A loud splashing boom is heard in the distance, Aeraki's ship crashes into the water, with low altitude the ship is heavily damaged from the trip, it crashes on the beach front, The ship tilts to the left side and the speed, the left wing gets buried in the sand. The inside of the ship is all torn up with cables hanging out from the ceiling, broken screens, Infi's voice is skipping, probably due to internal damages to the ship, it keeps repeating the same message: "Coordinates unknown, quadrant not found".
Aeraki, still inside the stasis pod, awakes, he groans in displeasure, he hears Infi's repeating message and asserted to himself that he has arrived in Aethimia. He order's Infi to open the pod but no reply, he was certain that the ship was on auxiliary power, he kicks the pod's door off its hinges and steps out, he loses his balance but continues to make his way to the right side exit, he forces the door open since the hinges are broken, when he manages to open the door, the intensely bright glare of the sun blinded him, when his eyes adjusted to the light, the glistening sand and the soothing sound of waves splashing and the rustles of the palms' leaves, he can't help but take in how beautiful and serene it is [Hello there] Aeraki was startled by the stranger that greeted him, covered in a brown cloak all over and his face obstructed, he was so close yet Aeraki didn't feel his presence until he let it be known.
Aeraki:
[I do apologize, who might you be? (I have to see if he is willing to talk at the very least... He got so close to me and I never once took notice) My name is Aeraki.]
- [ Thank you for the courtesy, stranger, I'm Daw', pleasure to meet'cha!]
Aeraki:
[Daw'? What a strange name, you must not be from here, right? I am from Academia]
Daw':
[Oh? (Another one, huh?) Well if you are here I assume you must be looking for something, isn't that right?]
Aeraki:
[Well, more or less, I am investigating the legitimacy of a certain relic... so far I am in the hypothesis part of the investigation.]
Daw':
[Mm? Well, allow me to impart some advice, Alsyd Aeraki, the way as you are now, you won't survive to see the end of your investigation.]
Daw's threat shakes Aeraki to the core, he leaps off his ship and tries to gain distance between him and Daw' but that's shortly closed by the latter and a painful blow is dealt to Aeraki in his abdomen, from that single punch, he's sent upwards and hurtling to the water.
Aeraki peeks his head trying to analyze the situation, he sees Daw' on top of his ship, he holds his hands to his mouth as if about to shout.
Daw':
[You see that large rock?! If you want to be able to do what I just did! Go there!!]
Aeraki looks where he's point and when he looks back, Daw' is gone. He falls to his behind on the shallow waters, holding his hand over his abdomen.
Aeraki:
[What even happened?]