Light of Aether

May the light of Aether bring you to enlightenment and peace.

[kvodatfacetroid]

*K-Vod's return to Aether was nothing to rejoice as he now stared at another human within a stasis pod, U-Mos was in the process of reassuring him* K-Vod: Visions, prophecies, their kind- U-Mos: Saved our planet from destruction. Haro'Shin crashed upon our world and it was not yet his time to depart. Same as this individual. K-Vod: He looks deceased. U-Mos: That is what our healers thought initially as well, but upon further examination, they detected a faint life signal. K-Vod: Faint, so we are prolonging his death? *U-Mos continued his explanation, paying little attention to K-Vod's outburst* U-Mos: His physiology has been altered and his tissues are regenerating at a faster pace than that of an average human. The wounds were extensive but with the augmented regeneration and prolonged stasis, he may yet survive. K-Vod: If this is your wish, the warrior caste shall ensure the human's safety. Haro'Shin has been delivered to Drelion safely. U-Mos: Thank you, K-Vod. I understand your intentions of maintaining this planet as our isolated home but you must not forget that it was an outsider who defeated the ing. So we must not turn our wings when presented a similar act. K-Vod: I understand, may I rest in the Torvus springs, Grand Elder? *U-Mos waved his hand in approval. K-Vod stood and made way for the exit of the Sky Temple, still curious as to how two humans could be of such importance. Perhaps it was merely the principle. K-Vod was only sure about one matter, he was ready to refresh himself in the springs*

[kvodatfacetroid]

*K-Vod stood in a vast meadow, to his distant left, a crumbling ruin could e seen. The luminoth turned his gaze to the pod in front of him, the young human laid silent in the stasis field. K-Vod waived his hand and the pod made a metallic screech as the seals were broken, opening the pod to the air of Drelion. K-Vod gently picked up the human and laid him in the grass. With another wave, the pod floated back up to the ship* The trials I endure for the safeguard of Aether... *K-Vod began to slowly wave his hand in a circle above his head, causing light particles to form around it. Once enough energy had been gathered and his hand glowed amber, K-Vod placed his hand on the human's forehead* A'Silras, Haro'Shin!

[kvodatfacetroid]

*K-Vod and U-Mos stood in the heart of the Sky Temple, observing an active stasis pod. A human's face could be seen through a clear frame, he bore an expressionless face as he slept*

K-Vod: The human has almost regained his strength, should I waken him?

U-Mos: No, he must not reawaken here. We shall return him to his own kind. You will ferry him to the planet Drelion. I must not leave Aether.

K-Vod: Are you certain? That planet has had many troubles in recent times?

*The luminoth elder knelt his head in recognition of K-Vod's worried words*

U-Mos: In the major cities, yes. You will be taking him to a smaller settlement near the old temples. I entrust this task with you, K-Vod.

K-Vod: A task that an initiate could complete.

*K-Vod brushed one of his wings, knowing that U-Most had made the decision final*

I will see that it is completed.

*K-Vod approached the stasis pod and wove his hand causing it to tilt downwards, stopping when the human inside faced upwards. With another wave of the hand, the pod began to float in the direction of an ornate hallway that led to a luminoth vessel. As K-Vod began to exit the chamber, U-Mos said farewell*

U-Mos: May the light of Aether guide you.

[kvodatfacetroid]

*K-Vod stood his ground despite the fact that he could hear a growing number of ing approaching him* Then I have nothing to fear, light purges darkness so it seems that you are the one who should be worried. *K-Vod shot out a beam of light into the air from his staff revealing a horde of ing that had gathered around him* (I tire of fighting these beings...) *The ing lashed out at K-Vod, K-Vod stabbed his staff into the ground, creating a shield of light around him. Also destroying the ing that had jumped out at him*

[kvodatfacetroid]

*K-Vod spun his staff and held it in a protective stance as he and the larger ing walked in circles* I am here to vanquish your species from the universe. We will never forgive you for what you did to our sacred planet!

[kvodatfacetroid]

*K-Vod walked through the dark world, unaware of where to look for the dimensions's energy due to the fat that he was unfamiliar with the Drelion's layout. He clutched his staff as he walked through the muck of dark matter. He heard whispers and strange noises but still could not see an ing*

[kvodatfacetroid]

*K-Vod finally landed on Drelion, the planets surface was a mess, he stepped out of his ship and looked around* (Hmm, it seems that the ing have almost completely ravaged this planet. No sign of life. I hope that those who have been slain have found peace.) *There were many dark portals across the surface, K-Vod walked into the nearest one, unsure of what he would find on the other side*

[kvodatfacetroid]

*After dawning a set of fully plated armor that overlaid his entire body, K-Vod picked up a staff that looked similar to the light crystals that were placed in Dark Aether. He focused towards an adjacent wall with the staff and a light beam shot out, piercing through the wall* K-Vod: This will be a fitting weapon to use against the ing. *He hooked the staff into the back of his armor and grabbed some other relics. A luminoth pistol that fired dark and light energy but its biggest allure was that it could fire Annihilator shots as well. Satisfied with his newly acquired arsenal, K-Vod flew up towards the top of the Great Temple and found his ship. Crafted with a mixture of Space Pirate and Federation technology since their ships were left abandoned, he used the parts to create his own ship. K-Vod hopped into the cockpit, he activated the ships thrusters and the ship lifted up. He maneuvered through Aether's atmosphere and headed for Drelion*

[kvodatfacetroid]

*K-Vod strode into the Great Temple, disturbing High Sentinel U-Mos' meditation but K-Vod had to speak with him* K-Vod: Greetings High Sentinel... U-Mos: Surely you have a reason for disrupting my peace K-Vod. K-Vod: After we obliterated the leviathan heading for our homeworld, you told me to send out drones to other planets. None of them had returned so I assumed that they had been dismantled by local species in fear of spying but one drone returned. It hailed from the once lush planet Drelion. The great poison phazon has spread through much of the planet. Even worse is our ancient enemy has returned. The ing are back. U-Mos: We could all feel a growing darkness spreading through the universe. The ing are beings of darkness, it was only a matter of time before they appeared. Follow me. *They walked out of the main temple chamber and through several side passages. All of the temples of Aether had been refurbished after the ing were defeated. Finally they came to a stop at an ornate wall. U-Mos' hand glowed as he waved it at the wall. The wall soon lifted revealing an armory, full of luminoth weaponry and armor.* U-Mos: As a warrior, you are accustomed to the tools of war but you have seen none of these. *K-Vod was surprised to see what laid before him* K-Vod: The legendary tools of the great sentinels who fought in the Great War. I thought they had been taken or lost. U-Mos: They were salvaged and brought here. These are only used in times of great peril. We need to focus our efforts in protecting our homeworld but we cannot turn our backs on the galaxy because it was a foreigner who saved Aether. That is why you will be going to Drelion and perhaps other planets to help cleanse the accursed from this universe. You have explored the galaxy before against the other sentinels wishes but now we ask you to aid the universe in our name. K-Vod: I will do it. U-Mos: Then take what you need for your journey. Let the Light of Aether shine upon you and the worlds you visit. *U-Mos returned to his meditation in the main room of the Great Temple as K-Vod inspected the Sacred Armory*