Black Feather: Episode XXI
"A Welcome With Open Arms"
Nephilon City Main Elevator Terminal
1:43 p.m., 03/10
District 2 disappeared under the atmospheric mist. The sky seems so close now.
The sun disappeared and darkness laughed around Iris. The sky below them and the surface above them... That thought boggled BB's mind a little, since he spent most of his life down there. Heavy steel beams supported and enormous complicated electronic mechanisms infested the darkness. They all hummed in mechanical harmony.
Iris noticed something on the upper screen.
"Logic Drive Condenser Engine offline. Activity at 0.03%. Neutrino flow at fixed rate."
Iris blinked. She never ordered a "Logic Drive Engine" before, let alone ever knew about it until those words flashed on the screen.
They traveled up a kilometer and a half up. The platform stopped, and corridor hatches opened, revealing the grid-form streets of Nephilon. The fresh surface air mixed with the old underground oxygen. The main elevator terminal was a large tower-like swell from the ground. Substream elevator terminals surrounded the main terminal.
Rose scanned the area.
"Where are they?"
"Maybe ya took too long..." Rose didn't reply.
Nephilon City was devoid of life. Except...
"Freeze!" Twenty heavily armed MTs surrounded the trio. Some stood atop the buildings. Eight MTs were in the front, while seven flanked from behind. Nine helicopters hung in the air, their artillery poised. "Deactivate your weapons! Make a wrong move and you'll regret it!"
"Damn..." BB released his controls as a pang of relinquishment surged through his head. He never felt so helpless in his life. He slammed his seat.
A large transport vehicle appeared out of the blue. The front MTs dispersed and lined up against the buildings, four on each side, making space for the transport. The vehicle stopped. Its thick hatch was thrown down, causing the earth to tremor.
"Get in!" Guns and cannons were pointed to the group while they trudged their way in. Knots of nervousness twisted in Rose's stomach. An indescribable fear made Iris' head droop. She stared at the glowing lower monitor.
Her eyes and the transport hatch closed in synchronization.
"A Welcome With Open Arms"
Nephilon City Main Elevator Terminal
1:43 p.m., 03/10
District 2 disappeared under the atmospheric mist. The sky seems so close now.
The sun disappeared and darkness laughed around Iris. The sky below them and the surface above them... That thought boggled BB's mind a little, since he spent most of his life down there. Heavy steel beams supported and enormous complicated electronic mechanisms infested the darkness. They all hummed in mechanical harmony.
Iris noticed something on the upper screen.
"Logic Drive Condenser Engine offline. Activity at 0.03%. Neutrino flow at fixed rate."
Iris blinked. She never ordered a "Logic Drive Engine" before, let alone ever knew about it until those words flashed on the screen.
They traveled up a kilometer and a half up. The platform stopped, and corridor hatches opened, revealing the grid-form streets of Nephilon. The fresh surface air mixed with the old underground oxygen. The main elevator terminal was a large tower-like swell from the ground. Substream elevator terminals surrounded the main terminal.
Rose scanned the area.
"Where are they?"
"Maybe ya took too long..." Rose didn't reply.
Nephilon City was devoid of life. Except...
"Freeze!" Twenty heavily armed MTs surrounded the trio. Some stood atop the buildings. Eight MTs were in the front, while seven flanked from behind. Nine helicopters hung in the air, their artillery poised. "Deactivate your weapons! Make a wrong move and you'll regret it!"
"Damn..." BB released his controls as a pang of relinquishment surged through his head. He never felt so helpless in his life. He slammed his seat.
A large transport vehicle appeared out of the blue. The front MTs dispersed and lined up against the buildings, four on each side, making space for the transport. The vehicle stopped. Its thick hatch was thrown down, causing the earth to tremor.
"Get in!" Guns and cannons were pointed to the group while they trudged their way in. Knots of nervousness twisted in Rose's stomach. An indescribable fear made Iris' head droop. She stared at the glowing lower monitor.
Her eyes and the transport hatch closed in synchronization.