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The Xenoempathy Dome has been completed at Locust Haven! In an astounding feat of cult engineering the project was completed almost three years ahead of schedule. All Cult units are being retrofitted with the technology required to travel at high speeds accross the xenofungus fields. Remarkably the xenoempathy dome allows vechiles to move faster over fungus than flatland. Truly a breakthrough in the understanding of planet.
-- Pholus Ridge --
Cha Dawn surveyed the high-security excavation site, dozens of formers had been working day and night for weeks uncovering the alien base, the discovery had been made only very recently, eons ago the base had been covered by a massive landslide and fungus had overgrown the scar. The alien base once held undreamed of treasures, less than a month ago a strange alien artifact had been unearthed, contained within were the secrets to completing the Xenoempathy dome... without the artifact the project wouldn't have been completed for years. Unfortunately most of the alien technology had been removed before the landslide, but Cha Dawn was confident the base contained yet more treasures.
In the distance the mind worm sentries could be seen patrolling, any human approaching would be disabled and probably killed. As would the hapless former drivers once they had completed their tasks.
Mutu appeared from a partially uncovered entrance and signaled for Cha Dawn to approach, Mutu was clearly excited. "Father, your not going to believe what we found". Cha Dawn followed Mutu, undoubtably the smartest of his sons, and the most curious. He had failed as an empath but was a truly brilliant researcher.
The floor of the corrider was sloped signigicantly, clearly whatever Mutu had found was hidden deep undergound. They rounded a corner and entered a large hanger. It took a lot to awe Cha Dawn, who had seen many miracles, but the sight was truly awesome. In the centre of the hanger, lit by powerfull searchlights was a huge alien machine. The convulted engineering was next to impossible to follow. Cha Dawn had never encountered such a thing, but knew instinctivly that it was a weapon...
"What.. what the hell is it?"
"We call it Battle Ogre MK2"
"Remember the leak we got from the hive about ancient alien war machines?"
Cha Dawn nodded, "Battle Ogres, found in an alien bunker". Well, Mutu continued "We never got an accurate description of the Hive ogres, but we estimate this machine is atleast ten times more powerfull..."
Only now Cha Dawn noticed the busy technicians surronding the machine, meticulously studying every facet with a multitude of advanced analyis tools, no doubt trying to fathom how it worked.
Mutu interupted, "We think we can power it up, I wanted you to be here to see"
"Is it safe?"
"We think so, looks like the original owners left it here powered down, probably intending to come back for it."
"Very well, proceed."
They walked around to the back of the ogre, a couple of tech's huddled around a control box. The techs backed away as Cha Dawn approached, and motioned for the other techs to do the same. "Father, you should stand back." Cha Dawn consented and moved back to stand with the watching technicians. With great deliberation Mutu pressed a large red button on the control box.
The Ogre shuddered and unfolded some of it's appendages, Mutu was thrown back by the sudden motion and lay stunned, a couple of medics ran to help but both fell to the ground as a powerfull force started emenating from the Ogre, most of the techs fell to there knees as the intensity of the force increased, some of them tried to clasp there ears, others rolled on the ground screaming. Cha Dawn stood tall, and winced as the waves of pain washed over him. Less than a minute later Cha Dawn and the ogre were the only things left standing in the room, many of the technicians lay unmoving. The intensity of the force rapidly dropped away. Cha Dawn stared with contempt at the prone forms lying on the ground.
Mutu shook himself and managed to stand up. "That.. that was.. incredible". "That, was a resonance attack, as you can see it can be.. brutally effective."
"The ogre is to be excavated and delivered to Locust Haven with maximum haste." Cha Dawn turned and left the alien hanger.
Meanwhile...
Quzer was quite bored at the planetary council. Other than the encounter with anti-mind nothing much had happened. He did however notice the disruption in planetmind which could only have been caused by the completion of the secret Cult project, the Xenoempathy dome, the thing shouldn't have been completed for years. Something amazing had happended in the Cult, and he had to be stuck on the other side of Planet. Typical.
The Xenoempathy Dome has been completed at Locust Haven! In an astounding feat of cult engineering the project was completed almost three years ahead of schedule. All Cult units are being retrofitted with the technology required to travel at high speeds accross the xenofungus fields. Remarkably the xenoempathy dome allows vechiles to move faster over fungus than flatland. Truly a breakthrough in the understanding of planet.
-- Pholus Ridge --
Cha Dawn surveyed the high-security excavation site, dozens of formers had been working day and night for weeks uncovering the alien base, the discovery had been made only very recently, eons ago the base had been covered by a massive landslide and fungus had overgrown the scar. The alien base once held undreamed of treasures, less than a month ago a strange alien artifact had been unearthed, contained within were the secrets to completing the Xenoempathy dome... without the artifact the project wouldn't have been completed for years. Unfortunately most of the alien technology had been removed before the landslide, but Cha Dawn was confident the base contained yet more treasures.
In the distance the mind worm sentries could be seen patrolling, any human approaching would be disabled and probably killed. As would the hapless former drivers once they had completed their tasks.
Mutu appeared from a partially uncovered entrance and signaled for Cha Dawn to approach, Mutu was clearly excited. "Father, your not going to believe what we found". Cha Dawn followed Mutu, undoubtably the smartest of his sons, and the most curious. He had failed as an empath but was a truly brilliant researcher.
The floor of the corrider was sloped signigicantly, clearly whatever Mutu had found was hidden deep undergound. They rounded a corner and entered a large hanger. It took a lot to awe Cha Dawn, who had seen many miracles, but the sight was truly awesome. In the centre of the hanger, lit by powerfull searchlights was a huge alien machine. The convulted engineering was next to impossible to follow. Cha Dawn had never encountered such a thing, but knew instinctivly that it was a weapon...
"What.. what the hell is it?"
"We call it Battle Ogre MK2"
"Remember the leak we got from the hive about ancient alien war machines?"
Cha Dawn nodded, "Battle Ogres, found in an alien bunker". Well, Mutu continued "We never got an accurate description of the Hive ogres, but we estimate this machine is atleast ten times more powerfull..."
Only now Cha Dawn noticed the busy technicians surronding the machine, meticulously studying every facet with a multitude of advanced analyis tools, no doubt trying to fathom how it worked.
Mutu interupted, "We think we can power it up, I wanted you to be here to see"
"Is it safe?"
"We think so, looks like the original owners left it here powered down, probably intending to come back for it."
"Very well, proceed."
They walked around to the back of the ogre, a couple of tech's huddled around a control box. The techs backed away as Cha Dawn approached, and motioned for the other techs to do the same. "Father, you should stand back." Cha Dawn consented and moved back to stand with the watching technicians. With great deliberation Mutu pressed a large red button on the control box.
The Ogre shuddered and unfolded some of it's appendages, Mutu was thrown back by the sudden motion and lay stunned, a couple of medics ran to help but both fell to the ground as a powerfull force started emenating from the Ogre, most of the techs fell to there knees as the intensity of the force increased, some of them tried to clasp there ears, others rolled on the ground screaming. Cha Dawn stood tall, and winced as the waves of pain washed over him. Less than a minute later Cha Dawn and the ogre were the only things left standing in the room, many of the technicians lay unmoving. The intensity of the force rapidly dropped away. Cha Dawn stared with contempt at the prone forms lying on the ground.
Mutu shook himself and managed to stand up. "That.. that was.. incredible". "That, was a resonance attack, as you can see it can be.. brutally effective."
"The ogre is to be excavated and delivered to Locust Haven with maximum haste." Cha Dawn turned and left the alien hanger.
Meanwhile...
Quzer was quite bored at the planetary council. Other than the encounter with anti-mind nothing much had happened. He did however notice the disruption in planetmind which could only have been caused by the completion of the secret Cult project, the Xenoempathy dome, the thing shouldn't have been completed for years. Something amazing had happended in the Cult, and he had to be stuck on the other side of Planet. Typical.
)
General Kane not incharge of military, just incharge of ground forces southern parts of Hive territory. Lal doesn't completly what the Pro-War is up to anyhow.)
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