The Secrets of a Ghost

[Erzie]

An Exodus

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James spent many weeks regaining his strength following the meeting on the Ingenuus. His mind wandered, dark whispers coalesced and tormented him, challenging his beliefs. But all was silenced at the dawn of the 9th day, where James regained his wits, and reacquired his mission: To protect the innocent, and to defend the human race.

After he had found his bearings, he began to observe the operations of those who work aboard the ship. He noted the times shifts changed, how many personnel were accounting for him, and much more. He knew if he were to be free he would have to convince the Order of a grim fate, and never return to them. On the 12th day, James made his move. His first step was getting the small amount of help he had. Viktoria had been standing by, controlling the Adonaios suit as sentry. With no warning, minutes before security changed shifts, James moved out, using security consoles to override surveillance, making little visual evidence of his movement. The time was opportune, giving him the advantage of complacency among those guarding facilities, but risking additional fresh eyes if he failed to move quickly enough. Using all of his might, persevering through the pain, James moved quickly yet casually to the hanger, Adonaios and Viktoria in tow. Using one last override, he flew his ship unauthorized to launch, out of the hangar, and spooled his engines into cruise. The only traces he left was what security personnel personally saw and the security system event log, which held no security camera footage of the departure, leaving anyone curious enough more lenient to find a malfunction than an actual breach. The only continuity, was the alias "Lead Cobra" left on each security breach as the user security override.

James spent the next few months regaining his thoughts and rechristening his mission. He had fallen astray following a dim light into darkness which had been growing more and more distant.