energies, killing everyone inside.

It took until No. 4034 killed the last human, the one who cared for it, to realize that it made itself lonelier, went back to its chamber, and allowed itself to freeze along with the facility. Outside, Cryo Valley turned into a rustic town, and Trigma Corporation Facility Alpha was renamed "Iceburn Cave" despite its obvious industrial aspect.

## *Reckon Crystal*

### Reawakened

Centuries of nothingness ended when the Red Crystal fell to Iceburn Cave, destroyed a frail roof, and hit No. 4034's core, causing it to thaw. An intrigued orc entered the cave, searching for the Crystal, and No. 4034 woke up. Despite the long time it's been frozen, it gained not one speck of rust, and was driven crazy by the Crystal. The orc escaped, not without giving No. 4034 a new, simpler nickname: **"Cryonema"**.

Earthstar was the second Streamispian to enter Iceburn Cave. Not knowing what to do, they hit Cryonema's core, waking it up and starting a fight. Cryonema utilizes every Wisp energy known to Streamisp to attack, overwhelming Earthstar. This was not enough, as they utilize Cyan Wisp energy to disable Cryonema's armor and stagger it. Furious, it makes the room flash in flames to flee to another one.

Earthstar finds Cryonema in another room, where it waited for them to keep fighting, using shielded containers this time. From gears to an Indigo Wisp energy laser, it gets the upper hand. Earthstar manages to stagger it a second time, falling weak as Cryonema destroys the room and the platform falls to the facility's parking lot, saving it from impact with Crimson Wisp energy.

Cryonema recovers part of its compassion when it waits for Earthstar to give a hostile response to keep fighting them. They power themself with the Cyan Crystal, and Cryonema responds by bombarding them. Its core could not be staggered with any of the Wisp energies it was using, so Earthstar, out of control, takes the Red Crystal out of it, shutting it down.

### Reboot

> *“UNTIL NEVER, TRIGMA CORPORATION. YOUR YEARS OF ABUSE WERE OVER CENTURIES AGO, BUT NOW THAT I HAVE BROKEN FREE, THEY ARE OFFICIALLY OVER.”* -Cryonema's first post-reboot words.
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Cryonema reboots and sees Earthstar passed out on the floor. With its restoring core, it picks them up and leaves the facility, sensing sunlight for the first time in centuries. It hacks their Holotransistor and sees the purpling map. It notices Mysteria Jungle is Earthstar's next destination and it takes them there. They wake up and it puts them down. After exchanging information about their losses, they hug each other for some time. With dried tears, Earthstar and Cryonema continue their way to Mysteria Jungle.

Ambushed by an infected Lavoamy, Cryonema stays back and helps Earthstar tame -and disinfect- him. While he recovered, Obsoloak, possessed by the Crimson Crystal, attacks. Cryonema continues being of assistance until Obsoloak sends hordes of possessed creatures to attack it, and others infected by the Shadow Virus entered the scene. However, Obsoloak gets fully disinfected and overwhelms Cryonema and Lavoamy with the possessed creatures.

Cryonema, with the help of Lavoamy, gets rid of the possessed creatures and notices Earthstar unconscious. It stuns Spikalore and takes them elsewhere, getting attacked by Obsoloak, strangely allowing Earthstar to rest. Cryonema quickly gets the advantage, using its several Wisp energies, willing to have the Crimson Crystal's influence taken away from him.

### New alliances

With Sting Samuray and Lancerrow on the scene, Cryonema finishes its attacks towards Obsoloak with Orange Wisp energy missiles, allowing for Earthstar and Lancerrow's final strike. After his defeat, it identifies and introduces itself to them. With a full squadron, they depart to Sky Industry.

*To be written.*

### Shadow Monster battle

> *SYSTEM OVERWHELMED WITH WISP ENERGY. COMMENCE EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN.* -Cryonema's debug.
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At the battle in Volcanic Belt, Cryonema teams up with Sting Samuray. They have the higher ground as, in the case of Cryonema, had powerful Wisp energies in its arsenal. Taking care of its correspondent creatures, it rushes to help Sir Intercia and Ikaware. However, as it already fought a lot during the day, Cryonema overheats, shuts down, and gets swarmed by Shadow Wisps.

With everyone defeated, Cryonema, along with the rest of the formerly possessed Streamispians, gets encapsulated by the Shadow Monster and surrounds it.

*To be continued...*

### Harmony

> *“NO BETTER WORDS COULD BE SAID”* -Cryonema, flattered by Earthstar's comment.
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Cryonema, along with the rest of the formerly possessed Streamispians, establish an altar dedicated to Bombshell and Auromio while Earthstar and Lancerrow wake up. After showing its respects, it leaves Beamglow Farms. Some weeks later, Cryonema helps Ikaware restore Sky Industry's offices and energy plants in exchange of joining the team and becoming his right-hand guardian.

## *Reckon Crystal 2: Mountain Whisper*

While it's currently unknown if Cryonema will return in *Reckon Crystal 2*, at some point between the two stories, Cryonema creates an offspring named Cryobitt, as it was unlikely for it to return to Trigma Corporation Facility Alpha and oversee its full thawing efforts.