"..."
"..."
Aavesh was lying asleep in a Cryo N chamber with several tubes and medical equipment attached all over his body to prevent further degeneration of tissues and fragmentation of his bones. He looked extremely fragile and his clothes had been replaced with a Bio-Skin Suit to keep Oxygen circulating across his whole body while his organs were being repaired slowly...
Outside the Cryo N chamber Perseus stood with his daughter Athena and observed the Various Test Results carefully...
A Group of Men and Women wearing Armor sat while observing Aavesh silently...
They were the Military Commanders installed in by Each Faction to keep the others in check while assisting the Demigods in their Research. They were Responsible for the System Security and had to kill anyone who dared to enter the Star System!
To see a child penetrate all their defense measures and easily breach the Hull of their Space Station had dumbfounded them and made them feel incredibly stupid. It was embarrassing that the Demigod himself had to intervene and capture this... child.
They were now awaiting the Demigod's lecture and punishment for their incapability in protecting the Station...
"The Child... is interesting"
Perseus spoke as he opened up a Hologram of Aavesh's Body Structure.
He continued, " His Carbon signature is completely different from ours... meaning he doesn't belong to our Timeline and his clothes do not connect to the current GAL Net."
Athena chimed in," I have checked the Materials Father- They were procured in the Inner Rings and belong to the Adhi Empire-"
*Hua
*HO
All the Commanders stared at the Commander from the Adhi Empire with suspicion and blame- while he looked surprised and spoke out," I am sure there is a Reasonable Explanation- The Adhi Empire has no intention of breaking the Peace Treaty- I assure you-"
"SHUT UP!"
"LIAR!"
"CAPTURE HIM"
"EXECUTE BOTH OF THEM!"
The Commander from Adhi Empire was drowned in accusations from the other Commanders and tried to speak out when-
"Stop Yabbering"
"..."
Everyone fell silent as Perseus spoke with annoyance in his old face, He then turned to Athena and spoke softly, "Continue"
*Cough Cough
Athena coughed lightly and resumed her analysis, " The Materials from Adhi Empire do not belong to this age- they belong to a completely different timeline- Meaning our Hypothesis about Time Travel is true! This is a Boy out of Time!"
*GASP
All the commanders looked so shocked that their eyes nearly popped out and their gaze became sharp on the Cryo N chamber- Future ahh! Time Travel! The Ultimate Dream of any Faction! Now a living evidence had come to show them that Time Travel was real! Before they only heard Rumors about it- and Only Demigods seemed to know more about time...
Scary!
Scalp Numbing!
But Still Exciting!
Perseus interjected with careful words, "Now what I am about to say, you all should know to never leak out or-"
The Commanders hurriedly waved their hands at him and quickly took a Cosmic Oath,
"No We Won't- We swear by the Eternal Laws of the Cosmos to not let a single word about this incident or We shall suffer 100000 Reincarnations as Bugs!"
What a Harsh Oath!- But it was Necessary! Perseus nodded in satisfaction and continued to speak,
"As far as I know- Time Travel is extremely forbidden and Highly Regulated- We should never be able to receive a Time Traveller at all!- If this kid time traveled- he would suffer a curse unique to those who abuse time- But he does not!"
"Meaning he never intended to time travel in the first place... or someone forcibly sent him- because any slightest form of agreement to travel through time would end up triggering the curse. But he does not have the curse! Meaning this child was unwilling or he was sent back through time unwittingly..."
The curse had horrifying effects- It was an Urban Horror Story for them- But the child before them did not possess a single symptom of that curse- The Demigod's Theory was more likely to be true... Plus there was evidence to support that!
So the child before them was innocent and from the Future!
Perseus then continued speaking in an amused tone, " I found something New from this child- A process I never thought of before- He does not possess a mental Mantle- Athena have a look at this Data, So Mysterious and Unique!"
Athena looked carefully at the Hologram projecting out of her Father and spoke with utter Astonishment, " The SOUL! HIS SOUL IS-"
Perseus smiled and placed his hand on her trembling shoulder paternally, She calmed down- her beautiful silver hair and Silver eyes sparkled as the Aura around her lit up before the dumbfounded Commanders.
Athena spoke in a forced calm tone as her gaze on Aavesh became incredibly strong, " I can't believe it! He merged the Unique Substructure of the Mental Mantle into his soul! The Mental mantle! Father! we never were able to truly observe the Unique Substructure of the Mental mantle until now- Before we observed only fragments of it covered and transformed by Mythic Power- But Now-"
She paused and took a deep breath in and spoke," We are seeing an incredible image of the Substructure which has merged into this Young Child's Soul! Besides although I sense a faint sense of a completely different Mythic Power- It has not destroyed the original essence of the Substructure! With the data of its workings- we have finally found the Missing Piece of the Most Crucial Project!"
This Time Perseus interjected and spoke," Project A.M.T- You all should know that Meridians in your body act as a Triple interface- It is Part Physical- Part Cosmic Energy and Part Mental Energy! We have never been able to fully create a working set of Artificial Meridians because of-"
He pointed at the Unique Substructure that lay in Aavesh's soul in the Holographic Projection, " We were never able to replicate the Mental or you could say - the soul aspect of the Meridians as you all know- most of our data came from very few glimpses into the Mental Mantle which had already been transformed! But now-"
"This child from the future has saved us 1000s of years of research! The complete network of a working Substructure with minimal changes has provided us valuable data on how things on the Soul Works! This will create a new domain within Soul Engineering!"
"We shall finally be able to create technology on Par with the Attochip! The Attochip is unhackable not only because of the oath- but because each chip recognizes only a single soul! Imagine Cyber Technology combined with this!- Unhackable Soldiers! With the Neural Feedback becoming thousand times stronger! This would mean enhanced Endurance on a scale never seen before!"
One Could hear the boiling emotions in Perseus's voice, after all old man had devoted nearly 2000 years for this Project! The old man Perseus was always stoic and calm... but this had forced the emotions within him to become giddy! 'This Event Must Be Monumental'- the commanders thought!
"This Child is the Key to our Penultimate Project! A.G.C- Artificial God Creation! This will be our true Foundation! Haha I never thought I would have such a lucky encounter in my whole life...- You all should call off your Civil War- If this Project succeeds, your Petty wars will become Meaningless!"
Perseus roared out to the Miserable wretches of Commanders before him! They looked down in shame before him with red faces- What else could they do? Lord Perseus Ordynn was a Senior and a Demigod at that- Who could argue with his statements? They could not and they could only follow the instructions clearly...
Athena smiled at this as well- 'it would be great if this stupid Civil war stopped! It was a waste of time! Choosing the direction of an everchanging species like theirs was idiotic! People would always make their own choices- which may or may not align these factions- so why impose them? Is not better to keep the older System going?'
*Whizzz
*Haauuuu
A ghost-like sound emerged from the void as all the Commanders heard it and froze on the spot-
Perseus frowned as he covered Athena's ears and stared at the empty Void in the Research room. His old face contorted as if he was seeing something more sinister calling out to them in the void!- His eyes widened in horror and then turned into rage! He blasted out in a furious tone- causing the commanders to snap out of their stupor,
"NOOOOOOOO! YOU FILTHY FOREIGN TRASH!"
He let go of Athena and punched at the invisible entity in the void with the full strength of his ignited Divine Soul, This attack was purely of the Mental Realm and was incredibly powerful- The Invisible entity faced the full unfiltered wrath of the Demigod- causing it to shriek in a hysterical tone and dissipate...
This terrifying attack would not harm the Physical Dimensions- unless he willed it to- Everyone heard the grotesque final shriek of whatever that thing was... They could not even sense its astral presence but Luckily Lord Perseus saved them!
But Perseus had become completely red, his expression contorted and his fists clenched incredibly hard causing golden Demigod blood to drip from them.
Athena and the others quickly approached him...
"Dad! What's wrong!?" Athena asked him in a worried tone- her father was always calm and never lost his stoic demeanor even when the odds were against them.
Hearing her voice, Perseus snapped out of his rage and looked at his daughter with Relief in his eyes... He walked up and hugged her tightly as he caressed her beautiful silver hair- despite the Golden Blood staining it faintly.
"Dad?" Although Athena was a bit surprised at this sudden display of affection- she nevertheless returned it back by burying her head into her father's embrace...
It was not a demigod embracing a mortal- but it was a father hugging his daughter with concern and pain in his eyes...
The commanders stood on the side solemnly- not daring to speak a word out- Nobody wanted to interfere in this happy Family moment!
After a moment- he let go of his daughter reluctantly, who looked up and saw his face- his eyes were red and trembling- she could see deep melancholy in them and a trace of unwillingness...
She was shocked- she never saw her father behave like this! Not even once! She was about to open her mouth when he simply shook his head and turned towards the Commanders, as he spoke in a gloomy tone, contrary to the happy tone he just had moments ago,
"I... should... have realized- Time is merciless- The Entity we saw now was a Temporal Phantom Parashrike- It always appears when someone like us attempts to change the Timeline... You all had been dragged into some kind of trance and saw glimpses or signs of the future because of the Phantom Parashrike- I on the other hand have seen the dark future..."
He continued staring with Bloodshot Eyes as he looked on into the void, he spoke hoarsely,
"We- lost everything... Ha- Our Prized Pinnacle Systems- all of our hardwork... gone and the Human Race was utterly decimated... and the worst part- Time- The Laws of Time will never let such a huge change happen- All of us are fated to be buried in the void- But I... am UNWILLING!"
"Commanders! Ready our Defenses! Summon all the Pinnacle Systems Space Stations- We will form the Omega Orbitron! Remember to write in- that I, Perseus Ordynn, hereby authorize and declare the Black Omega Protocol!"
"YES SIR!"
The commanders immediately left the Medbay of the Space Station and quickly headed towards communication! There was no questioning the Demigod's order! If one could not execute it- one had to have their head ready to be mashed into pulp!
Perseus then turned to look at his Daughter with unwilling grief and spoke in a choked up tone," Child- My Athena- I will tear the fabric of space-time and I will sacrifice myself to get you a chance to-"
But Athena quickly cut him off with her glaring silver eyes,
"No- Dad You won't do that! I will Kill myself if you try something as stupid as that!-If you sacrifice your Divine soul- You will become an eternal Puppet of the will of Time- I don't want this to happen to you!"
"Dad... look on the Bright Side- We will finally be with Mom! You know I speak to her Sometimes- She was unwilling to enter reincarnation without us for Decades! All because you never moved on from her- She knows that- Even the lady of the Graves knows that- It's because that you are a Demigod- Mom still gets to stay and watch over us- But she's too lonely there- So no matter what happens- we won't separate be it life or Death- We will die as a FAMILY!"
Perseus opened his mouth to retort but no words came out of it, He stared back at his resolute daughter who remained unmoved about her stance-
*Sigh
He let out a defeated sigh and only simply nodded in the most excruciating way possible, Doing so he was agreeing his daughter's request and condemning her to the same fate as him- He saw the future- the next few days a secret Bigshot from the Galactic Core along with some bigwigs of the Inner Rings and Hordes of Foreign Races were going to Ambush the Human Territory!
Athena then asked as if remembering something incredibly important," What about the child? We must try to find out more information as much as possible!"
Perseus spoke as he looked at the Cryo- chamber, " I will make his body functional- come Daughter- I'll need your help preparing the Relevant Bio Gels as I fix the horrible condition of the Body!
'Sigh Kid- Looks like you were not My Lucky opportunity but rather a Sad forewarning about what's to come-'