Just the Beginning

[Serpentis]

Exodus

Arch Priest Jechaim sat in his chambers, a plain empty room, only a bed and a small idol, the symbol of the Creator.

A foot high Encircled line with etched lines across it, made out a green metallic material, he had been conducting his nightly prayers, asking for his people to remain safe for the future to come.

Little did he know that the the Enclave was to be pushed into demise and chaos, he put out the single candle placed behind the icon, and prepared to rest his body and mind when a message came trough the personal com array.

Jechaim pressed his communications device placed on his wrist

"Yes?"

The familiar synthetic voice of E.v.E, the resident AI spoke in a disturbed tone

"Arch Priest Jechaim.. I have.. Grave news, please accompany me on the bridge"

The link shut of and Jechaim began to re-dress himself, his body now mostly robotic, but still having the resemblance of human skin to it. Cables and wires sticking out by the elbows and shoulders.

He was fully dressed and headed up towards the command and control center of the Enclave Cruiser; Absolution, the bridge doors hushed open, smooth and with a light coming out of the sides.

On it stood three other Virulians, the tactical officer and the medical officer along with the artificially constructed body of E.v.E, they stood facing the bridge view screen. There a image of a destroyed asteroid was shown, Jechaim closed in on the others and asked in a friendly tone;

"What is that I can do for you this evening?"

E.v.E turned around at Jechaim, she looked sad, how ever, since no tear ducts had been installed on her body, she could not cry, instead she made sobbing noises as she grabbed Jechaim into a hug.

"E-e-e-eve? What is it?"

She motioned with her hand to the screen and said

"It's.. It's our bases.. All of them.. All those people.."

Jechaim looked at the screen again, he realized he knew the surrounding star scape, it was the same that X-23 had...

"No... "

Jechaim turned E.v.E's head towards his and asked in a sharp tone;

"How many? How many Eve?"

E.v.E looked up at Jechaim, the man she had come to adore and learn to love, the first one she had felt strong feelings for..

"All of them.. All but the Hive.."

Jechaim wept that moment, thousands of their people.. Dead, slaughtered..

He turned on the tactical officer, a man that had been come to be called; Dale, and asked quickly

"Has the council been informed?"

Dale quickly nodded as he inputted commands into his wrist computer;

"The Absolution is on course back to Alpha.. They are to hold a council, to decide what to do."

Jechaim nodded.. He knew that no matter what, who ever did this, could not get away with it..

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