The Rogue Officer

[sovereign]

Aleski flipped the switch.

The lights came on with a bright flash... but the blinding white light did not leave Aleski's vision.

He was alone, standing on what must have been a white floor- but it merged with a white "sky" flawlessly, and he could not distinguish one from the other.

But he did not have much time to gather himself, as he soon experienced the sensation of the floor moving under him at great speed. In the distance, something appeared, and before long Aleski could see them growing into statues. The floor stopped as he arrived near them, and he found himself in what appeared to be a large cathedral. The statues towered over him at impossible angles, knights in full plate armor save helmets. He could not make out their faces, but he felt like he knew them nonetheless.

His vision was drawn forward, to the end of the Cathedral. There was a man, walking up to a pedestal with something on it- but it was too far to make out what. A hooded figure appeared from the shadows, and beckoned to the object on- no, in- the pedestal, and the man grasped it. Something happened, though Aleski could not see what, and a great light came from the pedestal. It engulfed the man and the statues, and eventually the cathedral itself- but the hooded figure remained, untouched, and seemed to bow. A voice spoke into Aleski's mind.

your task is before you... gather them, and heed the call

Then, the light consumed him as well. Aleski found himself back in the room on the platform, the lights functioning and other systems beginning to boot up.

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