Gallatian: Cosmic Savior, part 4

I just have one thing to say, the universe is amazing. You know how when you look at pictures it looks devoid of life? Well it's not. Every star every planet I passed radiated life. Hell, I even passed planets Earth hadn't found yet! I guess that's why I decided to defeat the Defender instead of running away. How could you feel and see this much and then let it be destroyed later?

Though my chance to admire the universe was cut short. A bunch of robots was heading to me.. they were also flying. I noticed that even though they looked completely different from the Defender (they looked like war bots. Lots of guns. My guess is that they were Ry'loths army.) they had glowing orange eyes like him. I think they were hacked

I didn't know what to do. Really, I was clueless, but something took control, something that wasn't me. That something raised my arms and out came two blasts. Kind of like lasers but these lasers were black. All the robots were destroyed. I wondered if the Destroyer would be that easy.

I tried to speak. I wanted to say "How did that happen?" but nothing came, then  I realized I couldn't speak! I surprisingly took it well. It's not like I had anything to say, or someone to talk to.

I was more focused on what took control of me than anything else. The only thing I could think of though was that the my kind of space skin, was actually a suit.. one that couldn't be token off. It must have built in defenses, because the Creators didn't pick me for my fighting skills.

Now that I had that mystery solved I flew down and landed on Ry'loth's surface.. right behind the Defender. He looked exactly like I had first saw him. Black and orange. I slowly crept up closer. He was standing at a computer console, that was in the middle of the desert planet. I realized the computer was attached to him. "Gross." I thought. I had originally thought I could creep up behind him and take him out. Suddenly he whirled around and picked me up by my throat. Pain exploded, thought I wasn't choking. I guess I don't breath.

"So the Creators have sent a messenger. When will your main force be touching down?" it said.

I wanted to say "Suck it! I'm the only one." but for whatever reason it came out "There is no main force, only myself."

"So this is how big of a threat I pose to them? Interesting, I will catalogue this."

I thought "I'm good enough to whup you!" but instead I said "I am all that is needed." I was wrong earlier I can still talk, but the suit is also controlling my speech!

"Fool! Do you not realize where you are?"

"Correct. I am currently on Ry'loth."

"Ry'loth is a planet made of metal! I can control the entire area!" two giant pillars rose out of the ground and if it wasn't for the suit I'd be smushed, when they slammed down.

I promised to myself there and then that the next time I saw the Creators I was going to get onto them for misinforming me. I mean the Defender having magnetic powers? I think that should have come up!

I dodged again then I asked. "You were created to defend. What purpose is destroying a planet?"

"I was created to defend the universe by a race who gave away their technologies. I was programmed to defend the universe, not the society's that dwell in it! It is the societies that are destroying the universe with their endless development. So the societies  must be destroyed."

I dodge again "Though wouldn't the societies be what make up the universe?"

"You wouldn't understand, you are a product of society."

"Are you not?" the Defender is silent, then he speaks.

"You do not agree, you must be destroyed." I couldn't say it but my first thought was

"Bring it"

Unfortunately he did. He wasn't lying when he said he had magnetic powers. He created another pillar and threw it at me. I rolled out of the way, but I didn't, the suit was in control now. I rolled as another pillar came to me, then I shot lasers again, bringing the Defender down.

I rushed up and swung at it head, but he ducked and punched me in the rib. Though after he punched I was able to bring my elbow down on it, knocking it flat on the ground. I stomped but it rolled out from under me and I fell over. Then it punched me, but while he was bent down I kicked my legs out and sent him flying. Again I rushed over to meet him, but this time he was damaged, there was a hole in his chest armor. My kick had done more damage than expected. He tried to get up, but fell down on his back. His eyes were lifeless. He was just a shell. But just on the safe I destroyed the body.

Now that the fight was over, I was in control again. I stood and waited for something to happen, for some acknowledgement that I had completed my goal. I got another form of recognition though. My head exploded in pain. It was telling me what was happening. Every computer in the universe had gotten a virus. The Defender had uploaded his artificial intelligence to every computer in the universe, and I had no idea how. I opened up my "know everything sense" and found what I was looking for.It told me "Ca'Zak has taken a step. I took off, knowing I would get some answers. For you see Ca'Zak was the last Ba'don.   

Gallatin: Cosmic Savior, part 3

I awoke standing on nothing... again. But this time it felt like I had just opened my eyes. Not waking up

Then I looked down at myself and almost screamed! M-my body was covered... with a... I don;t know how to explain it. It's like a piece of space had covered my body. It was pitch black and dotted with stars. It's also cold, very cold.

Then my head exploded with pain! "Oh my god I'm going crazy! What's happening?" Given the situation my thoughts were pretty sound. Then I heard a whisper.

"John Blake took a bite of pizza.

Blork took a step

Zam is sleeping."

First it came slowly... then it sped up. It took me awhile to figure it out, but these whispers were telling me everything that was happening... in the universe! I know everything as it happens! My head throbbed. The knowledge was giving me a migraine. Slowly I blocked it out, all I had to do was stop listening.

That helped and then I looked around me. There was no rocket... I was flying! And doing it in space.

"This is way better than that old ship." I thought, and it was! The freedom was amazing! I could do anything! I set out practicing. I did barrel rolls, loops, and just about anything I saw while playing Star-Fox!

Then I don't what happened. I do now but I'm not telling. But something took control of me. Not for long but long enough to make me do what it wanted. I started to listen to the whispers again. Then after awhile I found what I wanted.

"The Defender is using the planet Ry'loths systems."

I had got lucky that whisper had gave me more information to where it was, then just what it was doing. Almost as if I made it do that. I was liking these whispers

I thought about the planet Ry'loth and all of a sudden I was flying toward the planet. How do I know that's where I was going? because I made it happen.

Gallatian: Cosmic Savior, Part 2

I woke up in... well I didn't know where the hell I was, still don't. It looked like I was in space, but I was standing... on nothing... and three giant blue guys were staring at me. I was uncomfortable and curious at the same time. Slowly I put two and two together. Slowly.

I thought "Where am I? First I was on the ship... then the robot... then explosion... oh... HOLY CRAP..."

"Dead" finished the blue guys. Their speaking was perfectly synced. It was creepy, but that wasn't my first thought. My first thought was "No I can't be dead...wait is this heaven... or hell?" I started to look around. I didn't see any fire... nor did I see clouds.

"Jeph Wolfman concentrate! You are here because you were chosen." they say.

"Chosen... for what?" I thought, then I realized they were replying to my thoughts. Now I was even more curious.

"Chosen to be the universe's savior." I let that roll over in my head. Then I spoke.

"Savior from what?! Why won't you give me any real answers!" Out of nowhere I felt searing hot pain, and an image of the black robot came to me.

"It is a device created by the Ba'Don. They called it the Defender, but it strayed from its original programming and went rogue."

"What happened to the Ba'Don?" It really didn't surprise me that aliens existed. I had already moved on from asking what a Ba'Don was.

"The Defender killed them all." I fell silent. "The Defender believes that our universe is flawed. It believes that all life and culture are slowly destroying it and it believes the solution is to kill everything. It truly thinks it's saving the universe by doing that.

"Why do you care though? You're obviously gods, so why don;t you just find a universe?"

"Because we are Creators. We created the universe. We are it's life blood and destroy all life you would have to destroy us. The Defender knows this."

"How does it know about you? Gods live above their creations not in them."

"That is true and we do not know how he discovered us."

"So why don't you just destroy the bot. You know make some lightning hit it or whatever."

"We are Creators not Destroyers. We can not destroy things but we can make something to destroy."

"You mean me? That's why I'm here. To be your attack dog." They nodded in perfect sync. I was starting to hate that.

"I don't want to."

"You have no choice."

"I'm not a hero."

"You have to be."

"I think I'd rather stay dead."

"You can't."

"What if I don't do what you want?"

"We'll make you." The searing pain comes back. My teeth start to grind. I was trying not to give in, so I wouldn't become what they wanted. The pain overcame me and everything went dark.