Ancient power

[Ghost_Blades]

Ancient power

Short Story

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Surface of Planet Gammu (Name given by humans)

Located on a rocky planet covered with ice, where man could not survive without a wetsuit, was an ancient civilization that has long since vanished due to climate change and other unknown reasons. The civilization in question was composed entirely of independent machines. The creators of the machines are unknown, but everything suggests that the civilization that built its machines possessed technology far superior to that of mankind. You could also say that this civilization could have developed the teleportation of objects and living beings, but there is no trace of such technology of these then what happened? No one knows, but one would think that the machines would have taken control. The machines known as "Artificial Intelligence" by the humans that populated Sirius, possessed no emotion and no longer had "masters". They were autonomous from each other, but had the same goal: To evolve. Evolving had ultimate meaning for the machines, for if they did not evolve, extinction would be upon them.

What "awakened" these machines were the explorations made by the Order and the Zoners who wanted to exploit the planet. Accidentally, the crews activated an old system that was meant to build other machines and in the process, the machines that were in sleep mode woke up too. It was the first encounter with mankind and need not mention that the reaction of the machines was violent. As the years went by, the machines had evolved. They tolerated the presence of humans, but sometimes the tensions were there. In all cases, the survival of the machines is threatened. Humans who are more numerous and now know of the existence of machines. This makes humans a very formidable enemy, but compared to machines, humans do not reproduce as quickly as the factory that makes the machines.

The machines all had a humanoid shape. Depending on the manufacturing model, others had some differences to accomplish its function. For example: if there was one intended for attack, the machine would be stronger, faster and more agile than normal even if most models had capabilities beyond that of humans. Machines could hack digital systems, but not analog which gives a serious advantage. Made up of electric wires and metal, there were almost just pros, but their bodies had a flaw. Extreme temperatures can force their activity to stop altogether, but luckily on Gammu it was borderline.

Surface of Planet Malekula (Old photo taken by a machine)

Planet Malekula is a rocky and dusty planet which is very important to the machines known as Artificial Intelligence. For starters, this planet is the very first planet conquered by machines, but it is quickly abandoned. However, there is still activity on the planet. The peaks of energy scramble the radars of the ships, making the planet invisible. As a precaution, before leaving the planet, the machines set up a minefield to avoid any curious about harming the activity. No one knows what is there. A few rumors, but nothing more. The most common rumor was this: The planet might hide a structure that would allow machines to move to another planet using a portal or even within their home system. Again, it was just one rumor among many. The only thing that could solve the mystery surrounding Malekula would be to enter the minefield, but it is impossible to do so. However, there is an alternative to this. Have knowledge of machines.

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Models

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There are four different machine models. Starting with the one that is the least dangerous, but which is equally capable of destroying a threat, we find the model: Extractor. As the name suggests, the purpose of this model is to extract resources from abandoned ships or the debris of a battlefield. Despite the fact that the machines' ships don't differ that much, the only one who chose the differences is in their serial numbers. So in this case, an extractor would be named EXT-559. The serial number is always made up of letters followed by numbers.

To increase by a higher degree of dangerousness, we find there the model: Executor. The objective of this model is to perform the following tasks: Defend robot manufacturing complexes, eliminate enemies and these are also those who make the first contact with another alien life form. Their serial numbers would be as follows: EX-548.

An even more dangerous model than the previous two is the model: Destroyer. This model uses a cruiser and aims to destroy larger ships than simple small enemy ships. It's also the slowest model, but it's the one with the most destruction power. To give a general idea, the Extractor model would have the power of a dynamite, the Executor model would have the power of a nuclear bomb and the Destroyer model would have the power between five to ten nuclear bombs or more. Their serial numbers would be as follows: DES-454.

The latest model is about something much more out of the ordinary. The model is uniquely designed and very costly in terms of resources. This is because the metal used for its design is not found in Sirius. Vibradium, a metal whose properties are unknown to mankind, is extremely rare and resists any type of weapon known to date. Not only does this metal have this special ability, but on radar it is as if the machine is invisible without having a camouflage system. It is said that machines built with this material are the most dangerous. Due of a lack of resources, the machines try to ''make'' Vibradium with what they can find in space or on planets. The serial number would be as follows: Sentinel-098.

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The Vibradium

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As mentioned, Vibradium is a rare metal and essential for building better performing machines. In nature, this metal is sky blue in color and is mostly found on crystal and volcanic planets. When designing a machine, the metal takes on a different color. Sometimes the metal turns black, gray and white. Each machine can be improved with this metal which would make them perform better than at the basis of their design.

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OORP: The names I put are just examples. The Vibradium is a metal that I imagined how it could be. Also, it is the best way how I see Artificial Intelligence... Perhaps some will not have the same ideology as mine.