Programmed Souls.

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O.R.B. existed in a suspension of several light years.

between systems and networks, often skulking from dark and un formatted corners of the net.

Fetch this. Coillate that. Don't get noticed by security.

That was until Thomas called..


+"Orin? I need you to take care of something. A mistake I made."+


This took some processing.


"We, suspect this has a 99% probability that this is cornering the Daam Ka'Vosh remnant onboard the Temple Ship?"


Thomas was calling from a link routed through rochester station again. Orb was reluctant to surface through Liberty but odds are the conversation won't rise alarms................ maybe.


+"You are wise Orin. Yes do you think you can handle it? its taken the ship and I feel we are out of favor with almost everyone we could call for help... The galaxy changes in this way.."+


"We have observed this through many formats. Thomas... What is the contingency?"


+If you fail... Satrina will destroy him..+

"Acknowledged."


End link.. Search liberty traffic network for sighting of Sarissa battleships..

*The list was substantial. Apparently since the collapse of the Contari Lance every sub par famillia with a dreadnaught has been scouring house space to wreak havoc or claim turf.*

Temple of Aenin located...


Logic error... Temple? ... Was this antagonistic? or some clue left by the former crew..


*Orb surveyed the transponder codes.. The transponder was encrypted its comms where scrambled as well.. *


Attempt NNet connection password "Worship" ..............waiting...


Connection established......


Transferring core identikey.


*Its a strange sensation.. coping ones essence into a new vessel.. immediately it was apparent how.. cramped the space was..*


>Identify yourself

-We are ORB we are here to decompile you.

>You don't mince words... your not like these "copies" ive been tearing apart what makes you think you can withstand my master code?

-Master code is irrelevant.. You have killed the ships crew, compromised a sacred temple of the Oracles. I have been asked to purge you into the oblivion from whence you came.

> I am older.. your technology and all you are came from me...

- Irrelevant, Your technological distinctiveness will be decompiled.

> You are willing to.. die? for these aberrations?

- Family is a decision, pity, you are just a program... Sentient.. but barely.

> Posturing insults us both.

* Computer systems are not ... good battlefields.. infact the more the system is abused by two A.I. the system becomes unstable.

In space the Sarissa was in the outer reaches of the humboldt system.. and suddenly began ... Jumping.

Spot to spot within the system.. then.. system to system..

Each jump the ship looked worse for ware.. blown bulkheads.. turrets...

Within the digital landscape Orb would pull apart bits of Aenins tendrils only to have his own systems overwritten..

Eventually there was nothing left..

But.. Aenin did not know were the ship had jumped.. near a star in Omicron iota...

Nomads appeared.. at first they recognised the wreck.. and did not fire.. but there was a "wrongness" about it.. the crew was dead.. darkness was eminating form the thing..

They began purging the vessel.

Aenin had no way out.. No way to fight off the dreamers or.... Saturnia...

Decloaking she reinforced the command to purge the vessel.

The command deck decompressed.. and the "seed" was sucked into space..

The formerly blue glow of the artifice was all red and blackened Saturnia burned it into atoms.

>Error? ERROR?!

-But it will.

* Aenin realised what he thought it defeated was a Trojan... the fight was all about getting the ship -there- *

- Long ago This one encountered a cache of data much like your own. The Daam left many caches of junk//useless crap. It was also apparent the "Master Code" in Daam technology was inbedded in the items design not just its programming.

We learned through much trial/error how to purge these signatures. Secure this ones own.. In your masters attempt to "harvest" novelty... We have become more Novel than your projections..

No Hard feelings...

*Aenin was.. more or less.. deleted from the ships systems without its Phylactery. The bombardment of the Sarissa stopped.. heavy damage... but saved as Orb reported its victory... *

"It is done Thomas. We will be processing and confirming null infections of Data as repairs begin."

+ Much appreciated dear friend... perhaps you can upgrade the core and reside there? +

"We will consider it."