A person without a resolution is fragile as a glass. Beautiful, but prone to fracture, prone to Death
Dastia Bastion - Holocrum Starbase
Under Jurisdiction of Haralcian System Segment
Archus Galaxy
A small craft sped across the murky horizon while heading towards the Holocrum Starbase. The large archaic structure, is one of the many starbases that exist in the territories of the Principality. Three streak of yellowish trail marks the craft's trajectory, as the craft slowly approaches the starbase with decreasing momentum. Numerous patrol ships can be seen, noticing the arrival the mysterious craft before some of them decided to escort the unknown craft. Upon close proximity of the starbase, the escorting patrol ships decided to break off from their escort formation. Someone important is coming.
"Control Tower, this is HCL Emissary, the package is onboard and well. Requesting permission to land, over."
"Roger that Emissary. Clearance code is given, please check your navcom. Allowed port to land is Port Axial-34 to Port Axial-36. Reply your confirmation to land along with port choice to land."
"Clearance code received. We like to confirm our intention to land on Port Axial-35, over."
"Roger that. Thank you for visiting this starbase."
"The gratitude is all yours, operator. Initiating docking procedures...now."
The small craft, bearing the symbol of the Pentravase Government slowly descended from its acceleration trajectory to the waiting docking clamps below, on Port Axial-35. As the craft finally stops, the docking clamps quickly swivel into action, securing the craft with speed and efficiency. A small docking arm connects itself with the craft with three burst of steam. A young woman with a short brown hair and green eyes, clad in official slate blue coloured uniform stepped outside of the craft. With each step, the clank of her heavy boots can be heard. The woman is no other, than the Vice President herself, carrying the name of Hisilia Raila.
A man clad in signatory Haralcian official uniform, carries a small slate coloured datapad was waiting for her arrival. As soon Raila embarked from her personal transport, a series of elite bodyguards from the Pentravase System Segment flanked her sides.
The man quickly tapped the left shoulder of Raila from behind to attract her attention."It's time, Vice President"
Paused for a moment, Raila turned her head to face the man. She took the datapad from him before continuing her stroll, "Hm? It's time already? Right, on the double then" Upon her answer, Raila started her walk pace again, marching along the long corridor.
The corridor, set alight via series of illuminating lamps in regular intervals is directly connected to the main observation deck of the starbase via series of lifts. And Raila is heading straight to the observation deck, for a sole purpose unknown to the bodyguards and the man in the Haralcian uniform.The previous man, still tagged with Raila felt slightly intimidated by the malicious aura emanated from the bodyguards. Numerous grey coloured heavy blast doors in the corridor opened automatically to provide a viable path for Raila, as she moves closer and closer to the main observation deck.
As Raila is in front of the last blast door connecting the corridor and the observation deck, two Haralcian Station Guard stopped her group, "Halt, who goes there?!" This was surprising for Raila, by now the whole starbase should knew that she is coming. Seeing two heavy MAC guns trained on her group, Raila decided to confront the guards, "Open the path, i'm under the direct jurisdiction of the Pentravase Government"
Her guards quickly responded by aiming their plasma guns towards the heavily armoured Haralcian Station Guards. They knew that they have no chance combating the Haralcian Station Guards which clad in heavy armoured suits but decided to confront the Haralcian guards with ferocity, to protect Raila. Slowly peeking the stalemate, one of the Haralcian guards replied, "Sorry sir, we're not informed of your arrival and we are under the direct orders of Research Acquisitor Laisa to not let anyone pass this point"
Seeing the eye clashes between Raila and the Haralcian Station Guards, the previous man decided to interfere "And i'm the current commanding officer of this starbase, Officers. I insist you let us through or you're the ones that will get to walk outside the airlock."
With great reluctance, the Haralcian Station Guards let the Raila group to pass. She can feel the murderous gaze from the guards as she passed the point. Raila was surprised, that the escorting man was not an ordinary officer but instead the commanding officer of the starbase. The events hinted the seriousness of the situation, so she thought of.
Raila, with the man wearing the Haralcian uniform and her assortment of elite bodyguards had almost reached her goal, the main observation deck. She can see the floor of the deck, flooded by the tint of light from the surrounding stars. Which are possible due to semi-opaque glass lining the main observation deck. The deck was no more than a standard one, huge glass panels in place of a wall for optimum viewing on the outward side, and a multi-leveled platform to accommodate viewers, connected by a series of stairs. A few steps away from the observation deck, Raila turned to speak with her personal bodyguards.
"Wait me at the craft please. Thank you for your hard work." whispered Raila to her accompanying bodyguards. With a sharp crisp salute, the elite bodyguards left Raila in a single synchronized file formation. As her bodyguards left, Raila hiked the stairs of the observation deck and placed herself on one of the platform existed in the main observation deck, followed by the previous man. The man clad in Haralcian uniform foresaw this event and decided to interact with Raila again.
"Now who are you again, a Minister? What are you doing here, commanding this starbase? " asked Raila.
The man nodded in silence before pushing her second question aside, "That's not for you to know my dear. President's orders I'm afraid."
Frustrated by the man's answer, Raila asked the man another question, "I can clearly figure out what he planned for me, that lecherous man. Where did he end up to?"
The man stared for a few moments at the depth of the corridor before replying, "I'm not sure myself. Well back on important matters, you need to sign this document and this document then the order will be complete. But i wonder, are your plan sanctioned by the President?" As the man handed a new datapad for Raila to sign, he can clearly see the sense of angst bewildered across her face.
"I assumed it is, since Clero himself is MIA. It's time for the Principality to set a foothold. So our fleets will be no longer lost in the so called new universe" answered Raila simply while her hands swiftly crafted a signature on the datapad.
The man, gazed at her swift hands replied, "I hope you knew what are you doing, Vice President. The central government might view it as...treason"
His reply had made Raila enraged with fury. Patiently keeping it under control, Raila placed her views to the cascade of stars outside to solve her anger. A counter argument must be made, she thought, to enforce her idea of the plan. Slowly clasping her hands together, Raila begun to think."Well dear Minister, the plan is extremely vital for the whole Principality to speak of. It's not a light matter i know but if we stay still, we will cease to exist" answered Raila politely.
This development had caught the Minister offguard. For several years he knew that Raila is a short fuse. As the Minister tries to compose his reply, a mysterious figure caught the attention of the duo.
The mysterious man, wearing a black suit slowly walks towards Raila and the Minister. A small crest bearing the symbol of Research Acquisitors can be seen on the mysterious man. With fiery red eyes and a large structure, the man started to speak, "Well well well, what do we have here? Hm, the Vice President, with her accomplice? Are you trying to do something reckless again, hm?"
Raila was surprised by the Research Acquisitors' intervention. The name 'Laisa' can be seen on the man's suit. The Minister, stricken by an awe of fear decided to remain silent.
"Stay out of this, Laisa. It's not your inherent domain to interfere my actions" replied Raila as she noticed that the mysterious man had gotten too close for comfort.
Laisa quietly ran his fingers across the glacial expression of Ralia, "Aahhh, what a beautiful face, what are you trying to do, my dear?"
Enraged by Laisa's action, Raila quickly deflected the hands of Laisa while replying with a strict authoritative voice, "Keep your hands off me, you filthy government lapdog. I'm trying to bring a revolution to the Principality" The Minister coughed lightly upon their actions, to remind them that they're being watched.
Revolted by Raila actions, Laisa calmly scoffed her insidious remark, "Okay, okay i backed off. But, how are you going to do it, with Clero gone hm...?"
Raila stared directly at his eyes, as if she is trying to subjugate Laisa with methods unknown. Complementing her usual composure, Raila replied his statement with simple words, "Watch with your eyes and keep your mouth shut"
As Raila answered, she turned her head to the outside, seeing numerous ships arrived from their travel. The ships arrival were manifested by multitude of purple flashes as their warp drives disengaged. The ships rapidly congregate into a tight tactical formation with the largest ship being the center of the formation. The name of HCL Soros can be clearly seen on the large behemoth, bearing an alluring contour for a ship of its size.
Figuring out the plans of Raila, Laisa calmly responded to her interjection, "Ohohoho, you're sending that fleet! I hope it won't turn out dead so soon! Muahahaha!"
Raila saw his laughter as a vice punishable by several years of prison. But she is powerless, she cannot do anything to him, since Laisa is one of the Research Acquisitors. He rapidly vanished into the darkness as quickly he showed up, with overtones of malicious laughter slithering the air.
"That damn lapdog...go as he wishes...never mind him, Minister, it's time to execute the plan" bothered Raila as she was gnashing her teeth in anger.
The spectating Minister, heard of Raila's order replied simply, "As you wish, Vice President"
Raila saw the Minister was restless with her order and decided to attend to his worry by speaking to him, "It's not the matter of treason Minister. For our survival, someone have to go. Someone have to get the job done."
The Minister scowled into a smaller footprint, not believing what did she just said to him. Her answer left a bitter aftertaste to the Minister's mind, and he cannot do more than to agree to her actions.
"I hate to admit it, but you're right, Vice President. I shall excuse myself then" replied the Minister as he walked away from the deck after obtaining Raila's signature.
Seeing the Minister boarding a lift to leave the scene, Raila shouted to him, "Thank you for your hard work, Minister. Clero will be surprised if he saw what's coming for him." The Minister responded fundamentally by saluting to her, before the lift doors closes automatically.
Observing the graceful movements of the ships outside, Raila gazed into the horizon, seeing the binary star of the system slowly dances across her viewing area. Her vision was partially blocked by the ships as the ships slowly shuffling itself, readying for a formation. For destination unknown.