Valhalla Rising

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Just as he had thought... the artifact had illuminated his way.

Decker's fighter held its position near a massive Dom Kavosh hypergate. The gate while being inactive for so long, still worked.



He nudged his fighter closer and picked up the artifact, which now began to glow with increasing intensity. As he approached the gate activated with an explosion of colours. There would be no turning back, he accelerated and took his fighter through.



The journey through hyperspace was something he had never experienced before, yet somehow felt natural. As he emerged from hyperspace a feeling of belonging overtook him. This was it.. this was home.

The radiation was intense, he'd have to move quickly, his human host could not withstand this for long, nor could the human ship he was flying. It wouldn't take long however he knew where he was going. It was not long before a massive structure appeared before him.



It was organic, it was alive? maybe... it was where he had to be.. but something was off here.. humans? there was a human presence here. How did these vermin get here?

A ship was approaching... it claimed to be some sort of Oracle...

"Good day seeker, what brings you here" came from the vessel but he ignored it.. these Oracles were at this moment irrelevant to him. He landed his ship on the station and exited. With purpose he pushed passed the startled humans who had come to greet him. His artifact's glow became more intense as he approached a door, which opened automatically, as if sensing his presence, then sealing behind him to keep the human intruders out.

The room itself glowed like his artifact, he could feel an energy flowing through him. At the center of the room a massive fountain like structure sat but it was not water in it. It was a form of energy. He willed himself forward, knowing this was what he needed to do. With no hesitation, he jumped into the fountain and was immediately surrounded by an intense aura created by the energies. It began dissolving his host body, combining its DNA with his own. He began to grow, to mature into his true form. It would not be long before he could once again rejoin the mindshare and his kind.

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I’ll carry this flag
To the grave if I must
Because it’s flag that I love
And a flag that I trust