Sacral Cycle

CH 02 – Build Horizon (Part 05)

Eight hours passed, the day changing without any change in temperature at the Maria Orbit Station. Still covered in cold and thin fog.

Filled with a crowd of transportation service users who transit at the station to take care of administrative needs. Surrounded by a starship docked at the pier, it is dominated by freight and passenger carriers.

The departure to the Scientific Planet will last about fifteen minutes. In order to increase the percentage of travel safety, some preparations are made by the Orbit Station.

Starting from the calculation of the location of the moon and the speed of the orbit, the strength of the planet's gravity on the trajectory of travel, the rotation of the planet, the strength of the wind when entering the atmosphere, the strength of the planet's gravity, even until the direction and pressure of the ocean currents were taken into account to increase the percentage of safety.

The journey from the orbiting station to Almiah was not done by a space ship. Although dominated by oceans, the planet has a fairly thick and well-maintained atmosphere. Able to burn away incoming objects before reaching the surface.

For this reason, the concept of a simple plane is used to reduce the effects of friction of objects with atmospheric layers. Precisely, the concept used for the trip down is the inclined plane. Travel diagonally using imaginary trajectories.

The mode of transportation used in this trip is very simple. Similar to a starship, but made specifically with tungsten material that is more heat resistant. It is oval-shaped to reduce friction, flies in a vertical position, descends slowly diagonally, and does not activate the propulsion engine. Fly using the force of the planet's gravity and atmospheric pressure.

The travel procedure is applied not to save costs, but purely to increase the percentage of safety. Extreme changes in gravitational pressure can damage the main engine, affecting reactors, radars and other electronic devices.

Therefore, the main engine shut down protocol is applied to smooth the journey. Fully utilize the gravitational force and pressure of the planet's atmosphere.

Surprisingly, the phenomenon only occurs when the trip down. When an object exits the planet, the effects of electronic device interference do not occur at all. The machine can operate without problems, flying through the atmosphere into space.

To save on expenses, the majority of local transportation service companies use at least two types of ships in their operational activities. The first type is for space travel, while the second is specifically for travel into the atmosphere.

Coffin, Black Box, Direction Arrow, and Sky– Spear

The type of ship used to descend has many names, but is officially recorded as a Sky Launcher. It has very high heat resistance, multiple layers of anti-radiation metal, and is able to fly blind as it only moves following an imaginary trajectory.

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Early morning is the most ideal time to travel down to Almiah. Wind pressure in the troposphere tends to be stable, the position of the two orbiting moons is appropriate and does not affect the gravitational conditions of the planet.

Although it has ships that are able to penetrate the atmosphere easily, Irwin Walton prefers to use private services. Deliver the Imperial Solus Space Ship to the Orbit Station, then board a local flight that has guaranteed its reputation. Intermingle with local communities.

“Hmm, so it seems ...” Irwin sat on one of the passenger benches. While activating the Data Cube, the young man in black hair started typing an observation report and muttered, “Most of them are from the Malin race. If they choose to settle, it means the government's transmigration program is successful. The problem is whether they have a decent social life in Science or not. Program success– Akh!”

Lydia pinched Irwin's hand. The pitch-black haired woman sat next to her Brother, giving a look of annoyance and a slight frown.

“Why even make a report?” Lydia squinted her eyes, then confiscated the Data Cube and stuffed it into a carry-on bag. “Then, make it later! You can get drunk again, you know!” scold him with a little tinge.

“Serious?” Irwin lowered his eyebrows, then quickly leaned back on the seat and sighed. “Look at this boy, Sikyn! He has started to big heads,” he said in an annoyed tone.

“You are right, My lord ...” Sikyn smiled faintly, trying to hold back the laughter and just opened her mouth. The man with the hairy body sat in front of them, on a passenger bench facing each other. “Nona is always a big head if it concerns you,” he added while propping the head with the back of the hand.

“Hah!” Lydia sniffed roughly, then glanced sharply and snapped, Your “Nation is indeed disgusting! Likes licking and has no self-esteem!”

The words immediately caught the attention of other passengers, certainly not in a positive sense. From the beginning they did try not to care about the presence of the Pure Man nation. However, the insults that Lydia hurled instantly ruined everything.

The passengers' apathy completely turned into hatred. Cold gazes began to be directed at the three of them, interspersed with scorn and mockery.

However, not a single passenger dared to rebuke Lydia directly. They were just insulting in the back, staying seated on the spot and continuing to express hatred in whispers. Unable to express resentment, firmly constrained by social hierarchy. Lowly Kawula without free will.

Like an arrogant noble caste, Lydia paid no heed to their scorn. He even showed a cynical smile, then gave a sharp and threatening glance.

“Please do not be hard ...” Irwin reached into Lydia's tote bag, then retrieved the Data Cube and reactivated it. “We are in a public place. Adjust your attitude,” scolds him while opening the projection screen, then continues typing and sighing for a moment. Demonstrate apathy, want to focus on the report that is being done.

“I know! Kakanda no need to reprimand!” Lydia again sniffed in annoyance, then turned her eyes and leaned back on the seat. “Again, why did you choose a general flight like this? Isn't the polar bear already offering a faster and safer route?” ask with ketus.

“Search reference ...” Irwin stopped typing, immediately closed the projection screen, and immediately glanced sharply. “We must understand the characteristics of the inhabitants of Almiah in order to quickly blend. Adaptation required to smooth the plan– Akh!”

“Shut up! Again that reason!” Lydia pinched her Brother's arm, then puffed her cheeks and immediately threw away her face in annoyance. “Research only! It sucks! What do you think of them for, anyway?!”

“Ya, how else ...” Irwin continued typing, trying to be quiet and not give an answer. However, he could not resist the urge to answer the question. After holding his breath for a moment, the young man of black hair quickly turned his head and immediately replied, “Unfortunately this has become a Soul Call. You know, the conscience in this heart can no longer be denied. Has become an unstoppable passion.”

“Soul Calling? Conscience? Passion?” Lydia showed an expression of disbelief, looking annoyed and frowning slightly. “Omong empty! The call of the Soul is the result of a decision! Conscience and desire can be controlled! Kakanda did this troublesome thing because he no longer had a choice, ‘kan?” ask her with annoyance.

“You are right, My sister ...” Irwin continued typing, but his hand came to a halt with just two new words on the projection screen. “I have no choice anymore. This is my life, the path I have to go through. It's really troublesome, isn't it?” he lamented while lowering his face. Sighs long and clucking.

“I hate them! I really hate them!” Lydia could neither persuade nor provide input, only snapping to express her soaring dissatisfaction and anger. “Discognition makes them act haughty! Stupidity misled their nation! Blame and corner us–!”

“Lydia ..” Irwin reprimanded, glanced at a glance and continued saying, “We must not be racist. Distinguishing will only bring destruction. Generalization is not used to look down on other groups ..”

“Nation we are indeed different from them!” Lydia refuted, affirmed her opinion and snapped, “We are far superior to Halv! Purer than them!”

“Really? Are we really superior to them?” Irwin deactivated the projection screen, then restored the Data Cube and said, “Halv can still be categorized as a human race. Humanoid body structure, sense, and civilized. So what makes us different from them? What form? Physical abilities? The intelligence? Or maybe a lineage?”

“Everything!” Lydia. He did not intend to withdraw his opinion, really believe in it and continued to affirm, “We are much more noble than them. Whether in the aspect of physical beauty, intelligence, or even bloodline!”

“So, yes ...” Irwin was stunned, choosing not to continue the debate and said, “If that is what you believe, I will not reprimand again. However, please remember that such understanding is not everything.”

“I understand!” Lydia sniffed violently, then immediately crossed her arms and turned her face in annoyance. “Everyone has a different opinion-thing! I want not to equalize perception!” he said ketus, absolutely does not show the intention to give up.

Irwin was stunned, then held his breath for a moment and started shaking his head. He wanted to continue reminding his sister, but had run out of words and drowned in unrest. Can only show an anxious expression, then turn their eyes away while contemplating.

“By the way, what do you think of me?” Irwin opened another topic of conversation. While looking back at Lydia, the young man in black hair continued asking, “As you know, My sister …. Your brother has changed. Different–!”

“Kakanda is Kakanda! You love me, and vice versa! I love you very much, Kakanda!” Lydia interrupted violently, glancing sharply and frowning slightly. After sighing and trying to calm down, he quickly looked away and continued saying, “We are a family, born of the same parents and grew up together. What is there to question?”

“Your sister is gone ...” Irwin lowered his gaze, held his breath for a moment and clucked fretfully. At first glance he looked at Sikyn who was sitting across, then closed his eyes and continued saying, “You should understand that–!”

“Sister Irwin is Sister Irwin!” Lydia reiterated. He quickly got up from his seat, then looked at his Brother while yelling, “Don't talk such a strange thing!!”

“No–!” Lydia jerks. Emotions that mastered it instantly disappeared, replaced by regret for having urged Irwin. “I also ..., Kakanda. Sorry for snapping.”

“But that is true. I'm no longer a Pure Man ..” Irwin wants to set that straight. Considering his sister's future, the young man in black hair decided to act decisively and said, “Even though it looks like this, my Daath arrangement has changed. I'm not the Irwin Walton you know.”

“Kakanda is Kakanda ..” Lydia understands this. However, he still insisted that he did not want to accept it. Choosing to hide in ignorance. Refusing reality to protect conscience so as not to be eroded by guilt. “Please don't say that again! I just–!”

“Aeons is a Form of Life that can represent and explain the form of living beings ..” Irwin. He looked back at his interlocutor, then threw a wry smile while continuing to explain, “While Daath is a Form of Knowledge possessed by living beings. Two basic concepts in the theory of the existence of entities.”

“I know, the theory is in the textbook. The explanation is taken from the ancient narrative of the Fruit of Knowledge and the Fruit of Life.”

Lydia was instantly stunned, immediately covering her face with both hands and bowing her head. Holding back the sound of crying, trying to hide the sadness.

“The first sin of mankind for tasting the Fruit of Life, even though they already have the Fruit of Knowledge,” continued the woman while wiping away tears. He tried hard, made up his mind and quickly raised his face. Throwing a faint smile, Lydia resentfully added, “Those foolish actions bring about divine wrath, they end up thrown into a mortal life full of misery. Even the sin was still borne by their descendants until now.”

“You're right. Knowing different from undergoing ...” Irwin nodded. He rubbed his sister's remaining tears, then brought her face closer and said, “They couldn't help but be curious, ended up breaking the divine provisions and getting a commensurate punishment. Their descendants must bear the sin until the end.”

“Jadi ...” Lydia held her breath for a moment, then sat back down and immediately asked, “What does that ancient narrative have to do with this talk?”

“I am the embodiment of that sin.” Irwin stretched out his hand, then opened the palm in an upward-facing position. While throwing a wry smile, the young man in black hair with a fretful expression conveyed, “While it already has the Fruit of Life, my soul preys on the knowledge of the world. Give the result to you.”

“Kakanda went to Almiah to find Eve?” Lydia understood the analogy. He briefly rolled his eyeballs, then sighed and continued to ask, “Kakanda is not Adam! The elder brother is also not a sinful ancestor! You are only a Pure Man like me! After all, the concept of Adam and Eve was the key to starting a new civilization! Are we facing the apocalypse?”

“You're right, I'm still a Pure Man. Just like you. The analogy was too extreme to use in this talk.” Irwin nodded. As he looked away, he fretfully straightened, “However, as I have said, my Daath and Aeons have changed. Basis–!”

“No need to force yourself! You have no obligation to do such a thing, ‘ right?! Leave it!” Lydia interrupted immediately, fully understanding the meaning of the analogy. He immediately grabbed Irwin's right hand, then looked him in the eye up close and confirmed, “Halv is lower than us! You don't have to care about them!”

“If not me, who else would do it?” Irwin frowned, giving a sharp look and continued saying, “We all always expect a better tomorrow, dreaming of an eternal world nirvana. Peak glory ...”

“Kakanda is not alone!” Lydia clasped her hand tighter, then quickly brought her face closer and said, “If that's what I want, we can do it–!”

“I know, we are not alone ...” Irwin interrupted, then removed his right hand from Lydia's grasp and pensively paused. While showing a serious expression, he immediately confirmed the decision and stared intently. “Means I have to go to Almiah. We must immediately find Korwa,” he concluded firmly.

The conversation ended in dissatisfaction. Lydia could only shut her mouth and turn away, clenching both her hands on her lap and pensive. He did not understand the purpose or purpose of Irwin, the young man did not give any explanation related to it. Just saying you have to go to the science and see Korwa.

“What is he? Is that as important as he is?” Lydia gritted her teeth, quickly raised her face and stared. He wanted to snap, but his voice was immediately restrained due to the guilt in his mind. “To-until Kakanda has to leave Jann ...”

“Entaihah, we will know after meeting him.” Irwin did not explain, immediately put on a flat expression as if he wanted to ignore the question. “Discognition is the gateway to hope, we must open it carefully,” he replied while activating D-Nil.

The Choker-shaped device briefly emitted a white light, then transferred some information to Irwin's brain. It propagates through the surface of the skin, the nervous system, and the spinal cord. In the form of electromagnetic signals like a digital device, neatly arranged without experiencing the slightest error.

“Kakanda–?”

“I borrow first ...” Irwin retrieved the Data Cube from his sister's tote bag. While opening the projection screen, it touches the surface of the device with its right hand and connects it with the D-Nil. Directly send data and start the calculation process very quickly. “Ah, finally open as well. The security code can still be used, huh? Means they haven't updated protocol–?”

“Kakanda?!” Lydia snapped, then quickly pinched Irwin's cheek and continued asking, “Please stop! Get drunk again, you know! What are you doing, anyway?!”

“Short ...” Irwin further processed the data with his right hand, then started typing the report with his left hand. While glancing sharply, the young man of black hair immediately reprimanded, “Stop pinching, Lydia …. I'm busy.”

“Ngapain?” Lydia pinched increasingly hard, then began to bring her face closer and stared intently. While peeking at the projection screen, the black-haired woman curiously asked, “Kakanda is making an unimportant report, ‘kan? A kind of government program review–?”

Lydia flinched, straight away with a paled face. At first glance he glanced at Sikyn, but immediately covered his own mouth with both hands and chose to shut up. It really shows a very clear fear.

“Don't worry, it's just a prophecy. Star motion calculation result ...” Irwin completed the calculation, then immediately disconnected the Data Cube connection and disabled D-Nil. “I also have the ability of Oracle,” he said while throwing a gentle smile.

However, at the same time implied something terrible in the smile. Filled with pride, madness, and seemed to underestimate everything like a God who had finished writing a narrative of destiny.

“Will let him come because he knows it?” Lydia swallowed the saliva heavily, then took a deep breath and tried to sit quietly. “Isn't he very loyal? Ka-Kakanda wants to sacrifice it?” tanyanya. At first glance he glanced at Sikyn, then quickly turned his gaze and again trembled uncontrollably.

“Now, this is just a calculation result!” Irwin retrieved his sister's tote bag, then disabled the projection screen and restored the Data Cube. “I kept it so as not to forget. The picture will be selected so that we can take the right decision,” he said in a slightly restless tone.

“But, isn't that ...” Lydia gritted her teeth, immediately picked up her tote bag and intended to check the report. However, he instantly came to a halt right after retrieving the Data Cube. “It's just a prophecy, ‘kan?” tanyanya while undoing the intention.

“Actually, in this world there is no such thing as absolute decree ...” Irwin held his breath for a moment. “Even for death once. We consider it absolute because our choices are limited,” he continued while closing his eyes.

“Lantas, what about the report and proposal that I will send yesterday?” Lydia doubted this. He stared intently, then with a trembling body further confirmed, “That's just a prophecy, ‘kan? Not the absolute decree I'll write for them?”

“Hmm, that's also the result of Calculation.” Irwin opened his eyes in anguish, showing an annoyed expression of feeling like he was being interrogated. “Of course I have selected and the results are quite accurate,” he asserted while glancing.

“Sorry, I did not mean to corner Kakanda ...”

“No problem! A student must have critical thinking! Maintain it!” Irwin nodded. As he crossed paths, the young man with black hair firmly continued saying, “Keep curious! Ask questions if you are confused! Prove the information you get! Then, draw your own conclusion!”

“Curat ...”

“Hmm?”

“You cheated!”

“Eh? Why?”

“Just cheating!!”

“Ba-Well, it's up to you ...” Irwin was stunned, only able to nod slowly and close his eyes for a moment. “Sometimes you're weird, yeah. Suddenly so kayak boy so,” muttered as he turned his eyes.

“I don't want to hear that from Kakanda!” lydia snapped in annoyance.

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