Maikel cast off his skin and floated into the rocky walls of Zion. He zoomed about in a flutter of outrage, anger bursting from his being with no suitable outlet.
Above all else, Maikel wanted control. He and the other Elohinn had traversed light years looking for a suitable planet upon which to raise their spora. Their leader and eldest member of the Elohinn was Hyuuwah, and was also the only one amoung them trained in crafting, or the art of matter manipulation.
They had settled upon a planet already rich in material life forms. Hyuu had found an excellent candidate amoung the planet's native inhabitants to fuse with their spora. Out of this they crafted a new race, humanity. Hyuuwah imparted the spora into a select group of the planet's native creatures, and the first few generations of humanity were raised from this group.
Unfortunately, the lifespans of these creatures were extremely short. The remaining Elohinn met to discuss the problem, and also their own weakening health. At this meeting, it was determined that the gaseous envelope surrounding the planet was not sufficiently blocking enough of the radiation which damaged the Elohinn's energy bodies, and also the fledgling spora symbiant beings which dwelt within each of the humans.
It was because of this that Hyuuwah determed to undertake the greatest effort he or any of his people had ever attempted. Upon the planet's surface was a great deal of water, which, amoung other things, would prove an effective filter for the solar radiation which was slowly killing the Elohinn. Every Elohinn spent vast periods of time gathering water and bringing it to Hyuuwah, who was charged with the task of hauling large amounts of water into the upper atmosphere and solidifying it in the sky. Slowly the lives of the humans began to increase, and by the time the water barrier had been completed, the humans were living lives hundreds of times longer than they were originally.
Unfortunately, Hyuuwah not only overexerted himself in the undertaking, but was also exposed to a great deal of radiation. Further hindered by his age, he was forced to hide within the mountain they had originally descended upon, which they had named Zion. Hyuuwah then lost touch with the humans directly, and could no longer provide the strong leadership that the Elohinn desperately needed.
Maikel saw this not only as an opportunity, but as his duty. Hyuuwah was no longer able to effectively govern the Elohinn, and it had quickly become apparent that the level of societal order, both amoung humans and their Elohinn leaders, was quickly decreasing. Not only were the humans reproducing much faster than the Elohinn could effectively manage, but the Elohinn themselves began to form their own ideas about how these humans should be governed.
It now seemed to Michael that many members of the Elohinn had become infatuated with a human counterpart. This was most visible in Semjaza, who had brought a human girl along with him to a meeting of Elohinn.
Maikel was terribly concerned with this, especially with the foreknowledge of the result of a coupling between human and Elohinn. Hyuu had crafted humans as a container for a spora, a low-power offshoot of an Elohin which would normally metamorphose into an Elohinn. Unfortunately, in their searches for a suitable planet to relocate to, Hyuuwah's band of Elohin were unable to find a suitable environment for this process to occur. Since the spora were reaching the end of their existance, the decision was made to implant them into the native beings of the only life-bearing planet they had discovered on their journey.
An Elohinn is not only significantly more powerful than a spora, but also possesses the ability to transduce thermal energy into many other forms. This ability allowed them to funnel large amounts of heated air towards their being, further increasing the amount of thermal energy they were extracting. Through this they could use their manipulative abilities to alter matter into any form they desired.
The offspring of an Elohinn and a human could not be properly contained within a human body. It would transduce ambient heat, and its physiological body would feed off of the transduced energy, continually growing until it reached an enormous size. Furthermore, the humans exhibited violent, animalistic tendancies and did not reach the level of mental development exhibited by the Elohinn. It would most likely utilize its transductive powers for destructive purposes.
And then there was the nonsense of destroying the barrier! Above all else, this had instilled in Maikel his current range. Semjaza was trying to argue that it wasn't beneficial to humans, when it increased their lifespan a hundredfold. It also protected the Elohinn, especially Hyuuwah who was extremely weakened and possibly near death. Furthermore, it was one of the greatest works of Hyuuwah, and Semjaza was seeking to destroy it to make the lives of humans more convenient.
"Hyuu!" shouted Maikel through the stone inside Zion.
"Yes, what is it, Maikel?" asked Hyuuwah.
"Have you any notion of the ideas being put forth by some of your inferiors?" Maikel retorted. "Semjaza has suggested that we destroy the barrier!"
"Now why would he do a thing like that?" replied Hyuuwah, calmly.
"Apparently he's concerned about the scarcity of water. But he neglects that if we were to destroy the barrier, that you would die and we would soon follow!"
"Well, he makes a good point." replied the cool voice of Hyuuwah.
"What?" shouted Maikel in surprise and disgust.
"I'm not going to be around forever," said Hyuu, "I am old and weak. Soon I will no longer be. Are there any fit to lead in my place?"
Maikel was taken aback. Certainly Hyuuwah had detected the visible signs of his aspiration for leader? Or had he simply dismissed the possibility entirely?
"Well sir," said Maikel, "I hate to be so overbearing, but had you ever considered me as a candidate for leader?"
"Oh... yes, of course." said Hyuuwah.
Maikel was enraged, but he directed it all upon Semjaza. At that moment, he swore to destroy Semjaza's life and everything about him...
Above all else, Maikel wanted control. He and the other Elohinn had traversed light years looking for a suitable planet upon which to raise their spora. Their leader and eldest member of the Elohinn was Hyuuwah, and was also the only one amoung them trained in crafting, or the art of matter manipulation.
They had settled upon a planet already rich in material life forms. Hyuu had found an excellent candidate amoung the planet's native inhabitants to fuse with their spora. Out of this they crafted a new race, humanity. Hyuuwah imparted the spora into a select group of the planet's native creatures, and the first few generations of humanity were raised from this group.
Unfortunately, the lifespans of these creatures were extremely short. The remaining Elohinn met to discuss the problem, and also their own weakening health. At this meeting, it was determined that the gaseous envelope surrounding the planet was not sufficiently blocking enough of the radiation which damaged the Elohinn's energy bodies, and also the fledgling spora symbiant beings which dwelt within each of the humans.
It was because of this that Hyuuwah determed to undertake the greatest effort he or any of his people had ever attempted. Upon the planet's surface was a great deal of water, which, amoung other things, would prove an effective filter for the solar radiation which was slowly killing the Elohinn. Every Elohinn spent vast periods of time gathering water and bringing it to Hyuuwah, who was charged with the task of hauling large amounts of water into the upper atmosphere and solidifying it in the sky. Slowly the lives of the humans began to increase, and by the time the water barrier had been completed, the humans were living lives hundreds of times longer than they were originally.
Unfortunately, Hyuuwah not only overexerted himself in the undertaking, but was also exposed to a great deal of radiation. Further hindered by his age, he was forced to hide within the mountain they had originally descended upon, which they had named Zion. Hyuuwah then lost touch with the humans directly, and could no longer provide the strong leadership that the Elohinn desperately needed.
Maikel saw this not only as an opportunity, but as his duty. Hyuuwah was no longer able to effectively govern the Elohinn, and it had quickly become apparent that the level of societal order, both amoung humans and their Elohinn leaders, was quickly decreasing. Not only were the humans reproducing much faster than the Elohinn could effectively manage, but the Elohinn themselves began to form their own ideas about how these humans should be governed.
It now seemed to Michael that many members of the Elohinn had become infatuated with a human counterpart. This was most visible in Semjaza, who had brought a human girl along with him to a meeting of Elohinn.
Maikel was terribly concerned with this, especially with the foreknowledge of the result of a coupling between human and Elohinn. Hyuu had crafted humans as a container for a spora, a low-power offshoot of an Elohin which would normally metamorphose into an Elohinn. Unfortunately, in their searches for a suitable planet to relocate to, Hyuuwah's band of Elohin were unable to find a suitable environment for this process to occur. Since the spora were reaching the end of their existance, the decision was made to implant them into the native beings of the only life-bearing planet they had discovered on their journey.
An Elohinn is not only significantly more powerful than a spora, but also possesses the ability to transduce thermal energy into many other forms. This ability allowed them to funnel large amounts of heated air towards their being, further increasing the amount of thermal energy they were extracting. Through this they could use their manipulative abilities to alter matter into any form they desired.
The offspring of an Elohinn and a human could not be properly contained within a human body. It would transduce ambient heat, and its physiological body would feed off of the transduced energy, continually growing until it reached an enormous size. Furthermore, the humans exhibited violent, animalistic tendancies and did not reach the level of mental development exhibited by the Elohinn. It would most likely utilize its transductive powers for destructive purposes.
And then there was the nonsense of destroying the barrier! Above all else, this had instilled in Maikel his current range. Semjaza was trying to argue that it wasn't beneficial to humans, when it increased their lifespan a hundredfold. It also protected the Elohinn, especially Hyuuwah who was extremely weakened and possibly near death. Furthermore, it was one of the greatest works of Hyuuwah, and Semjaza was seeking to destroy it to make the lives of humans more convenient.
"Hyuu!" shouted Maikel through the stone inside Zion.
"Yes, what is it, Maikel?" asked Hyuuwah.
"Have you any notion of the ideas being put forth by some of your inferiors?" Maikel retorted. "Semjaza has suggested that we destroy the barrier!"
"Now why would he do a thing like that?" replied Hyuuwah, calmly.
"Apparently he's concerned about the scarcity of water. But he neglects that if we were to destroy the barrier, that you would die and we would soon follow!"
"Well, he makes a good point." replied the cool voice of Hyuuwah.
"What?" shouted Maikel in surprise and disgust.
"I'm not going to be around forever," said Hyuu, "I am old and weak. Soon I will no longer be. Are there any fit to lead in my place?"
Maikel was taken aback. Certainly Hyuuwah had detected the visible signs of his aspiration for leader? Or had he simply dismissed the possibility entirely?
"Well sir," said Maikel, "I hate to be so overbearing, but had you ever considered me as a candidate for leader?"
"Oh... yes, of course." said Hyuuwah.
Maikel was enraged, but he directed it all upon Semjaza. At that moment, he swore to destroy Semjaza's life and everything about him...
