A projection of a man that seemed to be partially unstable appeared as it looked at Steve with an intense gaze.
"Young man,you've got quit a talent and I hope you can help me complete my mission",said the projection of the man as it stated blatantly but saw Steve looking around as if something was missing with a look of fear.
He seemed to realize something and caused a screen to appear infront of Steve as it displayed 4 categories of information.
[Name:Steve Arden]
[Body metamorphosis technique:level 9 peak]
[Chaos potential:99]
[Bloodline quality:54]
Steve upon seeing this information grew so shocked that he felt his legs wobbling and was about to fall before he felt his body being rapped in some energy that made him stand still.Mysteriously,this energy did not originate from the pod so Steve stopped looking around and fully focused on the projection.
However the excitement couldn't be hidden from his face as he grinned from ear to ear even when trying to maintain his composure infront of the projection.Actually he instantaneously terrified as he remembered the host saying this test was accident-free but who could have thought there would be any sudden breaches in their systems.
He was actually looking around at first but upon seeing no reaction from anyone,as if the time had stopped,he came to believe that what was happening was sure to be this man and to be able to do this meant he possessed immense powers thus the need for obedience.The projections smiled as it couldn't hide its laughter upon seeing Steve who tried to hide his excitement before continuing.
"Lad,this world's going to be in great turmoil and I want to raise a sufficient fighter who I hope can help humanity resist this calamity".The projection wanted to continue but upon seeing Steve looking at him with a dumb expression,he reigned in his desire to continue and started to clarify everything to Steve by introducing himself,
"I'm called the Progenitor and I'm actually a mech SA or simply a mech system assistant(SA).I was just an evolved AI a year ago but something caused me to reach a state like this".
"What??",said Steve as he had now understood a bit of origin and knew this projection never meant harm.Of course if it was here for trouble,Steve wouldn't be able to do anything like the others who had remained static until now and could only go with the flow.
"My master,died",said the projection with a dejected look.
"How???",said Steve as he looked intrigued
Steve couldn't understand this.How could an AI possess such powers to stop time which was happening outside the pod and yet its master was dead.From interpreting this correctly meant that the mech it originated must also be destroyed but why was this SA still here and alive though barely.
The projection in question looked up to the skies of the auditorium which although covered with a dome,allowed people to look at what was above due to the transparency of the dome and began thinking.
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A year before the awakening day,at the anomalous space located at the end of human occupied space.The previous fleet which was stationed here had all dispersed and it remained a single Warship which was also manned by only one person.
Anyone who thought leaving a single warship with a single person to guard this anomalous region of highly confidential but utterly threatening region would be right to say this was the most foolish idea however this was different.In the control room,the single person in the warship sat on a chair as he observed the warship.His keen way of inspecting the warship made it seem as if he was new to this,however there was something extraordinary about this man that couldn't be discerned by any normal person.
It seemed as if a magma volcano was buried in the depth of his bod,ready to be unleashed to the world but he controlled such power effortlessly as if he was naturally attuned with this.Every move he made seemed to be adorned with grace and supported by origin laws of the universe.
The man went around the control centre for some minutes and was about to sit down but he immediately turned to look at the projected screen which showed the anomaly originating from the spatial fissure.He got closer to it and started more intensely at it as he read the stats which showed that the spatial fissure was generating increasingly more and more activity.
The man studied the projection carefully for more information which displeased him so he actually headed out of the control centre and his destination was ,the gate???
This would have been ignored on any normal day as modern space suits provided average human the ability to stay and even travel for short distances across space.However,what made this occasion special was that the man wore no space suit or armour that could provide a measure of protection.He just reached the warship bay and pressed on the button that opened the hatch.
He directly jumped out and actually sprinted towards the anomalous region with a resounding boom.When he reached the spatial fissure in a matter of seconds when it would have taken half an hour for any space shuttle configured for speed to reach there,his expression changed drastically.
The previous statistics which was shown on the projection screen back on the warship was true and the spatial fissure was twisting and contorting more violently than before and this kept on rising.He dropped his previous nonchalant expression and got into battle mode.He shouted
"Progenitor",and then something wonderful occurred.
A blinding light spread across the immediate space surrounding the man and a pristine figure towering more than fifty times the man appeared before the man and
It was actually, A .. A ..A mech!!
The mech held a long spear in its hands that was shimmering with silver light.The mech had an ordinary brown colour and it radiated an aura like those primordial era dragons as if it had lived for countless eons.The man upon seeing the mech didn't waste anytime and flew to the cockpit.
The next event made his quickness a well done job as the previous spatial fissure which was displaying more and more activity seemingly paused for a moment,making the man who had adjusted the mech to stay in a battle ready increase his alertness.
Then after a few seconds,the silent atmosphere was destroyed as a swarm of unknown creatures with different shapes and sizes rushed out of the hole.These dense pack of unknown creatures just moved forward without turning to the side to look anywhere.
The man upon seeing this didn't waste time as he activated the ranged systems of his mech and a pair of canoons emerged from the sides of the head with one on the canoons each appearing on one side of the head which started firing lasers immediately after appearing.
Any person would have laughed at the size of these small laser guns when compared to the imposing creatures rushing out from the spatial fissure unless they experienced its power which were utterly terrifying terrifying.Any laser that was shot out of the muzzle of the guns would flash across space and decapitate any creature it met without losing momentum until they entered the fissure which was directly behind the creatures before disappearing.
Although this was extraordinary,it still couldn't destroy the wave of creatures which came in packs thus prompting the pilot to make a move. The pilot didn't think much before shouting
"Piston canoon fission"
Then like a living organism,the canoons through unknown ways that completely violated rules about technology began to separate and form much more smaller canoons.This fission did not stop until each canoon divdied to form 8 canoons totaling 16 canoons in total.This made the rate at which the creatures fall to a much more favourable level.
However this one sided slaughter didn't last long as something occurred that completely changed the game.A colossal creature that had 2 pair of arms and was twice as big as the mech emerged from the spatial fissure.However,it seemed to face a repulsive force as it rushed out but nonetheless got out.
The creature didn't waste time and a terrifying battle broke out.This battle unknowingly entered a life and death crisis as both parties released skills that caused cracks to appear in space.Suprisingly this hush level creature knew how to speak,not like the other low level ones who would make jibrish sounds continuously.
"Primordial Spear"
"Azure chaos fist"
"Unending Spear intent"
"Chaos body"
This continued until the man realized this match was going to end in a fatal way on his side as the creature still looked strong after this though still injured,so he made a last minute adjustment.
"Progenitor"
"Yes Master"
"You and I can see this fight won't end well so I hope you can help preserve the last bit of humanity by searching for a worthy successor who can fight these monsters.I don't know why but they unnaturally stronger than any creature of the same level."
"Ok Master.But what about you?"
"I'm sure I'm gonna die an honourable death unless a being greater than my level arises and can help save me.You and I know this won't happen in the near future unless,...hmm"
"Okay that's enough,leave immediately.Im going to try and seal this portal so solar humanity can have time to prepare.Until we meet again".
Then a seemingly golden figure separated from the mech and transversed a greater distance until nothing could be seen again.
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In present time,the projection which was lost in thought recovered and answered
"You are not strong enough to know anything about him.Now,my power is growing strained from covering this distance.I'm going to retract my projection but i will still meet you in no time"
"When"Steve asked as he didn't know when he would get to meet this SA in person if it even had a real body.
"I will come when I come.Remeber,never tell anyone of your real talent as I've already tempered with the actual results".
The projection turned hazy after this and disappeared.The world seemed to have been brought to resume as everybody recovered from their stance without even knowing.