Chapter Two: 5 AF
Unseen Intruder
Alfheim
During the catastrophe that befell Asgard, the Alfheim Ruins within Lake Brishca were the site of terrible causalities and also the homeland of the Light Elves that some refer to as Alfar's. The reason for this can be found in the Purge.
The Purge was the name given to the mass deportation of Creek's residents. The Immortals manipulated the actions of Sector Security and their elite army of the U.L.T.R.A, (Unlimited Lance-Trained Resistance Army), sowing chaos and inciting conflict among Asgard's populace.
Many civilians travelled to the Realm of Alfheim and its fortress ruins to escape the Purge, but a great majority were crushed by ancient structures that collapsed when Asgard's momentum was suddenly halted.
Imitating the destroyed Rainbow Bridge, known as the Bifrost, within Alfheim is an ambitious project that aims to build a conveyance that will travel along the crystal pillar and connect Asgard to Midgard, and to the other seven Realms within Yggdrasil once again. That main purpose of the bridge is to provide a means to transport materials from inside Asgard and help speed construction of the city springing up at the base of the pillar.
With completion of the bridge scheduled for 4 AF, it is still under construction when Sparrow and Aporia first pass through a Gate in 3 AF.
Rejecting the easy path, humanity has chosen to build a society based on future technology, rather than relying on the Immortals. A provisional government had replaced Sector Security, and a scientific organization from Asgard calling itself the Asgardemmy searches ruins for ancient technological secrets.
One such site is on the shores of Lake Brishca within the Realm of Alfheim, where a giant war weapon made by the Light Elves centuries past has been unearthed.
Aporia and Sparrow now stand within an old fortress that belonged to the elves. Though still a ruin, it looked as mighty as ever.
'Well, we're in Alfheim. You can see Asgard above us.' Sparrow spoke. 'Crow told me that Luna, West, Sebastion and Reaper travelled through here when they were Im'Mor's...'
'So this is what it's like to be in Alfheim? It's my first time. Shame the Immortals got that powerful.' Aporia muttered. 'They wiped this place out. Killed every man, woman, child and the Light Elves that lived here. It wasn't just Midgard that housed humans. No, they lived in secret, here, in Alfheim. A risk, yes, but they would only fight back if they were attacked. They knew how powerful the Immortals were, so they began to build things that would threaten their power so they could survive. But they were too late in activating whatever they built here...'
Below them was a digging site. Surrounded by Asgardemmy Soldiers, a gigantic mechanical hand was coming up from the ground beneath them. In addition, to make things worse, when Sparrow and Aporia arrived, whatever is attached to that hand began to rise up. It saw the Soldiers as the enemy and began to bring down crushing blows with its fist. Yet, there was no body attached to this arm. If there ever was a body, it surely must have been a big creation.
'EVACUATE!' A Soldier ordered. 'SHUT DOWN THE POWER, THE MEKLORD HAS RE-AWOKEN!'
Scientists shut down the power, and air ships began firing at this Meklord. It had been underneath the ground for that long that it was easily defeated and weakened further. It dropped to the ground, shattering as it landed.
'Great, just great.' A scientist ranted, kicking a fallen debris of the Meklord. 'The last Meklord Defender of the Alfar's is gone. Shattered. Never to reveal its secrets to us.'
Aporia led Sparrow to this ranting scientist as she pushed up her glasses, scribbling notes down in anger as she then sighed to compose herself.
'Light Elves worshipped that?' Aporia asked in surprise as he never truly believed such things could even be built in the era that was centuries ago.
'Do not underestimate the IQ of the Alfar's, young man.' The scientist replied. 'Though many lived centuries ago, their work, their creations, were as if they lived further into the future. All of this was just so they could survive. So that they could protect their species.'
'Who are you?' Sparrow then asked. 'You seem truly interested in how elves lived and fought their enemies.'
'I am Kirah. Kirah Zadell of the Asgardemmy and once a resident of New Domino. The mighty Thor chose me, me, to live within Asgard when I was a child.' She answered in a more happier tone, pushing up her glasses once again. 'And unearthing the hidden secrets of the Alfar's is what I do best!
This here is a Meklord Emperor. It's a massive, mechanical war machine that they summoned for defence. However, it began a uncontrolled rampage when the Paradox Effect was triggered two years ago. As you two saw before its attack, only his left hand was uncovered, but the rest of its body is thought to exist in a different space time.
Despite being excavated in the ruins here in the present, the technology that powered this giant is far beyond our own. Our scientists believe that the Meklord was indeed brought forth by the humans, though it was pulled into the present from a future time period. Which means the Light Elves aren't extinct!'
Kirah then shook the hands of Aporia and Sparrow and then gave a sigh to help her relax more after the disappointment of the Meklord. She cared about the history of the Light Elves. It was something she held close to her heart. The destruction of the Meklord made Kirah feel like she has saddened the elves who summoned it for help. She felt like they wanted her to discover their secrets, though it was a far fetch thing to do now.
'So, what could I do for you both? You two certainly don't look like you're from this time period but don't worry, only I need to know. As a scientist, I know things that others don't. Like the fact that those certain objects could open a Gate and take one to a future period. Or a past one...I'll never truly know.'
'We're looking for something that seems...out of place.' Sparrow replied, feeling better knowing that Kirah was in awe over the Time Gates and wanted to know more. 'Something that shouldn't belong in this time period. I'm looking for someone and the only way to get to her is through time travelling.'
'Ah, but you must be careful. Time travelling can upset the Timeline. Causing Paradoxes to occur and also causing all sorts of things to happen in different time periods that shouldn't be happening.' Kirah warned. 'This Meklord could possibly return, you never know. As for things that shouldn't exist, I found this!'
Kirah put her hand in her pocket and brought out a necklace. Its pendant in the shape of Asgard.
'That's certainly a Piece of Asgard.' Aporia spoke. 'This necklace's pendant isn't showing the crystalized Asgard. It was made before it began to fall out of the sky. Which also means it's the Piece of Asgard we need.'
Aporia politely took the necklace off Kirah and held it tightly, listening to the whispers within it. Whispers from its former owner perhaps? Though now, a new Gate appeared before them and the necklace was quickly consumed whilst Aporia was trying to understand the whispers. The Gate, now a portal, was showing images from Midgard. Images to where he and Sparrow will be travelling to next.
And to Sparrow's eyes only, something else was shown to her.
Asgard. Falling. Crashing down onto Earth. Was this the prophecy of past events that were stopped by Reaper, Akiza and Luna? Or was this the future? Does the crystal pillar collapse? She kept this to herself. Aporia didn't need to know...did he?
