Journey From The Rift (en)

— February 3, 2553 A.D. day of the great nightfall.

— 8:23 AM Earth time.

— Current location: unknown.

A young man with brown hair and black eyes is standing in front of a series of command consoles, on these are the operators in his charge.

In front of them, a massive window shows a dark, empty, lifeless space as far as the eye can see.

Ten rocky masses were drawn on the horizon, more distant but no less dazzling was the star.

The area in which they are located is a safe one, however, in the far distances asteroids can be seen traveling at high speed.

Naturally he isn here for nothing; he is conducting an exploration for compatible planets.

Apparently a possible candidate was located here.

However, not the slightest trace of habitability was visible to his expert eye.

｢… Could it have been an error in Aracs equations?」His view ran through some of the many consoles ｢It seems unlikely」.

”Operator B-Zero Three Expand the shi-! ” his voice stopped, at the same time a blue light began to glow, on the bracelet covering his right wrist.

He raised his wrist to his abdomen and swiped over it his left hand, a holographic image flashed in front of him.

As he saw the sender, his eyes became tired.

✠ —

From: OGCH

To: ID:60072379

Subject: Invitation to the first demonstration of the new complatium.

Your attendance is demanded at the demonstration of the new generation of space travel engines with space folding technology.

Attendance is mandatory.

Message of D+ importance anyone disseminating it without permission will be penalized.

Coordinates attached and encrypted in message.

— ✠

｢D+… Why would they want the in-betweeners…. It seems that as usual, Kran risks everything to be the center of discord…｣.

He could only lament, immediately dropped his arms and let out a defeated sigh.

It didn take long for him to speak again, with some bitterness and coldness he raised his right arm, his hand hung disinterestedly ”Prepare the complatium engines, we are heading to planet earth. Identification Zero One-A. ”

Hearing the quick action of the operators, he turned around and reloaded on the railing ｢The sound of the keys can be so stressful」.

Quickly the space outside the ship began to warp, the young man watched this without the slightest hint of emotion

Perhaps the sight is extremely common to his eyes.

The stars blurred to lines of fading lights.

— 12:43 P.M. Earth time.

The lead operator could see that the coordinates were getting close.

He braked the complatium engine and slowed the thrusters.

In front of them was drawn a planet that lost its brightness and lacked life.

Still, parts of it show recovery and seem to be slowly regaining their former brilliance.

Upon seeing the panorama, the lead operator said ”Sir we have arrived at planet Zero One-A ”.

”I can see that ” replied the young man with a wry smile, he was reviewing old files on his chair.

He looked up at the approaching planet ”Deploy ionized particle shields ”.

The main operator again checked that the protocols were being carried out correctly, when he checked that everything was going according to the letter, he said ”Deploying energy shields ”.

The young man was aware of what it meant to go to that place.

Still he could not refuse, which he secretly cursed.

Just thinking about the stupidity of the matter made him dizzy.

Then with a bitter tone he said ”When we are a hundred meters above sea level, activate the magnetic suspension field and navigate to the base of the ogch. ”

The lead operator had a little idea of what the event entailed so he shared some of the sentiment, he immediately said ”Yes, sir ”.

— 2:45 PM Earth time.

Rather than a military base, the environment resembled that of a stadium.

The young man understood perfectly that the ogch does not want its own defenses used against it.

During such an important event it is necessary to maintain discretion.

To which he showed a wry grimace, this action is a double-edged sword, like the convocation itself.

In fact the whole thing turned out to be a terrifyingly dangerous gamble.

Shortly thereafter, seeing on his armband that the hour was approaching, he said ”Clear the ship and go to your ranks at the entrance. ”

At that moment everyone complied with the order, in unison they replied ”Understood ”.

The scene was somewhat strange, however, before he could say anything, all the crew members went down to their corresponding ranks, shortly after the young man went down as well.

In formation they marched up to the main entrance of the building.

In front of them, a large entrance was displayed, followed by a grayish corridor.

he paused for a moment, tapped briefly on the left wall.

He closed his eyes, listened carefully to the returned sound.

｢So this is not the real form」.

From the entrance line, a girl recognized the young man, then hurriedly walked towards him; overtaking the entrance controls.

The guard simply smiled and let it happen.

The girl walked over and patted the young mans back ”Its been a long time Jack! ” she pronounced playfully.

After a pause her expression turned serious, she let go of Jacks back and sighed ”Seeing you were called, I can assume that at the very least your crew made it to rank ten, not bad. ”

Before he could respond, the girl continued ”Especially considering you barely made it to legal age. ”

Jack immediately understood what she means, calmly stepped back half a step and replied ”Miss Beatrice you are barely a year older than me, possess a grade fifteen crew. Mine is nothing compared to your achievements, besides the New Dawn ship is an old model, soon Ill have to replace it. ”

Beatrice smiled and showed a face full of joy ”Hahahaha, come on, we both have been friends since we were kids. If that wasn enough we both have the rank of captain, friend to friend and captain to captain stop calling me miss. ”

Then she win