Singularis
Vis Uban. The place of Great Power. This was to be the capital city of the Ancient domain, the focal point of their empire and a place of great learning and peace. The city was, however, chaotic with construction engineers running to and fro, using advanced technologies utilised in the construction of Atlantus to build the mighty city. The design of the city mirrored, to an extent, the design of the city ship on Terra however Vis Uban was to be much larger and not confined to the snowflake like shape that Atlantus was. The city of Vis Uban was structured on and around three mountains which were to be connected via sky bridges. The architecture was elegant and precise, yet the city was warm and inviting. It was quite a sight to behold and rivalled even the beauty of other offworld colonies. When the light of the setting sun caught the buildings the entire city shimmered like molten steel.
A short distance away from the hustle and bustle of the city stood the Alterans greatest invention, the stargate or Astria Porta as it was known in their language. The gate activated and three individuals walked out of the event horizon and turned to face the city lit up against the coming darkness. One of the women turned to her companions; "You both know why we are here, the council were made aware of an issue in the medical centre and they have selected us to determine the source of the concern here, Oma, I believe you are the foremost expert in the field of evolutionary research yes?" Oma, a woman of few words merely nodded her head in affirmative. The young man with them was named Ly and he was an incredible mind, a visionary in the field of bio-medical science. The older woman began to walk to the city beckoning her companions to follow behind her. Their mission was one of utmost secrecy and so one by one, each of the Alterans activated a device on their shoulder and just as the last of the suns rays past from view, the trio fades into nothingness. Moving swiftly but silently, the trio made their way, undetected into the centre of the finished quarter of the city. This area was home to the medical centre and scientific laboratories and was one of the most heavily guarded areas in the galaxy as some of the most sensitive research was undertaken here.
On the other side of the city in an unfinished quarter a group of construction engineers were returning their equipment to a storage depot. One of the engineers suddenly began to convulse, clutching his head in agony. His colleagues frantically tried to hold him still as one ran off to get help. As quickly as it had come about, the young engineer stilled. "Ardwin", his colleague asked, "are you well?" Ardwin, who was feeling incredibly weak, could barely shake his head before collapsing into the man who was holding him. Unbeknownst to the assembled group of engineers, scenes like this began to unfold simultaneously across the city, the symptoms affecting all regardless of age or gender with men, woman and children dropping to the floor in agony, convulsing and ultimately falling unconscious.
Back at the medical centre, calls where coming in, informing the healers of multiple cases of convulsing and collapsing individuals all across the city. These symptoms were identical to the patient who was under observation in a secure and isolated wing of the facility. After a few hours, the facility was overrun with bodies, some alive and some dead. The symptoms got progressively worse with kidney failure leading to eventual death. The trio from terra were analysing the symptoms, cross referencing ailments in the database and isolating bacteria from the afflicted. After hours of research and study the trio, thanks to Ly's brilliance, were able to identify a genetically engineered pathogen in the victim's blood streams. The pathogen was unlike anything the trio had ever come across and they could find no immediate way to counteract the plague. They informed the lead healer of the facility, an elderly scientist named Rannik who ran the numbers; death rates and fomite reproduction levels of the pathogen before deciding that he must declare quarantine on the city using his authority to deactivate the stargate to prevent a quarantine breach. He also sent messages to all offworld colonies effectively cutting off the planet from outside interference.