Half-Life Integral
Border Crossing
"Just where in God's name am I?" I said opening my eyes and staring out at the endless abyss before me. The sky, it wasn't there. It was all some kind of bluish shade all around me. The area where I stood was suspended in midair and had a rocky texture.
"Where am I?" I repeated to myself. Gina was nowhere in sight. I was saved from the air strike but now I'm somewhere else.
I began to walk forwards and noticed my steps were lighter than before. As I edged to the end of the platform I was on I saw a similar one further ahead. It would be a long jump so I put away my rifle and ran and leapt.
Much to my surprise I leapt far enough that I landed beyond what I expected to. The gravity in this place must be lighter so jumping could be easier for me. Taking out my rifle I looked around. Some kind of manta ray flew ahead and then one of those alien grunts with those hive hands appeared.
Taking aim with my M16 I opened fire and downed it without emptying my whole magazine but I soon exchanged for a fresh one.
"Am I in the alien home world?" I asked myself. This place was getting stranger as I continued on jumping. I soon was at this large structure and entered this small passage.
Inside was even stranger than before. The walls were very bright and tons of strange life forms were everywhere around me. Inside this structure was a hole leading down further into this place. I thought over what to do now.
"What am I even supposed to do here? I don't even know why I'm here. Perhaps if I continued through here I might be able to find a way back to Earth." I told myself before taking the plunge.
I landed in some red liquid. It was like water but just a different color. I hate this place. The water flowed down a long tunnel and these creatures were attached to the ceiling with these tongues hanging out of them. I shot all of them with my shotgun and all the organs they ate were coughed up as they died.
"This place is nasty." I said wadding through the water and into a large pond with these brown colored monsters with odd tentacles on their heads drinking from the water. They paid little attention to me as I moved out of the water and further up through a passageway.
"I really hate this place. Now I'm in another of these rooms!" I shouted as I was in a room like the one I dropped into from before and in the center was this odd looking device. It looked like a piece of technology.
"This must be human! I guess that humans came here before and maybe they set this up for something." I said. Pushing the activation button nothing happened. I looked and it had no power and no energy source.
Now in addition to the passage I took to get here I saw two more. I took the one on the left. Now I was "outside" and saw something across a series of platforms suspended in the air. It looked like a large yellow crystal. I jumped across the first gap and was ready to do the second but then that manta ray came back and now these alien slaves, about three, were ready to attack me.
Lobbing a grenade at them I destroyed one but the others hit me with their electricity. Using my rifle I blasted the remaining two before they hit again.
I jumped across three more gaps and stopped at this odd pool of strange blue water. It had sparkles coming from it. I stepped into it and this chanting filled my ears as my health display showed an increase in my vitality and it continued to increase until at 100 units. This kind of water must heal injury.
Jumping over to the yellow crystal it was attached to a series of machines and with a control panel. I operated the panel and the crystal began to glow brightly as a cable that was outstretched over the chasm back to the central machine was seething with power.
"Step one complete." I said to myself jumping back to the central machine. It was humming slightly. It still needs power.
Going down the other path I saw a green portal like the one I jumped into almost and decided to head into it.
I was now in some water and began to swim to the top of it. The ground was too high to climb out of except for across from where I was so I swam down in the direction. Then I heard a beastly roar and turned around. Under the surface I saw this brown demonic fish creature heading for me. I panicked and began to swim faster but it was catching up to me.
Drawing the Pulse Rifle I aimed and fired bursts at it almost overheating my weapon but evaporating the creature. I climbed out as two more fish like that took its place.
"I'd better stay out of the water if I can." I said putting away the rifle as it was burning my hands holding it. I walked along the shoreline and up to a passage from where I was dropped overlooking the big pool of water.
In this other area was more water and pieces of equipment. I ran over a natural bridge and activated the panel on one but then noticed there were more components. I ran down following the cables and came into yet another area with water.
I activated one and then the other piece in this room fell into the water at that moment. And to make it worse those fish swam into the area with me. The water was all connected.
I looked to see where the machine landed down there and dove in following the cable. None of my guns worked underwater except the pistol I had so I fired like hell at the things. One bit me and it hurt so much my blood came through the suit and then I thought I died as I saw the machine below me. Reaching, I hit the switch and it turned on sending power upwards.
My oxygen level was now low and I frantically swam upwards and practically jumped out of the water and almost even got dragged under from the fish again.
"Administering morphine...morphine administered!" the suit told me making my pain go away.
The machines were all activated and now one of the machines exploded from a power surge that a wall was opened for me into some kind of cave. A man in a similar hazard suit was dead on the ground with supplies near his corpse.
I used his portable med kits to heal my wounds and picked up the guns he carried. Now a healing pool was near him. The guy must have tried to reach it before dying. I stepped into it and felt the aura recharge my whole body. Now I saw a big whole going down and dropped down and ended up back at the central area again. How strange.
The equipment now had power and the energy source needed so I activated the machine and a portal opened before me. I gripped my rifle tightly and walked through it.
I was ready for anything here. (Sorry this was so short, but it would be a short level. Hopefully the next one will make up for it.)
Border Crossing
"Just where in God's name am I?" I said opening my eyes and staring out at the endless abyss before me. The sky, it wasn't there. It was all some kind of bluish shade all around me. The area where I stood was suspended in midair and had a rocky texture.
"Where am I?" I repeated to myself. Gina was nowhere in sight. I was saved from the air strike but now I'm somewhere else.
I began to walk forwards and noticed my steps were lighter than before. As I edged to the end of the platform I was on I saw a similar one further ahead. It would be a long jump so I put away my rifle and ran and leapt.
Much to my surprise I leapt far enough that I landed beyond what I expected to. The gravity in this place must be lighter so jumping could be easier for me. Taking out my rifle I looked around. Some kind of manta ray flew ahead and then one of those alien grunts with those hive hands appeared.
Taking aim with my M16 I opened fire and downed it without emptying my whole magazine but I soon exchanged for a fresh one.
"Am I in the alien home world?" I asked myself. This place was getting stranger as I continued on jumping. I soon was at this large structure and entered this small passage.
Inside was even stranger than before. The walls were very bright and tons of strange life forms were everywhere around me. Inside this structure was a hole leading down further into this place. I thought over what to do now.
"What am I even supposed to do here? I don't even know why I'm here. Perhaps if I continued through here I might be able to find a way back to Earth." I told myself before taking the plunge.
I landed in some red liquid. It was like water but just a different color. I hate this place. The water flowed down a long tunnel and these creatures were attached to the ceiling with these tongues hanging out of them. I shot all of them with my shotgun and all the organs they ate were coughed up as they died.
"This place is nasty." I said wadding through the water and into a large pond with these brown colored monsters with odd tentacles on their heads drinking from the water. They paid little attention to me as I moved out of the water and further up through a passageway.
"I really hate this place. Now I'm in another of these rooms!" I shouted as I was in a room like the one I dropped into from before and in the center was this odd looking device. It looked like a piece of technology.
"This must be human! I guess that humans came here before and maybe they set this up for something." I said. Pushing the activation button nothing happened. I looked and it had no power and no energy source.
Now in addition to the passage I took to get here I saw two more. I took the one on the left. Now I was "outside" and saw something across a series of platforms suspended in the air. It looked like a large yellow crystal. I jumped across the first gap and was ready to do the second but then that manta ray came back and now these alien slaves, about three, were ready to attack me.
Lobbing a grenade at them I destroyed one but the others hit me with their electricity. Using my rifle I blasted the remaining two before they hit again.
I jumped across three more gaps and stopped at this odd pool of strange blue water. It had sparkles coming from it. I stepped into it and this chanting filled my ears as my health display showed an increase in my vitality and it continued to increase until at 100 units. This kind of water must heal injury.
Jumping over to the yellow crystal it was attached to a series of machines and with a control panel. I operated the panel and the crystal began to glow brightly as a cable that was outstretched over the chasm back to the central machine was seething with power.
"Step one complete." I said to myself jumping back to the central machine. It was humming slightly. It still needs power.
Going down the other path I saw a green portal like the one I jumped into almost and decided to head into it.
I was now in some water and began to swim to the top of it. The ground was too high to climb out of except for across from where I was so I swam down in the direction. Then I heard a beastly roar and turned around. Under the surface I saw this brown demonic fish creature heading for me. I panicked and began to swim faster but it was catching up to me.
Drawing the Pulse Rifle I aimed and fired bursts at it almost overheating my weapon but evaporating the creature. I climbed out as two more fish like that took its place.
"I'd better stay out of the water if I can." I said putting away the rifle as it was burning my hands holding it. I walked along the shoreline and up to a passage from where I was dropped overlooking the big pool of water.
In this other area was more water and pieces of equipment. I ran over a natural bridge and activated the panel on one but then noticed there were more components. I ran down following the cables and came into yet another area with water.
I activated one and then the other piece in this room fell into the water at that moment. And to make it worse those fish swam into the area with me. The water was all connected.
I looked to see where the machine landed down there and dove in following the cable. None of my guns worked underwater except the pistol I had so I fired like hell at the things. One bit me and it hurt so much my blood came through the suit and then I thought I died as I saw the machine below me. Reaching, I hit the switch and it turned on sending power upwards.
My oxygen level was now low and I frantically swam upwards and practically jumped out of the water and almost even got dragged under from the fish again.
"Administering morphine...morphine administered!" the suit told me making my pain go away.
The machines were all activated and now one of the machines exploded from a power surge that a wall was opened for me into some kind of cave. A man in a similar hazard suit was dead on the ground with supplies near his corpse.
I used his portable med kits to heal my wounds and picked up the guns he carried. Now a healing pool was near him. The guy must have tried to reach it before dying. I stepped into it and felt the aura recharge my whole body. Now I saw a big whole going down and dropped down and ended up back at the central area again. How strange.
The equipment now had power and the energy source needed so I activated the machine and a portal opened before me. I gripped my rifle tightly and walked through it.
I was ready for anything here. (Sorry this was so short, but it would be a short level. Hopefully the next one will make up for it.)