Author's Notes:
Again, feel free to drop a review, or PM me. There still isn't much attention to this story, so a little bit of attention ought to be a bit of a morale-booster for me…
Disclaimer:
Iji belongs to Daniel Remar and his company, Remar Games. I claim no ownership to it, or any references found within this story.
Iji: Demimortal
Chapter 6: Secrets
Iji Soundtrack: Kinda Green
The two walked out of the elevator, Iji finally recovering from the shock of what Satuxim had just shown her. Dan's voice then spoke out of a microphone a short distance away, asking Iji, "Why're you shaking like that, Iji? You look like you've seen a ghost." Iji merely shook her head, and Satuxim spoke for her, "It was something a bit more than that, I'm afraid. I'll tell you about it when I finally get to meet you face to face." Dan involuntarily shuddered, still a tad afraid at the inevitable future physical encounter with him.
They came to another Security Door, and Satuxim kicked it down like he did with the previous one. Walking in, Iji noticed a pink Ribbon on the floor next to some bullets. "Hhh! It's one of Mia's Ribbons! What's it doing here…?" "Iji? Is something the matter?" Satuxim inquired, curious as to what she was talking about. "Oh… It's nothing, Satuxim. She can't be alive, anyways…" Sounding a bit depressed, she jumped over to the nearby ledge, and saw a glass pane in the way. "Allow me," the Angel said, trying to play the gentleman. His hands flew out, and the pane was surrounded in a field of black; next thing she saw, it was only about a tenth of it's original size, laying against a nearby wall. The pair jumped over to the floor across from the one they were jest standing on, and Satuxim used his magic again to restore the plate of glass to it's normal size and position. "Ah, the wonders of magic…" Satuxim mumbled to himself, sounding pleased.
Jumping past yet another pit, as well as going past a blue Tasen, the two came to a Cyborg Station labelled 'HE'. Iji put her hand on it, and again, she felt just a little more sure of herself. Looking down the crevice, they noticed the Lift they came up from earlier, where they talked and made the truce. Satuxim merely nodded his head, impressed at how the sections of the Sector wove together like that. However, he then abruptly jolted to a stiff upright position. He then glared at the wall across from them, and, before Iji even knew why he was glaring at the wall with such ferocity, he jumped towards it, fist held back and curled. A shield of black surrounded it, and a crash sounded from the wall. Dust flew, and Iji coughed, trying to wave it out of her face. After about a minute of this, the cloud cleared, and Satuxim stood at the other side of it, trying to get rid of the dust on his clothes. "I just cleaned these a couple of hours ago. Sigh… Oh, well. It would seem that I've found a bit of a secret passage, so I'd say it's worth it." Iji stared, dumbfounded. "Oh, you want to know how I found it? Well… let's just say that I have a penchant for secret-finding and leave it at that, hm?" A mild tone took over his voice near the end of his sentence. "Now, jump on over. I'm getting the impression that there's something big on the other side of this passage…" She hesitantly complied, slightly increasing her pace from her norm to catch up to him. The blue Tasen they walked by earlier remarked, "How the Hell did they…?"
After ten straight minutes of walking, the two came by ladder. Climbing up it, they saw a most peculiar thing; a bright, glowing, cyan sphere, with three tendrils of the same color circling it, much larger than the average Nanofield. Walking up to touch it, his curiosity piqued, he suddenly felt a rush of energy. Quickly pulling away, a good chunk of it still left, he motioned for Iji to come forward and do the same. She did as he asked, walking forward and putting her hand to it, absorbing the rest of it. Iji jumped, saying, "Woah! I feel so… alive, all of a sudden!" "Well, I'm not sure just what this thing is, but it felt good. Let's see what else is here..."
A teleporter, as well as a Tasen logbook, were also a couple of feet away. Using his new Nanotechnology to do so, he read to Iji, from the logbook, "Sector Z Research… Okay, here's what we know about that damned teleporter. During the routine setup procedures, the teleporter destination was set to random, which usually means it won't connect to the other end because there's no matching pad. To everyone's surprise, however, it did find a working connection somewhere. We still don't have a clue where – or WHAT – that place actually is. The few who have returned report such strange findings, we believe they've simply gone mad. Some call it a bizarre trial, others believe it's someone's memories, while others still say it's a world beyond our own confines. One survivor claimed he managed to pass the whole ordeal, and wound up in an eerie place overlooking all these worlds. He called it the "Orbital Dimension Haven". Out of determination to unlock the secrets of the world beyond this teleporter, and the naming convention used by the local humans, we have dubbed this strange and terrifying place 'Sector Z'. Due to the danger and secrecy involved, we have also placed an extremely powerful Nanofield lock on it – no-one will be able to use the teleporter without meeting the proper requirements."
Satuxim walked over to the teleporter, which, on the plating read, 'WARNING: DESTINATION UNKNOWN'. Words flashed above it as he drew near; 'Access denied; all ten Posters required.' Satuxim merely smirked. "Posters? Who needs unlockables when you've got magic!" He then put his hands on the pad. After a couple of seconds, the mist showing that the teleporter is primed to go revealed itself. "Hah! Told you! Magic triumphs over video game logic!" he taunted to nobody in particular. "Anyways, this 'Sector Z' sounds like my kind of place! Join me if you want, Iji, but I'm goin' ahead!" He promptly jumped in not a second later, vanishing in the haze. Iji looked doubtful, but walked on to the pad nevertheless, following after him to, perhaps, one of the oddest places she'll ever visit…