Intermission: Golden Flare
"Admiral, we're approaching the location of the Kaizer"
"ok, begin hailing their Admiral"
Lindy sank back into her chair. While on patrol the Ashinra was called by the Kaizer to confirm some readings they were getting. Lindy had a bad feeling about this as the crew on the Kaizer didn't have too much experience but their Admiral did, so even if the crew didn't recognize something the Admiral would, that the Kaizer wanted the Ashinra to confirm anything meant it was something beyond most Admirals' experience
Before long, a screen opened up showing the Kaizer's admiral "Admiral Harlaown, thank you for coming at short notice", The Kaizer's admiral bowed his head as he welcomed Lindy
"what seems to be the problem?"
"well, out scanners are picking up something building up around here but out database has nothing to compare it to and we've never seen anything like it. I figured you may know given your years of experience"
"ok, send us what data you have and we'll analyse and monitor it"
The Kaizer's admiral looked to his side and nodded his head. A second screen appeared next to the one with him on it showing a section of space where small partials of light were gathering. Next to it was a display showing various readings on the phenomenon. This screen was mimicked on another computer operated by one of the bridge's crew.
"Admiral, out database base can't give a complete match but it's got a partial that's coming from the old Arthra's Data Core, it'll take some time to get the data"
Lindy stared at the screen with the phenomenon. Before the Arthra was decommissioned its entire database was transferred to the Ashinra. Lindy kept thinking back to her service on the Arthra thinking to what she has encountered as what she was seeing now was familiar to her.
"Admiral, the partial match is to a Lost Logia, the Jewel Seeds"
Lindy quickly stood up and stared right at the screen "that's not possible, the only thing that this could be which would match to Jewel Seed on the Arthra would be…Admiral! Everyone! Brace for impact! This is an A Rank Dimension Quake!"
As everyone throughout both ships got into their positions the light gathering at the phenomenon began to speed up with the centre point growing brighter and shrinking before finally the light exploded rocking both ships heavily. After the quake has subsisted the ships began to stabilize while everyone on the bridge on the Ashinra began to run diagnostics.
"is everyone alight" Lindy asked, after confirming everyone on the bridge was ok and the equipment was still operational Lindy began to give orders "damage report"
"initial reports state we're just barely holding together, there is no way we can repair the damage enough to safely return to H.Q"
"so we have communications"
"yes Admiral"
"get in contact with H.Q and tell them our situation. In the meantime, focus repairs on medical and life support. Casualties?"
"None reported at the moment but the entire place is a wreck and there are people trapped under debris"
"Admiral! Message from the cargo bay!"
Lindy turned to the monitor that appeared, while there was nothing but static she could hear the voices clearly
"Admiral! we need backup down here, we don...AHHHHH!"
"what's going on down there, someone respond"
Everyone one remain silent as Lindy waited for a reply but when none came though Lindy closed off the monitor
"where was that" she asked
"Sector 3 of the Cargo Bay"
"Seal off Sectors 3 though to 5, have on-board security personal armed and to rendezvous at Sector 3's entrance"
Lindy adjusted a bracelet on her right wrist before leaving the bridge making her way to the elevator, "just after you leave this happens" Lindy said to herself as he rode the elevator down.
As she arrived at the entrance there were 2 men waiting for her
"this is it?"
"sorry mam, most are helping around the ship"
Lindy sighed "well at least I'm not going in alone"
Lindy stood in front of the door and held out her hand "Longinus!"
"Stand-by Ready, Set up!" the gem on Lindy's bracelet lit up in time with the sophisticated sounding male voice emitting from it. Lindy's Dark Blue coat grew longer and changed to a pale blue colour while 2 sets of fairy like wings form behind her. in the hand of her outstretched arm formed a lance with a blue and white gem just below the head.
"Longinus, scan the corridor", the gem began to glow as a Mid-Childa magic sigil appeared beneath Lindy
"3 Life signs detected, no survivors"
Lindy stared at the door "how many non human life signs are there"
"3, madam I suggest we wait for reinforcements"
"it'll be some time before that happens and we can have whatever is in there breaking out"
Lindy looked towards the 2 security personal who was with her. As she looked at each one they nodded in response to indicate they were ready to act before proceeding with opening the door. The 3 of them slowly made their way to where the communication was cut off, something darker had been splashed on the walls but even with the red lights on replacing the normal lighting Lindy knew it was blood.
The 3 of them stopped, in front of them was a creature gnawing away at something. Lindy knew right away that the creature was consuming one of the people down here. The creature turned its head and snarled at them before facing them; it looked like a quadruped however one of its legs was raise up. It roared out as the raise up leg extended towards the trio.
"Round Shield", Lindy quickly stood in front of the 2 security personal and blocked the oncoming attack. as Lindy held off the attack she saw the claws on the leg begin to price though the barrier, seeing this the 2 security personal got around the shield and opened fire at the creature killing it.
"How was it getting though the shield?"
"Madam, I have detected an anomaly. inside the creature is a Jewel Seed, Serial No. 5"
"but that's not possible, that one is missing"
"I can also confirm the same Jewel seed within the 2 other life forms"
"copies?"
"no Madam, they are being detected as originals"
2 more creatures identical to the one the mages had just killed came out from either hall in the intersection. as they snarled the bodies began to split, where there was one creature on either side there was now 3
"Longinus"
"I now count 6 Jewel Seeds, all Serial No. 5"
the creatures charged that the trio, the 2 security personal fired off their devices while Lindy readied herself. 2 creatures charged at her, in an instant one disappeared quickly getting behind her trying to pull off a pincer attack.
"Heed my command and obey: disappear!"
"Coup de Grace"
Lindy thrust Longinus into the body of the creature in front of her, magical energy gather around Longinus and as its head pieced the front of the creature's body the energy shot forward piercing though. Lindy pulled Longinus out, as she did energy gathered again but this time on the opposite end of Longinus forming a second spear head, just as the creature got close to Lindy the 2nd spear head shot out cleaving off its head.
Lindy quickly turned to the sound of a device being dropped to see one of the security personal knocked to the ground
"Now, keep watching!" Lindy held Longinus up with the spear head pointed strait up, dark energy began to form above the tip.
"Shade Comet", After Longinus called out the attack Lindy swung the tip down pointing at the creatures that were just about to maul the downed man. the dark energy shot forward and collided into them mid-air, tearing them apart. the officer grabbed his device and aimed it at Lindy firing rounds narrowing missing her and getting the creature that was about to come down on Lindy. the final creature had been shot several times with high energy spells and its body was plastered across the floor.
"is there any more" Lindy asked
"No Madam, I detect no other life signs"
Lindy crouched down to examine the body of the creature she took the head off. just as she went to touch it the body disintegrated leaving nothing but crystalline sand.
"Madam, a hypothesis could be that these creatures were actually just a single creature which was mutated by the Jewel Seed. This would collaborate with how they split"
"then how did they get on board"
"mam, I think I may know"
Lindy stood up and faced the mage who addressed her. "what, you smuggled a pet on board?"
"no mam, I specialize in Spatial Magic, I can sense that space here is distorted"
"the creature may have been mutated in another dimension and pushed here via the Quake" Longinus added
"all right, tell any security personal you meet to be armed just in case and get some Mages who specialize in Spatial Magic fix this"
the 2 men saluted before leaving. Lindy looked at the piles of sand, not one of them had the Jewel Seed in them.
"maybe they were fake Jewel Seeds?" Lindy asked to herself
"No Madam, what I identified was Jewel Seed Serial No. 5. I am not mistaken"
"but that impossible, there's only 1 of it and it's been lost for years"
"if an anomaly could be explained in some fashion of logic it would be a phenomenon"
"a Dimensional Quake partially matches with Jewel Seeds from the Arthra's records, creatures all having number 5 and all being original, what does it all mean?" Lindy asked herself as she left.
Meanwhile on board the Kaizer, the Mages had their devices armed and aimed at a woman with long black hair. there were 27 creatures much like what Lindy fought original but with little effort she had reduced them down to 5
"I did warn of this"
"Vunkeja sa vun lyicehk oui dnuipma So Myto [Forgive me for causing you trouble My Lady]" apologised a feminine voice coming from the sword
"it's not your fault Miyanu"
the remaining creatures charged at the woman, their upheld leg shooting out like a lance. the woman held her sword to her waist and lowered her stance "Dne-Vmunym Jejecaldeuh [Tri-Floral Vivisection]". The woman spun around, as the blade flew through the air energy particles were released from the blade looking almost like flower petals, the particles shot out ripping apart the creatures.
The woman flicked her sword cleaning it of blood turning only to notice the weapons aimed at her "is it customary in your society to aim weapons untoward one bares no hostility" she commented sheathing her blade.
"hu, hu, hu, not very nice are they"
from within the shadows was another woman holding a pole with a glowing yellow blade like a scythe. While the darkness cloaked her face her long golden hair which literately sparkled, much brighter than the blade yet it didn't reveal any of her features.
the golden haired woman walked up to the black haired woman with the black haired woman looking towards her. the golden haired reach out, still remaining in the darkness she caressed the black haired woman's cheek
"if only here could you remain that form, no matter, I love you regardless the form you take"
the black haired woman closed her eyes as she rested her head in the golden haired woman's caressing hand "as do I my lady"
"KNYYYYYY! fro sicd oui lymm ran dryd, dryd'c so hysa du oui [GRAAAAAA! why must you call her that, that's my name to you]"
"sorry Miyanu but I was here first"
"Sir, I have hacked the ship's mainframe and have located where Dr. Jail Scaglietti is"
"thank you Ballad, now we can figure out where Variable Mako is and get to finding those 3 idiots"
the golden haired woman walked back into the darkness and opened a portal. just as she did the mages opened fired, the black haired woman stared at them before the gem on her sword begin to flash "Simde-Tavahcan [Multi-Defenser]"
Multiple shields appeared to create a wall blocking every spell that was fired.
"come Trish"
"Yes Lady Testarossa" the black haired woman replied chasing after the golden haired woman who had walked through the portal.
End of Vol. 1 - Lovers Reunion
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