Disclaimer: This is a continuation of my previous blog post, http://whyshouldibloghere.blogspot.in/2013/05/the-glimmering-shadows-of-arkhamistan.html So please read that first.If you still want to read this you are welcome.
The ship was now at a safe distance from the black hole. Kacarote pressed a switch in his ships console which initiated the auto-pilot. He went near another set of dials and pressed a button named "Caffeine". He gave cup to Kayati and said "Drink". Kayati drank the coffee, it tasted good.
"Great drink,never tasted this before.",said Kayati. "Oh yes, i discovered it on a visit to a small blue planet called Earth",said Kacarote. Kacarote remembered the small blue planet and its funny aliens. Although a primitive race, Kacarote was interested in the art and music of humans.
"What do we do now?",Kayati asked. Kacarote was deep in thought. Then he spoke ,"Lets ask the overlords". Then they set sail to the lonely triangle.
When they reached the triangle, the ships sensors showed that most of the stars in Gotharnaut was already consumed by the black hole. Then the overlords spoke to Kayati ,"Stay here, you will be safe". "Why have you destroyed them?Is there any way to save them?",Kayati asked his tone trembling. "Their fate is not for you to decide", the overlords had replied.
Soon the darkness spread to other galaxies. Slowly each of the billions of galaxies were beginning to get sucked into the black hole. The universe was collapsing! "There got to be something that we could do!",cried Kayati. "The overlords won't help us",Kacarote replied sadly.
Sad and frustrated they waited for the end. But then they saw a light in the skies of the triangle. It appeared like the brightness of a star. The light seemed to be approaching them. They were confused. "Is it a dream?",asked Kayati. "I don't think so", replied Kacarote. Then they saw it.
"Goddess Nauriya!!!" ,screamed Kayati. With the light of a thousand stars, with the sound of a million thunders she arrived.They had never seen such beauty before. Kacarote and Kayati were standing with bowed heads. Without the help of a space ship ,she traveled. Without words she spoke, " I have come to save your universe.The other lords doesn't want your universe to survive anymore. I have come without their knowledge.Do as i say and you may save the universe but at a great cost to yourself."
Kacarote and Kayati heard everything with bated breath. So it was that their hope was not yet lost. When the goddess had left, they both touched the ring that she had given them. It was the ring of a goddess! "You should ride to the center of the black-hole.There you will find the three relics which caused this disaster. Put this ring on top of the relics and then the black-hole shall be destroyed."
The goddess also had said,"You may not succeed on your journey, even if you do you won't survive the backlash. The ring would protect you from the black hole, but once its destroyed, your chances are slim."
For the next few hours Kacarote was busy modifying the space ship. Then they were ready.
"So be it",said Kayati. "Let's save the universe",said Kacarote. Thus they rode into the black hole.
The ring had strange powers, they could control the ship even with the tremendous force of the black hole. They had no idea , when it was that they actually entered the black hole. But they knew for sure they were inside it when it was pitch black. The ship was experiencing heavy turbulence making it impossible to control. "Let the black hole suck us in, we will reach the center anyway",Kacarote said.
They rode into the blackness and the ship was uncontrollable. It spun and spun but the somehow the space ship survived in one piece. Soon they were nearing their destination. "This is it",said Kayati.
It was Kacarote who saw the relics first. "There it is,straight ahead!",said Kacarote. Kayati was already ready. They had agreed that Kayati would be the one who would place the ring on the relics.
Kayati wore a specially designed suit which could withstand the black hole. Kacarote put the entire ships power onto the brakes and extended the pod doors. A small box like pod extended from the ship to the relics. Kayati was ready,he was inside the space pod and he had the ring. "Goodbye Kacarote, you were a good friend",said Kayati. Then he extended his hand to place the ring on to the relics. But at that same instant, the spaceship lost its brakes. The space pod lost its connection with the space ship. Kayati was trapped in the space pod and was drifting away from the relics. In a split second Kayati noticed that Kacarote and his space ship was lost in the darkness. He was drifting off above the relics.
Kayati knew that he had just one choice. He smashed open the Pods door and flew out into the black hole. He dived and swirled to the side and then the ring of the goddess was on top of the relics.
In a second his whole life flashed before Kayati. He had saved the universe. The backlash that followed shook the whole universe. Kayati was lost in bliss and darkness.
Epilogue
If one were to look at the northern skies at night on a fateful day, one could have seen a strange light approaching at high speeds. Unknown to mankind a strange ship entered the Earth's skies never to leave again.
Two strange creatures walked out of the spaceship and took human forms. "Want some coffee Kayati", the first one asked the other. "Yes, Kacarote",replied the other.
The first of the Space Wraiths had arrived.
The Gotharnaut galaxy was a dangerous place. Even in its most peaceful state, the galaxy witnessed the death of stars or even a star shower. Star showers occurred when multiple stars died simultaneously changing its matter into billions of burning infernos. Then the skies lit up and many people of Arkhamistan were blinded. Then there were the wars of Arkhamistan. People from other Extra-galactic planets seldom visited Gotharnaut, unless they were seeking adventure. But now everything was about to change. If someone was watching the galaxy now, they would have gotten confused and alarmed. At the place where the great planet Arkhamistan stood ,now there was a giant emptiness. Arkhamistan had been about ten times the size of Jupiter the largest planet of the star system sol.
The space above Arkhamistan glowed black. The black hole was still expanding at a rapid pace.
Kacarote and Kayati stood on the deck of the spaceship and watched the world changing.They were still fleeing from the black-hole."So this is what the overlords wanted",thought Kacarote. Kayati was too dazed to speak. The brave warrior in him just couldn't believe it. Arkhamistan and everything in it has perished. The place where his ancestors rested is no more. His ancient race is on the verge of extinction!
The ship was now at a safe distance from the black hole. Kacarote pressed a switch in his ships console which initiated the auto-pilot. He went near another set of dials and pressed a button named "Caffeine". He gave cup to Kayati and said "Drink". Kayati drank the coffee, it tasted good.
"Great drink,never tasted this before.",said Kayati. "Oh yes, i discovered it on a visit to a small blue planet called Earth",said Kacarote. Kacarote remembered the small blue planet and its funny aliens. Although a primitive race, Kacarote was interested in the art and music of humans.
"What do we do now?",Kayati asked. Kacarote was deep in thought. Then he spoke ,"Lets ask the overlords". Then they set sail to the lonely triangle.
When they reached the triangle, the ships sensors showed that most of the stars in Gotharnaut was already consumed by the black hole. Then the overlords spoke to Kayati ,"Stay here, you will be safe". "Why have you destroyed them?Is there any way to save them?",Kayati asked his tone trembling. "Their fate is not for you to decide", the overlords had replied.
Soon the darkness spread to other galaxies. Slowly each of the billions of galaxies were beginning to get sucked into the black hole. The universe was collapsing! "There got to be something that we could do!",cried Kayati. "The overlords won't help us",Kacarote replied sadly.
Sad and frustrated they waited for the end. But then they saw a light in the skies of the triangle. It appeared like the brightness of a star. The light seemed to be approaching them. They were confused. "Is it a dream?",asked Kayati. "I don't think so", replied Kacarote. Then they saw it.
"Goddess Nauriya!!!" ,screamed Kayati. With the light of a thousand stars, with the sound of a million thunders she arrived.They had never seen such beauty before. Kacarote and Kayati were standing with bowed heads. Without the help of a space ship ,she traveled. Without words she spoke, " I have come to save your universe.The other lords doesn't want your universe to survive anymore. I have come without their knowledge.Do as i say and you may save the universe but at a great cost to yourself."
Kacarote and Kayati heard everything with bated breath. So it was that their hope was not yet lost. When the goddess had left, they both touched the ring that she had given them. It was the ring of a goddess! "You should ride to the center of the black-hole.There you will find the three relics which caused this disaster. Put this ring on top of the relics and then the black-hole shall be destroyed."
The goddess also had said,"You may not succeed on your journey, even if you do you won't survive the backlash. The ring would protect you from the black hole, but once its destroyed, your chances are slim."
For the next few hours Kacarote was busy modifying the space ship. Then they were ready.
"So be it",said Kayati. "Let's save the universe",said Kacarote. Thus they rode into the black hole.
The ring had strange powers, they could control the ship even with the tremendous force of the black hole. They had no idea , when it was that they actually entered the black hole. But they knew for sure they were inside it when it was pitch black. The ship was experiencing heavy turbulence making it impossible to control. "Let the black hole suck us in, we will reach the center anyway",Kacarote said.
They rode into the blackness and the ship was uncontrollable. It spun and spun but the somehow the space ship survived in one piece. Soon they were nearing their destination. "This is it",said Kayati.
It was Kacarote who saw the relics first. "There it is,straight ahead!",said Kacarote. Kayati was already ready. They had agreed that Kayati would be the one who would place the ring on the relics.
Kayati wore a specially designed suit which could withstand the black hole. Kacarote put the entire ships power onto the brakes and extended the pod doors. A small box like pod extended from the ship to the relics. Kayati was ready,he was inside the space pod and he had the ring. "Goodbye Kacarote, you were a good friend",said Kayati. Then he extended his hand to place the ring on to the relics. But at that same instant, the spaceship lost its brakes. The space pod lost its connection with the space ship. Kayati was trapped in the space pod and was drifting away from the relics. In a split second Kayati noticed that Kacarote and his space ship was lost in the darkness. He was drifting off above the relics.
Kayati knew that he had just one choice. He smashed open the Pods door and flew out into the black hole. He dived and swirled to the side and then the ring of the goddess was on top of the relics.
In a second his whole life flashed before Kayati. He had saved the universe. The backlash that followed shook the whole universe. Kayati was lost in bliss and darkness.
Epilogue
If one were to look at the northern skies at night on a fateful day, one could have seen a strange light approaching at high speeds. Unknown to mankind a strange ship entered the Earth's skies never to leave again.
Two strange creatures walked out of the spaceship and took human forms. "Want some coffee Kayati", the first one asked the other. "Yes, Kacarote",replied the other.
The first of the Space Wraiths had arrived.
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