Nimbus of Tomorrow (#02-2)

    Halloi (Helo), and Be welcome.

    Welcome to Kalaummuklutwe, also called by the nickname of Akkoya. A capital world, where the ejik races have their central order.

    This is a Story adapted from a story played, and so written in here under Creative Commons.

    Please, leave a comment if you want, and let me know if you used any of my ideas in your games. That is the essential idea of using Creative Commons. We can use each creative works we want, and so melt them into a new campaign, setting, or else, and our RPG story will be much more meaningful, to ourselves and to the groups we master those stories.

    About the Music :: I do not intend any offence to anyone's right, and I do not own the music I suggest my readers listen during the Story; the suggestion is in honour to the musicians who created those beautiful songs, and I want to thank you very much, for posting these great songs.

    Music :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79KsJxiIEs4

    This session runned on July 31, 2011, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

    A Brief Log

    Ryklant is a large city, with high tower buildings. Most of the population works on the two major business, the Media, and the Academy Base of Ryklant (ABR), both runned for the last two millennia in accordance with this being a main capital world within the Alliance.

    Although Ryklant is huge, with more than 15 million people in the urban area, Tol Rim in the west is bigger, and the East Aglomerate is much more.

    This is the main capital for the Academy.

    The eastside is a military training base for the Academy, and it contrasts with the mountains in the west and central regions. There is a huge area, in about eight hundred kilomeasures to the northeast, which are ruins, necropolis, all related to ancient history, and mythology.

    The north area's full of life, and it is alive all day and night.

    So, we come to the south to see the major Media corporation areas, which gathers the seventeen major corps within the business.

    There are many problems in the south area. Those includes drugs, trafic and prostitution, but the media corporations do nothing to deal with it properly.

    Main central area's full of life, the whole year, and that's where solstices and equinoxes are celebrated.

    So, I welcome you to enter this capital city.

    Hope you enjoy your stay, and leave a message in our space.

    Nimbus of Tomorrow (#02-2)

    Music :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JATGmvJT5qY

    As soon as Borttom parked the car, he and Takket stoped to see the maps. There's an holographic map on the parking space. Also, they need to wait for Tul, to enter the area of ruins and ancient castles, monasteries, some still in use today, and the endless hotels starting here and ending northeast Tachize. That's what is shown on the holograms they're looking at.

    They listen to a noise, and Borttom sees Tul, but he stoped.

    Borttom then looks Takket, and his eyes are black. He knows what it is. Takket's having a vision, something he himself have had so many times.

    Takket sees the nobleman they saved, saying what happened to someone else. Then, he sees himself and Borttom invading a mansion. There's a noble and his granddaughter they need to save, but all droids of defense are off, and he sees a number of combat situations with spirits. It seems the spirits are trying to kill the man and the girl. So, all images desapear, and he sees a meeting. Many noblemen are present. There's a dim light, and there's a woman smoking cigarretes on the corner. The nobles want to know how they know what's going to happen, and Takket and Tul decided to let that be explained by Borttom. Their group is five, but he can't see the other two, as they're just back of him, and in silence. It continues, to a terrible omen. He's wearing poor clothes, and fetters (grilhões) made of a strange pale white metal, with indigo symbols, from which comes the only light in there. He's tied in. A prisoner, with no chance of freedom, or hope in the future.

    Then, he sees himself as on being at the right side of a throne. He's skin is black, with symbols on it, indigo, and he's holding a wondrous staff of power. It's made of a cristaline substance, and there's a blue jewelry on the top, his clothes are silk black.

    Music :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekPyC8DGQ-k

    He senses his decisions define if one live or die.

    The person (he can't see) sitted the throne emanates particles of darkness.

    Borttom and Tul see a pearly aura around Takket's head and shoulders.

    And then, Takket comes to himself.

    - You had a vision - says Borttom - I know how does it is like.
    - Yeah,... ohe - answer Takket, but his voice carry a different tone from the usual happy tone he's always used.

    "Is this the future?", he thinks, confuse.

    When Tul was to say something, hiw Pk made a sound (tut-tut) and he had to let the other two. "I have to come back, but I'll be back as soon as I can", he says. Borttom passes his Pk contact to him, and they see the korochi going the trees, from where he came before.

    - Get up the car, Takket. We're late - resumed Borttom.

    (At the Ruins of the Mythic Era)

    Along a main road, there stand a huge number of castles. Each and every one used in centuries of movies, for the media business. All usually hotels. The enormous number resembles Borttom of the Independent Ducat, a region northwards from Tanka, his place, a huge City State in central Tanahta. But in here, these castles are more of what expected in movies. They're all too old, although in very nice state, all rich in details, like in canvas, or the dreams you have when you dream too deep.

    There's an airway in the west from there.

    They feel the Inner Sea's maritmic breeze in the dark of the night.

    Some time later, they enter a huge forest.

    Here, the lights beside the road all end, and the night is only house to the headlights and the small car noise, like an annoying bug in that dark forest. Borttom notice he's really had no vision yet. This means he's on the right way, he knows it. He sees the enormous trees like they were going to get the car and crash it in small pieces, so as a very experienced bogling, he turns on the defense mechanics. Not to use, but to be safe. It's also becoming even darker than usual in the forest.

    Not long later, they get beyond the dark forest.

    - We're here, capt'n,... - says Borttom, and he parks the small car.

    At the end of the road, essentially.

    Takket gets to the ground, and starts to look. It's a huge valley, and the small man gets off the car. They stay in silence, watching. There are no roads. No lights. Not a lonely house, or fire. They're on the entrance way, down to the southwest. There's possibly a way off, on the other side, through the valley and northeast. A mountain covered with eternal snow's on the north. A small village in ruins, on it's bank, and from there another valley, but only a smaller one.
    There are maybe a hundred temple ruins, on the north of the calm lake.

    Also, they sensed death from the ruins of a prison to the left, and goosebumps coming from every place they can put their eyes on it.

    - Unidentified life form located, range eight hundred normeasures - says the car.
    - Is it,... (Borttom calculates), on that ruins, of a village?
    - Precisely - answer the car.
    - Call a spirit, Takket. We need to talk with them, first, you know.
    - I'll do it, now.

    Takket invoke a spirit, and a hyena appears. It's an orange skinned hyena, with white eyes, and it appears at the very moment he entered attune trance to talk.

    "Unusual,...", he thinks.

    - What is it, on that ruin of a village?
    - There's a smell, (answered the hyena), of ambar and iron. It's a female. Too much energy in here, and no true energy. I'm hungry.
    - How long is she in that place? - asked Takket.
    - Four hours (it's spirit speech, but the hyena's pretty clear in her voice).

    Takket gave true energy to the spirit, and it answered thankful.

    - It's a child - and the spirit, ("A naemon?" thought Takket), was gone.

    The wizard turned to talk with the small man, getting off the trance state, and looking to the direction of those village old buildings.

    - There's a smell of iron and ambar, and it's a child we're looking for, Borttom.
    - I knew it. Wait.

    He turned his elektra powers and feels the ambient.

    - It's true. There's so much ionic particles in here, we could fire the place with a thought. Car, wait here. I'll be back as soon as I can. (the car assumed standbye). Let's go. - he says to Takket.

    A few minutes later, they got to the ruins of a very old village.

    There's not much more than it's foundations, a low wall here and there. A sense of old is present. It's dark, and Takket goes in the front, while Borttom waits. In the thirteenth wall, he listen to a little noise, and he looks for the person he's looking for. There is a small girl, undressed and squeezed in the corner, so he come closer, being careful not to act too fast, to talk with her.

    She doesn't talk, so he takes off his coat to give the girl.

    The small girl takes the coat, and dress the same way as he was using it, that is, just over herself, but soon she's again squeezed into a corner.

    With care, Borttom comes trying not to make too much noise.

    They listen to a noise in the other corner, and,...

    VVvvvaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh,... - the girl attacked something in there.

    It was a ratling, now totally toasted, by a frozen fire, of ambaric orange energy, and Borttom started to analyze what the hell was that.

    Then, Takket feels her powers could kill them, in a blink of an eye.

    - Helo - says the wizard - I want to help you. This,... are you hungry? (but she didn't move). This,.. (he ask Borttom to give his "ration"),... Look. You eat this way. (and he shows how to unwrap the cereal bar, and eats, to make sure she sees him eating - and it worked).

    Her move was so fast it almost hurt his hand.

    She smells the bar, before eating. And she made a noise, as a "Hmm,...". They can't see her face, because she's wearing the travel coat over her head, but she ended eating, and went again to the same position, squeezed in that old ruin wall's cold corner. "Is it good? Do you want some more?", asked Takket, but she didn't looked to the food, they feel she's in complete shock, and so Borttom understood.

    This girl was born in here, same way he was born. The same way a poltergeist is born, to become a bogling, just as a simple manifestation.

    - Helo. I'm Borttom - he comes closer - I know what you're feeling. I was born the same way you. I remember, as it were today. I'm here to help you.

    Borttom makes silence, waiting, and it worked.

    The girl so looked to him.

    (At the Korichi new village)

    As soon as Tul got to the village, the oldest man was waiting.

    - What happened, oldest?
    - Have a sit - says him - We have a situation. The four youngsters you see (he pointed the corner), they experienced something unusual.
    - What happened, I want to talk with each one separatedly, oldest man.
    - Use my room, fixer - says the oldest.
    - You, - he points, heading the room - come first.

    After talking with the youngsters, no one older than twelve, he concludes he must call his tribe oldest and master, because this is weird enough.

    Tul told the youngsters to stay on the place, and called his master.

    Music :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnNxcEAgtRg

    - Yes - he listen to his master's voice.
    - Master, we have a situation. I'm on the settlement you've sent me to. There is,... there "was" a huge alignment today, and I'm investigating.
    - I know - says his master - What happened?
    - Four youngsters saw the nothingness. They felt they were in the spacetunnel, and they know the feeling, as they travelled the galaxy to come here. By their description, I can say they saw the very same thing. It's a crashed, I mean, a wrecked ship, in the nothingness.
    - That's good you called, Tul. I'll have to investigate this, and my seer just told me you'll call again today. Let the youngsters go home. The visions will, and so take much care, tonight.
    - Yes, master - and he ended the call.

    When the youngsters went home, he says good night to the oldest man. He's waited, and by his master's voice, the other two may need him, immensely.

    (At the Old Ruins)

    The young little girl looked Borttom.

    Borttom and Takket just stay there, looking her and offering a cereal bar from time to time. She doesn't looks like speaking, and the small man considers the option she doesn't know how to speak. He knows. He was born in a very similar situation, long ago, in the world of Tanahta. He remembers he attacked everyone, until the oldest agent, who was called 5B, could explain to him he was safe.

    So, carefully, Borttom says he'll make a fire, and says they'll camp to Takket.

    Of course, the little girl squeezed by the vision of fire, but soon she was curious about it. The small man tries to explain the fire is hot, calling her.

    She crawls to the fire, and tries to put her hand on it.

    - Oh-oh,... take care - says Borttom - The fire can burn. It's hot.

    As he speaks this, she put her hand in the direction of the fire, feeling the heat, and so she pointed out in the oposite direction, and the ruin walls behind them freezed. A small crust of ice appeared in the walls, while she pointed that direction, and so she looked to the fire, again.

    Takket frowned to the icy crust, and looked to Borttom, but decided not to talk.

    "This is a tremendous power,...", thinks the wizard in silence.

    Borttom's sure she knows they're not here to harm her, but then he remember Tul. The korochi will come, and he needs to talk to him before, not to frighten her.

    It could be really dangerous.

    - Takket - he says - Take much care. I need to go my car, and talk to Tul. What is this noise?
    - What noise? Yes, I can listen. It's coming from - and he looks - up.

    Both look to the sky, and there's no star on the sky.

    They see a huge cloud of black birds, covering the night up them. It's making a little noise, as their thousand wings flap in counterclock flight.

    - I'll be back in a minute, Takket.
    - Oke. I'm in here. Take care the way back, when Tul comes.
    - Right. I'll remember that.

    Borttom waited before teleporting to the car.

    Flying, inside a bubble of swarf, Tul noticed he hitted birds, so hitted many more birds, and so stoped. He looked the direction around the coordinates given by Borttom's Pk computer, and sees an immense cloud of birds, black birds, flying in circle, over a valley.

    "Easy to find", the korochi thinks, and comes a bit more slowly now.

    When he went down, just by Borttom's side, he sees the small man inside the car, looking for a number of diagrams and tables, and statistics on various screens.

    - What's happening?
    - Well, Tul. A girl just born eleven. She's with Takket, on those ruins by the fire. The place is full of ionic energy, so take care.
    - Who's she?
    - That's a good question. I think she was an effect from the alignment. I was born in a very similar way, and she's probably afraid of everything. I guess she's a psionic, and she's just awakening. You must know, as a psionic, the danger we're into, now.
    - Hmm,... Yes. She can blow everything.
    - Exactly - says Borttom.
    - She's with Takket, by that fire over there.
    - I'll call for help.
    - Do it. I'm not from this planet, and you probably know much more than me who to talk to.
    - I'll call my master.

    Tul walked some ten normeasures, and explained the situation to his master. The elder says he'll sent help, and the man will be using black robes and a turban.

    In the meantime, Takket was only trying to give her cereal bars, and stay calm.

    Then, Tul comes to the ruin to talk with the little girl.

    He tries to not make so much noise. Stoped on the entrance, until see she noticed him, and so walked to sit on Takket`s side.

    - Helo - he focused his mind to get read, and she looked him.

    It`s not as telepathy, but it`s the most he can do.

    - Helo.

    Her voice, in his mind, was so high and loud he almost fainted. Takket saw a small line of blood coming from Tul`s left ear, but decided to say nothing.

    - Don`t (he focused again),... don`t say anything more in my mind. Please. It,... hurts.

    The girl looked confuse.

    - I want you to know we`re here to help you. But don`t say anything, yet. I have to go, but I`ll come back.

    So, the little girl looked to understand, and he stand up to go back the car.

    Minutes later, Borttom and Tul listen to a sport car coming. It came through the dark forest, and stoped at a near distance.

    The man leaves the car and come to talk.

    At the same time, a ship stoped in mid air watching them. A military six boxes ship, but the man looked at the ship and started to talk.

    - Do you have open channel into you car?
    - Yes, I do - answers Borttom.
    - Open a channel with that ship over us - says the man.

    Borttom did this, and the ship called back.

    - Leave this place, immediately - says the man - This is an Intelligence affair. I call the Protocol Eleven on your computer. Code Yellow. You must leave now.

    Borttom didn't understood right away, but he saw on the screen the answer "Copy", and the ship started to move upwards, going away.

    - Situation? - asks the man to Tul.
    - A little girl. We think she was born by the alignment. She's a psionic. She's awakening. I have,... talked to her, but she has a tremendous power. I asked her not to talk in our minds, until you come. The valley`s full of ionic energy, so we must take care, or it may explode.
    - Let`s go. We need to calm her, until the awakening ends - says the man.

    He`s probably a korochi, thinks Borttom.

    Music :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ8366kq9mk

    They came silently, but stoped by the entrance. She saw `em, and so they entered.

    While the korochi talks with her, in telepathic bond, Borttom called Tul and Takket`s attention, so they let the man talk to the girl by the fire.

    Outside the ruin, but still on the village, they talk.

    - What do you think, Borttom?
    - Well, Tul. She was born in the same way I was born. I understand her.
    - Your ear bled - commented Takket.
    - That was a "Helo". She doesn't know her power - concluded Tul.
    - I haven't had more visions. That means we're on the right direction in this all.
    - Well, Borttom. I sense you have more to say.
    - Yes, I do. Besides I having no more visions, this can mean the oposite side on the planet was the oposite of her, I mean, something surely happened on the other side.
    - Whatever it was, it has already happened - concluded Takket.
    - Yeah,... (Borttom sighed),...
    - You look deserted, by my affirmative.
    - Whatever the other side is,... (Borttom stoped, thinking),... it's her oposite.
    - Let's not talk too much about it, right now. Could we?
    - You're oke, Tul - says Takket.
    - I need to think. Shit. I need a piano, and there's no on ein in here.
    - You play the piano, Borttom? That's nice.
    - It's not, Takket. Believe me.
    - Takket.
    - Yeah, Tul?
    - Just come with me. Let's let Borttom think.
    - Oke.

    Tul and Takket went to a walk.

    The village ruins are on top of a hill, by the icy mountain, and there's another valley on the side, back of the other smaller mountain where they can see an ancient prison. They sense death coming from the prison. Tul levitated five small iron arrows, and sent in medium speed, but the arrows simply vanished when they entered the other valley, so he come to the conclusion this is not a way going there.

    He stops to sense metals, and there's a medium size metal object down the end of the village.

    Tul murmured "Come" to the wizard and they went that place. Coming there, the psionic started to take off the earth in there to bring the metal thing up. This could be used to protect them, in case she just explode everything, but then he looked to the object.

    It's a metal coffin, locked with silver coffin nails.

    He immediately started to dig, deeper, to put the coffin back there the fast he could. So, he put the earth all back, and looked to the wizard.

    Their eyes agree it's better burried deep inside the earth.

    Borttom concluded the ship came to see the exact same thing they came, but they came first. The little girl, as have said Agent 16B, is also maybe an efect of a mythology effect. He then came to the conclusion his visions will give a bit more, as soon anyone take a move, during the Event. He'll have to wait. Then, he goes to the fire, to stay by the girl's side, and meditate with no thoughts in mind. He remembers he saw in his visions a dubious image which could be an ikka, or an ejik girl. Both would be blame for the whole Event. There's also something about demonic things he couldn't see exactly what they'd be.

    Minutes passed, and the korochi man then turned to Borttom.

    - Take care of her. I'll go my car, and come back.
    - Safe and sound, man - he replies.

    The man soon was back, with a barbecue kit.

    Takket started to like him, as every wanderer like people who gives them food. Soon, there was meat on the fire, and they were all together, waiting.

    So, long minutes later, they all sensed her presence, and look to her.

    - Helo - she says, for the very first time.
    - That,... (starts Tul),.. is much better. Helo.

    She starts to eat, and she likes the food much more, now.

    And so, the black birds start to go away. None of 'em got down. They were like flying around, in counterclock direction, and soon only a few birds were seen.

    Day started to come, and the little girl was just amazed by the dawn.

    - Now, (says the man in black robes and turban), I'll teach you how to dress yourself. I'll show you in my mind, so go to that corner back, please.

    She took a bag with the clothes, but didn't move to that place he pointed. She just thrown the coat on the ground and dressed herself.

    But then, she looked to the coat, and got it from the ground. She handed it back to the wizard.

    - Ohe. Thank you - says him.

    Minutes were passing, and they stay in there, eating. At some point, she yawned and lay on the floor. The wizard took his coat off again, and put as a pillow to her, down her head.

    Music :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9ElMQqkeJg

    They all sensed, at the same time.

    All the danger was gone. The awakening ended.

    - Come here, you all - says the man, pointing outside and off the fire.

    They all came to talk, now it's all safe.

    - Greetings. I'm Agent Aut, and I came here by a call Tul had made, to one of our elders. You did well, taking care of this little girl.
    - Nice to meet you. I'm agent Alppa, Tanahta's Regence - says Borttom.
    - I see. Now I understand. You're investigating the alignment so, probably, Alppa?
    - Ah,... the whole Event, basically. That's how I know Tul, and Takket, but you seem really prepared to anything, so what you think is the next step, Agent?
    - Well, Alppa. (he stoped to think). You're the closest thing she has as a family.
    - And that means?
    - That means the korochi race will provide you all we can. Do you have a quarters?
    - No. I've got to the planet just yesterday. Takket's a wanderer.
    - I'll arrange a small castle, here in the region of ruins. This will make her feel home, in a way. Are there anyone else with you?
    - I have only an immediate, on my ship - says Borttom, and Takket just shook his head.
    - Is she an ejik, Alppa?  - asked Aut.
    - Call me Borttom, please. No. She's not.
    - I'll give a defese droid, to the castle, and I'll chose an ejik psionic woman to help you all. She needs to learn the ejik culture, as she looks ejik. I'm sure she's not, but no one else will notice. I'll send a van here, and it will come in less than an hour. The van will take you to a safeplace, and then to the castle next, but you need to take much care, even if she looks to like you as her family. Do you understand?
    - Yeah - says Takket.
    - Yes, Agent - concluded Borttom - We'll be waiting.
    - And you, Tul. Explain basics on concentration, and how to calm her mind.
    - I'll do it - says the korochi psionic.
    - Is she a legend, Agent? - Borttom asked, and the agent stoped to think about that.
    - Probably, Borttom. And a gallactic legend.
    - That explains everything. Thank you.
    - I'll get back to you by tomorrow, at the safeplace castle.

    That said, the Agent let them with the little girl.

    So, they eat what's left, getting ready to go, and see beautiful nimbus clouds until the horizon.

    An hour later, the van came and Tul was going to move her with telekineses to the van by the entrance of that valleys, but they listen to her voice.

    It's a hiss. A language each of 'em didn't wanted to listen to, now.

    She's talking while sleeping, in Snake language.

    (End of Session)

    Some Considerations necessary

    Here ends the first part of this Story. The introduction part. The group gathered around the Event, but as they salved the duke on the unknown ritual he'd get killed, there's no certainty about what will happen next. Of course, they'll need some time to think.

    Let's get now to other stories needed to understand all this.

    I hope you're enjoying the reading, and,...
        ... Stay Plugged.

Where do we Go now (#02-1)

    Helo, and welcome back.

    Adventure number #02-1.

    This day of play runned on 02 July, 2011. I tried to let the players a bit more free than usually, as I like to let them explore the settings. Imagine what it would be if everything in our life happened in a couple of days, and that wouldn't make any sense; so, I let things follow their own ways. Anyway, this doesn't mean it's not fun. It is. The fun is exactly on having time to explore.

    About the Music :: I do not intend any offence to anyone's right, and I do not really own the music I suggest my readers listen during the Story; the suggestion is in honour to the musicians who created those beautiful songs, and I explicitly want to thank you very much.

    Music :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA2pgEUnrM8

I hope you're enjoying your stay,...
    and Stay Plugged.

(Resume of this Day of Play)

    Borttom stared at the screen, on the car. There is a huge alignment on the sky. A star in the galaxy border, two planets in line, including Akkoya, the bigger orange star, a gas giant on the same system on the other side, and two other stars on the other side of the galaxy, they all form a straight line.

    - We'll have to think, (said Takket), whatever would happen in this alignment Has already happened. This doesn't mean the event was in here.

    The shortman Borttom concentrated on his breathing. It's all hard in here. The tendence of Akkoya's native is always being stronger, for the planet is a bit bigger than a standard garden, so travellers must take care with a number of things.
    Breathing is the most important.

    All numbers into this happening are about seven. When that happens, think Borttom, it usually is a portal, what means something changed place.
    Something, someone or wharever it was, obviously went from a place to another, coming here, or going somewhere else.

    The bar at the road was full of people outside, now that the lights came back.
    Everybody was being interrogated by the police present, as a noble from the media was at the place, at the moment the bodies exploded inside out.

    No one was being arrested.

    A special group of professional phenomenology were on their way, but in fact, the policemen were more special than those ratlings.

    These men are from the Regence.

    Once the commons were investigated, a young regent came to talk with the group. He's about seventeen, and totally ignored the others.
    Although this regent is too young in appearance, the special agent knows he's probably the older, with a boys face, white, young haircut, and the black eyes of a hunter.

    He came and spoke only to Borttom, in alphanumerics, the Regence code.

    - You're an agent. (that wasn't a question).
    - Agent Alppa, from Tanahta. You?
    - I'm Sixteen D. So, just on a travel, or you're on a mission?
    - I know your division, agent. (Borttom smiled). You're the clean-up-the-mess division, and I know now you're much older than your appearance says, for sure.
    - What (16D smiled) are you doing here, Alppa?
    - I like to follow Events, and I came here to see an Event. These two are with me.
    - There were echoes on the scene. Two are magical. It was a ritual, but I can't say what kind of ritual it was, and the Doctor will have to explain a few things before we come to a conclusion.
    - What the echoes? - asked Borttom, curious.
    - Invocation and trick. The invocation failed, because it was used as a trick. I know who did it, but I'll give you an advice, Alppa. To use invocation this way is really dangerous, and it was made wrong too.
    - I'll have that in mind, thank you.
    - What did you gathered, during all this, Alppa?
    - There is an alingment happening just now, and that is probably related to the unknown ritual.
    - Correct. This ritual is lost in time. I've never seen one like this before. It's probably a revival of Akkoya's mythology, and we can wait for trouble.
    - Hmm,....... so, it's a mythic thing,...
    - The Doctor is following the receptacle, (he looked on his Pk computer), but he lost track.
    - I have the motorbiker Pk. Blue me.
             (tut-tut).
    - Thank you very much, Alppa. This resumes what I had to say. I'll have that to the Dinasties as soon as I can, but,... I do not understand,... What kind of Event are you talking about?
    - I don't know, exactly, 16D. I'm just following the tracks.
    - Good. That's the emotion behind this all, isn't it? I have your Pk now, and I'll let you know about the investigation, but I can say in advance, it was a demonic ritual. It's a case for the Nekalimas. That's for sure. Be careful, til we know what's happening.
    - I'll have that in mind, thank you very much.
    - Ah, yes. This unknown ritual's probably a revival of the mythology, because Ryklanta's the region where the Academy of Magic, Politics and Power has grown, during the mythic era. Keep that in mind, and you'll probably find the Event, if it's somehow related to Ryklanta. Nice to meet you, Alppa. I've got work to do now, because the phenomenologists are coming.

    Having said this all, the young agent nodded to the others, Tul and Takket, and leaves, giving the exact notion that he knows everything, in Borttom view.
    And that Borttom's really a Regence agent, as he himself said.

    Then, Borttom turned to them, truely calm.

    - They know everything, guys, but I have good news. The chances are now that you'll only get the blame for anything, in a chance of five percent. Yeah. You'll have to be completely idiotic to be a suspect, after what the agent told me right now.
    - So, what are we going to do now?
    - Wait, Tul. I have something more to say. Well, Takket. They know you've done an invocation, but that's not the wrong part of it. You've done it as it was a trick. It's dangerous. I hope you remember that, cause by the way it goes we're going to walk side by side.

    Tul frowned on that, and resumed.

    Music :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjZfhFAYChA

    - You did what? You're saying you do magic but you don't know how to do it, and the problem is mine?
    - That's not it. It's just,...
    - Guys, (interrupted Borttom, quickly), this is not the problem.
    - And so what is it?
    - Yes, Tul. We gotta get out o' here. The phenomenologists are coming, and you know they're problem.
    - Agreed, now. - said Tul - But again, the problem is mine?
    - To make invocation as a trick is as safe as smoking Flux from a spacetunnel generator... Wait!

    Borttom entered his small car, and used access to the Fleet starship navigation maping. "Wow! That is something good to know. (thought Tul) So, he has the map of the galaxy on the car? Huh,... Nice", he thought but stay quiet, only with a smile on his face.

    - I knew it! The end of the line, this starsystem in here, look. It's a mining ejik colony. They extract Flux from five planets on the system.
    - You have a starship navigation map on your car.
    - Yes, Takket. I do. The mining is a great corporation, as I saw on my visions. Look. It's an independent colony, but they're considered allies to the Alliance. They mine Flux from the planes to use on spacetunnel.
    - Flux is what keeps the planes under balance! (almost shout Takket) Are they mad doing this?
    - That's exactly what I said to the Energy Council, on Tanahta.

    That system's five weeks by tunnel from Akkoya, and Borttom had goosebumps only thinking about that. No one would like to do that.

    - Look! This, look here, it means the corporation produce ten percent of what's produced on the galaxy, and the only "who" that would fall would be... mining corps, and... the Fleet of Defense. Wow! That's bad, now,...
    - You have all that info on your car, Borttom?
    - Ma brother's a capitain, Tul. This means I'll have to connect and let the Fleet knows.

    That was a strange thing, and few would believe all that.

    - Did you really saw "us" in visions?
    - Yes, Tul. I know it's weird. You are the ones who will show me the Event. It's not the place to discuss this all anymore. Where do we go, now?

    Takket looked to the mountains, and pointed a direction.

    - Here we go. Get up the car, you two.

    Said so, Borttom headed the mountains and the others hang outside the car. Tul activates telekineses, to pass not for trepidation.
    Some minutes later, they got to a belvedere.

(The Belvedere)

    The place's called Belvedere North. There are more than twenty cars parked, a restaurant, and five bars, and you can see all the countryside area.
    It's night still, and the night sky's clean.
    Borttom used his calculation to predict which bar's probably trouble.
    And it's the sixth.

    - There's a hidden sixth bar, in here.
    - Are you sure, Borttom? - Tul's always direct, and Borttom just smiles and noded.

    The wizard lost eyefocus, and didn't answer don't-know-what that Tul asked, to see a strange energy on the wall between bars one and two.
    He gets off the trance state.

    - There's energy in that wall, and it's probably there.

    The wizard goes to try to open the door, while the psionic just stay the same place, watching everything. The small man enters the car.
    Time passes, and the wizard can't figure out how to enter.

    Borttom manned to get a somewhat secure line with his brother.

    He's on a watchroom, analyzing the alignment.

    - That's good to know you already know about the alignment, Muzille.
    - Yeah. How are things, Borttom? Be short, 'cause the line may has worms. I know about the alignment, yes, already.
    - The end point in line's a mining corp system, and I calculated the only ones who would lose anything would be the Fleet, so I decided to call you and tell.
    - Thanks.
    - Take care with flux suplies.
    - I located you. The blank point of the alignment is about two hundred kilomeasures from you, northeast. I can't calculate anything else.
    - Not a thing?
    - Maybe you should look for the oposite side of the planet, too. It's a line, isn't it?
    - Thanks. Take care.
    - You two.

    With that information, Borttom disconnected the car.

    Meanwhile, Tul got tired of looking the wizard trying to talk with the wall, and entered the bar one, which is called Watchtower Bar.
    He immediately saw a korochi on a table.

    When he got to the table, the two ejik stoped talking.

    Tul simply got a chair and sitted.

    - Your friend?
    - Of course, Wergyl.
    - Nice to meet you - said Tul.
    - Nice, oka. - said the other.

    The men stay in silence. It looks as they're talking about something important.

    - Wait for me, (said the korochi woman, with pretty lines), I'll go outside to smoke a cigarette.

    She got up and showed the way to Tul.
    Outside, she pulled a pack of cigarettes and lighted one.

    - Are you local? - asked Tul in koresh language.
    - Yes. Those are my co-workers. I work for the movie media corps. You?
    - A fixer.
    - Nice!

    They stay in silence, for a while. That's the thing other races feel strange about korochi, it is that they can stay together for long moments in complete silence.

    - Your Pk - said the woman.
    (tut-tut)
    - Call me, anytime. I need to get back to the table.
    - I'll do it.

    And the woman enters the bar again. He looks her back, on her way to the table. So, he got back to the scene notion needed, again.
    Borttom got off the car, and he's going to talk with Takket.

    Then Tul comes, too.

    - He's on trance. Impossible to talk with him, now. - resumed Borttom.
    - What do we have, in here?
    - It's the other bar's entrance, for sure. But I sense a smell. It's necroforma.

    Meanwhile, Takket listened to a voice.

    - What do you want?
    - Ah, yes. I was passing here, and I noticed there was one more bar in here, and I wish to enter. I'm a wanderer.
    - What do you want? - the voice asked again.
    - I wish to enter the bar.
    - It's private.
    - What's needed to get in?
    - An invitation.
    Takket started to feel he'd never get that, but,...
    - These people are with you?
    - Yes. They're company,... I've met them today.
    - Well, it's still a private place.
    - This is the first nice place I find on this region.
    - I think it's better if you get off attune and talk with your company. They're on your side.
    - Hhm,... no bar, today?
    - It depends on the talk you have with your friends, now.

    This way, the wizard came out of trance.

    - This is the entrance, but it's a private bar.
    - It's a nocturn's bar. Can't you sense the necroforma?
    - What?
    - You really call yourself a wizard, Takket?
    - Yeah. Well,... mostly.
    - Wait, you. I have something to do - and Tul got back to the Watchtower bar.
    - Wait, you too.

    Borttom stay in front of the wall, and knocked it softly.

    - Yes? - said a voice.
    - You know what I am, and I have friends amongst you on my world. We're just looking for a nice place to go, and this is the best. I'm new on the planet.
    - We know. (the man's voice paused, before going on). You take care of your friend. He'll be your responsability while a visit in here.
    - Agreed.
    - Step back five normeasures.

    Borttom and Takket steped the measures the voice said, and the wall started to open into an entrance door.

    - You watch your voice, see what?
    - I listened, Borttom. Oka, I'll keep that in mind.
    - They're nocturns, see? They're noble supernaturals, and you just don't want to mess with 'em.
    - Nocturns?
    - Yey, vampires, but don't call 'em that.
    - Oh. Right oka.

    The walls are old greystone, and torches side the way down the stairway. Borttom starts to talk about the energies on the alignment, and Takket remembers it's all about seven. It looks like a catacomb, where there's some cold, even with no wind or windows.
    It takes five levels of a square stairway to get there, and so they see.

    A large saloon, like those of mythic taverns.

    Torches make it part seen, and tables are made of hardwood. The bartender's right in front, so they go to him, to talk.

    - Good night. - cumplimented Borttom.
    - Welcome. Chose a table, and I'll be here if you need.

    The man looked upwards, to the void, and murmured "Yes".

    - I'll have "this".... (he took a flower wine from the winecostume back him)... and it's no pay. It's a courtesy.
    - What is it?
    - Flower wine.
    - Yeah, I've heard of it, but it's too expensive back where I come from. Never tasted.

    The cork off, it is a liquid that looks like water. Borttom drinks it, and lifted the glass to the void, the same direction the man had said yes to.
    So, Borttom chose a table, but Takket was looking to the other side of the room.

    A group of five men, obviously weird, with a sense of power coming from them, were playing cards. Takket loves games, so he went to see.

    Borttom frowned.

    Suddenly, as it were a must-do-it, his attention was driven into the other direction. He sees a small person, maybe same size as himself, looking at him and lifting the glass.
    He did the same.

    Then, he decides to go and talk.

    Trying not to move too quick, 'cause he knows nocturns don't like it, he came to talk with this person, and the person pointed a chair.

    - Welcome. - he listens to a woman's voice.
    - Thank you, but that was really necessary? To call my attention like that?
    - Your friend is about talking with the players.
    - Is that forbidden? If...
    - No. No, I think it's not. It's just that the game is running for the last two hundred years, and there's not a rule for interruption. They'll be talking about it for a decade.
    - Right. Fun. I'm Borttom.

    The person took off her hood, and it's an ikka woman, all white as usual, and so Borttom sensed the smell of her drink and thought he'd not drink that.

    - I'm Imá.
    - Nice to meet you. I wonder, I just need to make a question. What happens from two hundred kilomeasures from here? I need to go there.
    - Northeast? Ruins. Necropolis, most of 'em. From two hundred to a thousand kilomeasures.
    - I knew it.

    Takket was confuse.

    It's a totally nonsense game. It uses dice, cards, coins, and counters. The players don't talk, most of the time, but then he could not hold himself, and started to look for a moment he would be able to ask, and sure the moment came.

    - I'm sorry for interrupting, but what are you playing?

    They basically didn't understood. Not at the same time, but the one he questioned stoped, and the others all seemed to look at Takket's face as a complete stranger.

    Music :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogxfF9pByZc

    Meanwhile, Tul got to the bar and touched the korochi woman using tantra. The woman immediately stoped talking, and asked to wait for her colleagues, so she stand up and followed him outside, they didn't talked, and went to the woods.

    No other race understand the patterns of social interaction of korochi.

    They didn't talked.

    They simply kissed, and from that on and on.

    - This game has a very long story, and we are playing for a long time.
    - No, no. (said the other). He's just an invitee, for tonight. Don't need to talk too much. The other's responsible, so there's no need to rush.
    - Ah. That, oka. We'll need to think about what you asked. Come back later.
    - I'll be very happy to know about it. Thank you, very much.

    Having said that, Takket turned to go his table.

    - And you are,...?
    - I know you know what I am, but yes. You showed your face (he remembers her, from his visions; she's the ikka that will be accused for all the Event), and I'll show you mine.

    He turned off the hologram.

    - Nice, but your friend's coming.
    - What?
    - I noticed he doesn't know your race, so,... the hologram.
    - Ah, yeah. Right. He doesn't need to know this right now, you're right. (he turned on the gadget). I have to say something to you.
    - What?
    - I know you, from visions.
    - H'mn,...
    - You'll be unjustifiedly accused from things you didn't do.

    He had not a way to say more than that. Saying she'd be accused of seven assassination, because she'd be the only person to gain with that. That wouldn't help to say.

    On the woods, Takket used tantra to give her the strongest orgasm of her life, and so she fainted.
    He waited for her to wake back.

    Music :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cynCY507h7k

    Borttom stays in silence, while Takket goes to the bartender.

    - What do you have to eat?
    - What do you want?
    - I mean,... there's a menu, right?
    - What do you want? - the bartender's always repeating that (Is he a droid? he thinks), but it doesn't looks like having any menu.
    - Oka. So, I can tell you what I want?

    He looked up, and said "Yes", and turned back to the wizard.

    - Yes.
    - I want something,... that doesn't exists anymore on common culture, for at least two thousand years.

    He looked up, and murmured "Perfectly", and resumed.

    - You can wait at your table.
    - Thanks.

    Takket got back to the table, and saw Borttom was talking to a person, in a hood.

    The korochi woman woke up and dressed. She passed her right hand on Tul's face, and turned to go back to her daily talkings.
    He hit her back, and she laughed while going to the bar.

    Tul thought about her images, for korochi culture's mostly telepathic, and transmitted during sex. He knows now basically everyone at the cinema corps make sex with every other.
    He keeps that to himself, and went to the wallbar.

    As soon as he gets there, he listen to a voice.

    - You're waited. Step back five normeasures from the wall.

    He did it, and the wall became a door, as those of ejik mythic dungeons.

    - Your friend is coming.

    That made him get back to the place, for he and the ikka woman were in silence for some time. Borttom sees Tul coming at the stairway.

    Borttom called the korochi, waving hands, and Tul sees Borttom calling his attention, and went to his table. He gets a chair, and sit.

    - Helo. I'm Tul.
    - Imá. - said the ikka woman.
    - I think I know your name, but that's lost in time.
    - Probably.

    The korochi remembers some elder's memories about an ikka named Imá, but she's missing for the last two millennia.

    - I think we should go, now, Imá. It's a nice place you have here. I'll try to come back, when I have the time to do it, and thanks for the flower wine. It was delicious. Nice to meet you.
    - The pleasure is mine, Borttom. And thank you.
    - Good night. - risked Tul, for if it's the same ikka, she's at least two thousand years old.

    The group gathers at the table with Takket, at the time the food comes.

    It's meat, but it's like a tongue, Takket looks at it and sees it's blue. So, the bartender says "Blue tongue Hellhound's tongue. Here's the antidote", and the wizard could not believe.
    The man hands him a small christal bottle, with an indigo blue substance inside.

    - I drink it before eating, or after?
    - Before, better.

    The wizard drinks the antidote, and starts eating. Same time, he started to exhale sulfur, and smoke through his mouth, nose and ears.
    He was completely happy while eating, ignoring the others.

    It took some minutes eating, and the other two decided not to talk.

    When he finished, he was happy as never before. He concluded the food makes you happy. They talked where to go now, and decided to go immedaitely to the old region of ruins.
    They thank the bartender, who bawed, and they leave.

    - Get up the car, you two. - said the small man.
    - I'll meet you there. - answered the korochi, going somewhere alone.
    - I'll go with you, small man. Huh, do you care if I say that?
    - I don't, but don't say that to my brother. Let's go.

    The autovias are mostly empty, and in one hour they come to the gatherplace.

    At the first ruin, they park and waited for Tul.

    The korochi came from back of a tree, noticed something strange were happening, and when he were ready to talk about it, his Pk phoned.

    - We have a problem at the village, and I think it's serious. Please, come back. (it was the elder, from the settlement Tul needed to help for the last weeks).

    He turned to the other two.

    - They need me back. Go, and I'll get to you.

    (End of Session)

    Who is this Imá nocturn? Does she looked impressed with Borttom saying she'd got blame for something she didn't do, or not? The white race expressions, the ikka race, always confuse the others.
    It's not that they're cold. But they're cold of concentration, not to ever enter fury.

    What are they going to find at the ruins?

I hope you're enjoying your stay,...
    and Stay Plugged.

The Unkown Ritual (#02-0)

    Helo, and Be welcome to my Adventure blog.

    This is the resume of one day adventure, number #02, runned on day 05, June, 2011. I had to make my room a place to play our stories. It was a mess for a long time. Now, we can play a Story with four people, including me. It was a cold day and night. Well, I have not yet decided if this adventure will set place before or after the adventure number #01, Starting Point, but that won't make you lose anything. This will be great. So, I hope you're enjoying your reading, and Stay Plugged.

    About the Music :: I do not intend any offence to anyone's right, and I do not really own the music I suggest my readers listen during the Story; the suggestion is in honour to the musicians who created those beautiful songs, and I explicitly want to thank you very much.

    Music :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxMpMaSZKQM

    Adventure #02: The Unknown Ritual

    Information: Characters

Borttom, race: pyk, 59, origin: Tanka City State, on the world of Tanahta, 5 days travel from Kalacoktoa
             Template: supernatural, inventor, special agent (Regency)
             Type: adapted character which played an entire old campaign
             Player: Demolay
    Mote: "Why graffiti a wall if I can break it down?"

Takket, race: ejik, 23, origin: Footlant Islands, near The Dark Forest, Kalacoktoa
             Template: wizard, counterwizard, catalyst
             Type: wanderer, trickster, bon vivant
             Player: Heitor
    Mote: "That will fix it".

Tul, race: korochi, 26, origin: The Arid Ayanima Peninsula, Kalacoktoa
             Template: psionic, solver
             Type: the race korochi needs very special training, in which it's secret culture, mostly telepathic, is passed through generations in tribal orgy rituals, but Tul is a special ring at this chain, the one who solve urgencies within korochi society
             Player: Batata
    Mote: "Go home, and don't look back. I'll take care of it".

    Resume of this Day of Play:

    Today is April 17, 2.056 Kala time. After five days into spacetunnel, Borttom leaves his ship on the Hangar Twelve, southeast Ryklanta, to go drink something strong at the local bar. He's gifted. The sight is a very difficult gift to have when traveling tunnel. You see nothing, no matter what.
    It all happened to be 'cause Borttom is a seer. So, he came with his crew, Ail, a supernatural like him, to the world of Kalacoktoa, also called Akkoya as a nickname.

    Akkoya is a Capital world, major technology producer, and also a world centered at the Academy. The Academy Base of Ryklant (a Magic academy, secretly; he knows), and all major business noble knows of magic. It's known because the ikka race, the white, use technomagic for everything. Borttom came here from Tanahta, a world five days tunnel distant, where he saw things getting started in here, a huge Event that starts with assassination of seven major business nobles, and some inocents would be blame for it, for being on the wrong place, at the wrong time.
    These persons are a wanderer, a korochi, and three others he can't see their faces. He also sees a little girl, maybe an ikka, because they are same size as ejik youngsters. She'd be blame for everything, 'cause she was the only one who gained something with the death of those noble corporates.
    There's also a man he can't see his face, and doesn't know his race, who'd become a major leader, in secrecy, and rule an enormous number of people, here and elsewhere.

    He came to the bar, at the hangar to distress from the tunnel, and the droidtender recognized he's from Tanahta for his accent. He's impressed. Those andies are good, in here.
    The firewisky made it's burning sensation, a sensation of freedom.
    A sensation he's got to remember, for ever.

    (Meanwhile)

    Music :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTnCrtCro44

    For three days, Tul has worked on social efforts on a new settlement, on Ryklanta's countryside academic area, separed from the large city for mountain. There are five new families there. They traveled for two months on the tunnel, that means, they came from the other side of the galaxy to start a new life.
    The families are all scientists, and they have different customs. So, he made 'em get together, asked many questions on their former life, and so on.

    He'd get a two week free time, before meeting his elder at the arids, after this.

    Right.
    All done, a young boy about seventeen said he saw a bar nearby, and invited Tul to have a beer. As a sign of friendship, he accepted.
    Twenty minutes later, Tul and the korochi boy got to the bar.

    It's night, and the two moons are at the sky. One is full, the moon of Raýla.

    He sees a custom motorbike on the backyard, and a small white little creature just by the wheel, which saw 'em and quickly hides, looking afraid.
    Tul stops at the entrance, and concentrates on metal, to sense loads of metal inside. So, he concentrates on small pieces, and there are loads in there, too.
    The two entered.

    For a simple countryside bar, that's a nice place. They see a traveler, on the left side of the box, a table with five ejik men whispering, a game of balls table on the right, near the balcony, where an old motorbiker seats, back to the bartender, talking to him, drinking from a two liquimeasure's mug.
    The old hat biker looks like a drugdealer.
    He asks for a beer, strong for him, dark for the boy.

    (Meanwhile, at Hangar Twelve)

    Music :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnLgjMumca0

    The short pyk, in hologram, looks just like an ejik, but only 1.3 normeasures. He came to this place guided by his visions. It's something big, he knows. He knows yet there will be an Event. He remembers 44 years ago, when he and a fellow group get involved in the murder investigation of the Tanahta's old Chanceller, what happened to chain an event that forced Tanka to fight for independence.
    Tanka is now a city state, on people's control, and not large corporation's.
    He was drinking his second firewisky when it happened.

    His mind traveled through time, and space, to see a small fluffy white creature, playing puppets with two lemons, but then something happened.
    Another creature, that looks just like the first one, but with evil on it's eyes, came from the back, sneaky, and pressed it's hand on the back of the playing fluffy. It fainted. So, the evil one put the first on it's back, and started going down from the custom motorbike.
    From the viewpoint of the vision, Borttom could see the korochi from his other visions, the ones which called him this place, and an outdoor selling ora grains of a countryside area.
    It ended, abruptly.

    - Hei, bartender. Where can I find a good bar, in countryside, here? It's woody and glasswalls'. I'm sure it's nearby, and you probably know this good one.
    - Strange... (the man stoped to think). I don't remember any. And yes, I know 'em all.
    - It's near a place where korochi lives, I guess.
    - Well, then. There are only two korochi villages around. One is very old, and they don't drink much. But there's a new settlement for some new families, just after the mountains.
    - How long til there?
    - Well, fifty minutes. But the skeightas make it in less than half an hour.
    - I'll get there first, I bet. Here's the credit for that, and for the firewisky. I have to go, now.

    He headed his ship, and took his custom car. "You're in control, Ail", he said to his imediate, a strongly beautiful woman, also short like him, and rushed out.

    (On the countryside Bar)

    Takket is a wanderer, but he's also a wizard. He stoped at this countryside bar to eat something, and looking at the digital menu at the table, he immediately asked for the Grandma's Soup. It's a large soup bowl. He's hungry enough to eat a twoleks.

    Suddenly, Tul had a goosebump, and he knows there's a spirit around.

    At the same time, Takket sees a spirit passing along the first table, not entirely visible. It's an herald. Those spirits whose work is to make known bad things are going to happen. It tries to go to the men whispering table, but changed direction. Went softly to the game of balls table, but changed again. So, it fluctuates at the middle of the bar, until getting off through the left door, and it's gone.
    Well, that's good to know what's going to happen, don't you think?

    Takket invokes the spirit, to bind it to say why it was here.

    Music :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KECrSw1lvBg

    Suddenly this time, the lights gone off.

    The boxman, which's probably the owner, starts to call names at the blackout.

    Tul immediately gets his swarf bag, and creates a protective armour, for him and the boy. The boy takes his hand to his knife, a traditional korochi weapon. Tul mouthed "Don't do anything until it involves us", and the boy noded in agreement.

    Takket make a trick on his shirt, to not be seen for anyone. The korochi Tul knows he's there even if he can't see, and for him, that's some kind of power, and they can listen sound outside.
    It sounds like a car being pushed.

    A man, from the table of whispering men, starts to laugh. The korochi race sees in the dark, and Tul sees the face of this man.
    He doesn't look the same as before.
    Then, the door opened, and a silhouette of a man appears, tall, his hair tied. The korochi sees it's an ejik, in formal clothes.

    The man laughing stops, and says a "that's nothing" for a friend. His eyes are evil, though. He doesn't looks like himself, really.

    So, the man in formal clothes, his legs covered in dirty earth knee down, muttered "It must be my bad luck day. The only place I find blackouts", and entered the bar.

    - Hei! Where's my wallet?
    - Don't know, Kley. Look at the restroom.

    The man went to the restroom, to find his wallet. The three of 'em were going the restroom all the time, and for that, Tul took from granted they were using drugs, but that's out of his business, unless it affects him or someone under his protection.

    - My car stoped, and I need some battery. Do you have one?
    - Well, (said the man in the box)...

    - Kley? Did you found your wallet? - and he went to see.

    - Actually, I only have the battery for the restaurant, but I don't know if it's right. This blackout, it shouldn't...

    - Oha, shit! What happend?

    The man yelled, and his loud voice made everyone know there's a wrong move going on.

    - What? - said the other ball player.
    - Shit! Look at this!
    - Wuw! He's dead! What happened?
    - I don't know. It looks like he exploded inside out.

    At the box.....

    - Hei! What's happening there? - asked the owner at the box.
    - We don't know. He's dead.
    - It must be my bad luck day, that's for sure. Hei! I'm a noble corporate duke. I ask you to talk with me.
    - Huh.... Yes, noble duke. (said the man). Hey, barman, take care of it, right? I have a special client in here, and I don't want to be distressed. Call the police corporation.

    And the bartender took off his Pk off his pocket, called 17 for police, and went to take a look on what was happening, right away.

    - Yes, my noble duke. (he opened a metal box, and got a battery off there). It's here.
    - My corporation will give you that right back. Don't worry.

    They all abruptly listen to a noise, like a youngster toy car coming, "Tweee, n-twee, n-".....

    Tul got up, and asked the boy to come outside, in time to see the car coming. It's a custom car. Outside, he tells the young korochi "Go home, and don't look back. I'll take care of it", and took the iron protection off the boy, so the boy runned in the road off the bar, off the blackout zone, and Tul noticed light exists in a place 50 normeasures away, and suddenly it offs, in both directions on the road.

    - I'm leavin', pawn. You called the guards. - says the old motorbiker.

    The motorbiker leaves for the backdoor, and headed quickly to his bike, but then...

    - Skeightas my left nut. I won. - said Borttom, getting off the car.

    Borttom sees the korochi from his visions at the entrance door, but he had something more important to do, so headed to the backyard.
    There's a very expensive sport car at the front door, red, no battery, flat tire.
    The motorbiker was coming off, too. He backdoors, running out.
    The korochi man saw Borttom fluctuating fast til the backyard, and when he got off view, he entered the bar again and made his protective armour stronger.
    When he got there, Borttom quickly looked if the small fluffy creature was in there, but the old hat came and drew a pistol, aiming the small man.

    - Get off my motorbike!

    Borttom attacked the pistol with telekinese, getting it off his hands.

    - I'm here to help. I know someone is going to try and kidnap your little friend. He's in here. I'll enter now the bar to see what's happening.
    - My friend! - he rushed - Are you all right?

    The little fluffy mumbled something, and the man appears to understand it.

    - I'm leaving, (the man turned Borttom's), they called the guards.
    - Just get off here, man.

    And the old hat clicked the motor, and runned off there.

    Tul scanned the car telekinetically, just to see it's battery was defunct. That's not supposed to happen, specially with so expensive matterials.
    So, he entered the bar again.

    Music :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf__T33gLu0

    A man dressed like a wanderer appeared (he turned off his tricked shirt), and came to talk with the nobleman, and the noble corporate noticed something was wrong, at last.

    - Hei, master! There's a dead man in the restroom. - the bartender cried.
    - That's better everyone get outside. - suggested the wanderer, calmly, while on the very side of the noble, as he knows if something happens to that man, everyone there's cracked.
    - Yeah! - said the master - Everyone! Let's come outside.

    This time, Tul noticed the wanderer knows too that something is happening. That's not only the man dead, but there's something rotten on the air.

    Borttom sensed danger, while investigating the body at the restroom. He got there as fast as he could, but then he just listen someone saying there's a noble in.
    Remembering his visions, that a war can get started with the death of seven important noble corporates, there's urgency.

    - That's right! Everyone, get off here. - said the small man.

    At the whispering men table, at the moment they all were heading outside, that man who laughed aloud got everyone's attention. The laughing young man was laughing again.
    It was an evil laugh.
    They all stoped to look, as he could be the killer, somehow, but.....

    He exploded, inside out.

    Blood exploded in every direction, and Takket was happy to see a worry face on the noble features, because he was exactly thinking about what could be it all.
    He knows a legend. It says two millenia ago, there was something magical on these kind of thing. He'd try to investigate to prove it's not it. The reason for that is that it's Pact, the very thing that can transform a person into demonkind.

    The problem is, Pact only exists in legends. Olde myths and legends, from a long long time ago.

    - My duke,... (said Tul, coming closer)... stay near me and the wanderer. Do you understand what's happening in here?
    - Every duke knows. All of us, in the high business.
    - So, (started Takket), we're here to protect you, then you need to come out. Let us stay away from the others, none of 'em will care. They know you're a duke.
    - Exactly. Stay near. I'll make a protective suit around you, now.
    - This way, if you please. (resumed Takket).

    They went left, and in a moment Borttom, Tul and Takket looked each other.

    - I know you're people of power. In these situations, we nobles give you the right to command the situation. So, I    'll be quiet, watching.

    Borttom could never be happier with a duke's word on this.

    - Right, (he said),...

    Takket deactivates his magic hide trick, and Tul notice he's a wizard, probably. This is the moment, it'll happen, or start to happen, Borttom knows.
    This way, he send a message through Regency channel.

    "Special Agent Alppa. Situation: Bodies exploded. Noble present. Urgency", he typed on his Pk, a different computer, Tul noticed, 'cause it's a bracelet.

    - Right. I called help, but they'll probably took some time. What happened?
    - I think it's.....
    - Yeah? (insisted the small man).
    - There is a legend. In this, the last time it happened was two millenia ago.
    - And?
    - It could be Pact, but... it's only a legend.
    - Well, wizard. I've seen it about forty years ago, so it's not legend. Where's the ritual?
    - I don't know. There's magic in here. It's magic darkness.
    - And?
    - You two. (called Tul). The motorbike stoped.

    Tut-tut, made Borttom's Pk, and he reads on it "The agent sent dress in black, and uses a hat. He's the urgency agent. We'll send police".

    Music :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztD6rgvUTFs

    - I'll go there. You two take care of the duke, and I'll come back. The agent sent to help us dress in black and uses a hat. He'll probably be here in a moment.

    Borttom immediately moved, fluctuating fast til the woods. He found the biker. The bike has gone off, but he came closer.

    - I'll give you charge, but you'll owe me one.
    - Just do it. The pols are closer. I must get off here, now. (said the biker).
    - Your Pk.

    The biker clicked his computer, passing his contact to him. So, Borttom energized the battery, enough to go somewhere and recharge it.
    As soon as the motorbike started up, the biker was off.

    Meanwhile,...

    Tul saw a shadow, near the amphitheater. It made a cumpliment, moving the hat. Takket explained to the others, all common people, not to enter the bar, whatever happens. This time, the hostel at the very back of the restaurant was full of people, asking what's happening.

    - You take care of him. (Tul said to Takket) I've seen the agent.

    When Tul came to the place, he sensed a presense.

    - What happened? - asked a voice.
    - Two people. They exploded inside out. There are too much commons in this place. And there's a noble duke we are protecting.
    - It's a demon. (he listened the sadow saying). Take care of the duke. I'll start the hunt.
    - I want to help.
    - So, ask the duke if he has any religious symbol with him.

    Moving telekinetically, Tul goes back and when asked, the duke shows in his walet a symbol of protection from the godess of commerce.
    A visible light came from the symbol, but the noble closed the walet.
    Tul immediately fly til the amphitheater.

    - He has a symbol, on his walet.
    - He must not hand that symbol off for nothing on this world. - said the shadow.
    - How do I must call you?
    - I'm the Doctor. Stay away from the bar. I'll investigate, now. We need to find the receptacle. It should be someone in despair, but I can't feel anyone like that in here. So, it's probably unusual. Don't let the duke enter the bar, that's really important.

    Then, Tul get back to protect the duke.

    Borttom comes.

    - Hei. Did you know what's happening here?
    - Yes. Better later. I've seen things, really bad things happening, on the past. - answered Borttom.
    - Duke. Hold the symbol with you, no matter what happens. - said Tul.
    - I'll take a look at the area (resumed Borttom, but he immediately looked at the direction of the bar, sensing someone inside).

    - Pay attention to the duke. - asked Takket, and he entered a trance attune state.

    Takket analyzes the energies he sees. There's a trace in the sky. So, there may be a large alignment today, that would probably be of planets.
    He also see by the energy around an ending of a ritual.

    He gets off the trace state.

    As soon as he says what he saw, Borttom run fast into the bar. He sees a body turned inside out moving, but they're already circling the ball game table.
    Borttom warp the bodies off the table, but he sees the blue eyes on them, an energy charged with corruption, mean, deadly mean.

    The ritual, whatever it was, had ended now.

    - Shit! - said that, Borttom runs outside.

    He assumed position just by the right side of the duke. This moment, they all listen to a cry, off the other building, the hostel.
    Coming from nothing, the Doctor appears.

    He carries a bubble, with a small ball of light inside it.

    - This is one amongst the responsible for the ritual. What more you discovered? - asked the shadowman, really attentive.
    - I know a legend. Of a man with a hat, just like you. Are you... (started Takket).
    - Yes. I am the Doctor.
    - The ritual is over, Doctor. It ended just around the ball game table. (resumed Borttom). There you can see what happened.
    - I'll go there, and analyze the ritual. (firmed the wizard).

    At the same moment he runned in, the Doctor vanished.

    Takket got there and saw the Doctor materialyzing on his side. He thought of a trick he could do, but the table would never more be put together.
    Who cares?

    The wizard touched the table and it dismantled.

    They could see, though, levitating in the air, a seven pointed symbolic ritual. It shown a yellow collour, and the small fluffy creature in the middle.

    Dead.

    Takket got his grimoire off nothing, but the Doctor interrupted.

    - You can call your memory of it back later. Don't take notes. (he levitated a spoon from the bar, and continued, in a low voice). Give me twenty seconds, and you throw this spoon onto the ritual. It'll end it. I'll go after the receptacle, 'cause the harm is done, already.
    - Right.
    - Regency agents must be coming, now. So, get off here, as soon as you get it done.
    - I'll do it.

    The Doctor vanished.

    He appeared on the right side of Borttom, and explained.

    - The Ritual's ended. The harm is done. The receptacle's with the motorbiker. I'll follow him, to investigate. What direction did he went to?
    - That way. - Borttom pointed southeast.
    - Regence must be coming, now. The Ritual's going to stop in seconds. I need to go.

    Said that, he vanished.

    Borttom just looked the korochi, waiting. Then, lights came back to existence.

    - Waw. Wawaw. My Duke, please come with me. - asked Tul.

    The duke was covered with swarf, his protective armour the korochi had powered around him. He went to a side, afar from the commons, and took it off, and telekinetically moved the iron back to it's bag.

    Music :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KShx1K1nflc

    Takket came back from the bar, but he decided going through the backdoor.
    At the moment he thrown the spoon at the ritual, everything came back to normal, and he saw the ritual lines, together with the fluffy creature just disapear.
    He's almost spoted, 'cause the backdoors take directly to the hostel, but he magically activated his confusion trick on his shirt back, in time to see police corporation cars moving at the air.
    He took care not to touch anyone.

    The police vehicle landed, and an old policeman came off it.

    He looked directly to Borttom's eyes.

    - Hey, everyone! Stay calm. You, (he pointed the other policeman getting out off the car), go inside, and take pictures of everything. Stay outside the restaurant, everyone.

    And so, he came to talk with the group.

    They could see the Regency symbol at the vehicle, but as it's magical, no common can see it. He came, and made a cumpliment to the noble man.

    - My duke. A vehicle will court you home. I'll interrogate everyone, and tomorrow you'll receive a note on this investigation. Are you all right?
    - I'm safe, policeman. These men protected me.
    - I'll take a look at your car. - firmed Borttom, and he called the wizard who was coming with gestures only, to near the noble's vehicle.

    Tul looked at the policeman, wating.

    - Do you know what's happened, in here, yet?
    - Yes, nobleman. (resumed the police officer) The bartender called 17, and it's all chipped in. This is probably a situation phenomenon, we have here. That's good you're safe. (he turned Tul). The corporation thanks your protection, citizen. I'll take care of it, from now on.
    - You're welcome, officer.

    That said, Tul went to see Borttom and the wizard.

    - It should be working. Take a look at this, and see if there's a spirit on the battery.

    So, the wizard, now no longer hiding, identified a spirit in there, but although his abilities are good in magic, the spirit was banished.

    - It escaped. Sorry.

    Tul came, and the three went to a walk, around.

    - How did you know about this?
    - First, names. I'm Borttom. I'm special agent on Tanahta.
    - I'm Takket.
    - Tul.
    - First, don't say anything to the Regence. I'll explain. I come from Tanahta til here, well,... do you know something about second sight? It's a seer skill.
    - Yes. - said Takket.
    - Well, then. I know you two from my visions. There's an Event coming to happen, and it starts here. I'm a seer, and let's say I like it first person.
    - What more you can say about the event?
    - Well, Tul. You're marked to be blame for seven assassinations. We solved the first, right now. With the duke now Not being killed, now I don't know more, yet. Do you know the biggest businees corpotations? Names? The event starts with seven high nobles getting killed, and that can start a war. There are two other people involved, and there's a little girl ejik, or an ikka woman, I'm not sure. They just look alike. So, it's important you don't get involved into these killings, but well, it all starts here.
    - What happened here?
    - I saw you, Tul, in a vision, and came here as fast as I could.
    - I think it was a ritual of pact transference, but that only exists on legends.
    - No, Takket. I've seen one, fourty four years ago.
    - There was a herald spirit, I think, that comes to these places before womething bad happens. I saw it passing, and I tried to talk with him.
    - I sensed the spirit. How exactly you tried to talk with him?
    - I invoked it.
    - You invoked a spirit just before it all happens? I think I know what happened.
    - That's exactly the point, Tul. You're not responsible, but the Regence will think you were. That's the reason why I'm saying you can't get involved saying it all. You, Takket. Do never mention you invoked anything, 'cause they'll think "you" are responsible for this all. Did you understood?
    - Now, I see the reason why. (answered Takket). I also have seen a star alignment, on the sky.
    - That I can confirm at my car, just now. Come.

    The two bent over the car, while Borttom asked the navigation system about an alignment, today.

    And so, they saw it.

    A small star, on the border of the galaxy. Two planets on a side. The major star. The gas giant just after. And two other stars, on the other side of the galaxy.

    - Seven. They're seven celestial bodies.

    (End of Session)

    Some necessary questions:

    Stories. Legends. Myths.

    Is these all connected, through a straight line? How to understand what's connected, and what's pure chaos into these moves?

    Hope you're enjoying your reading,...

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