Stargate: Universe's
Outbreaks
Limbo, a virtual place where the entire consciousness of the mechanoid that was successfully rebooted will be stored for a time unknown to anyone at all. Located right in the very center of Bulwark, Limbo is also one of the core driving engines of Bulwark itself. The mechanoid consciousness that is in it as a 'resident', will be expelled from it if a new and suitable frame has been found for it. Only, most of them have been forgotten by Bulwark itself, indirectly making Limbo as a virtual place with a new function, namely.......
A tomb of death
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“Death to you, bastard !!”
Silvia's radiant sword split one of M.I.N.D's Limbo into two, from top to bottom. At first, Silvia did not have the heart to kill the consciousness that should still be able to return to life in the real world, but it was too late. The M.I.N.D limbo has been heavily infected by an unknown virus, and the new power it carries is no joke either. Limbo M.I.N.D who he just split into two is a long forgotten person, a woman who had been his manager along with Tamashi when he was a child. Silvia closed her eyes for a moment, praying for the Limbo M.I.N.D she killed to rest in peace in the next life.
“I'm sorry, Madam Leufyette.”
Another raging M.I.N.D Limbo was still moving against him. Silvia quickly put an end to her prayer, and then immediately slashed the neck of Limbo M.I.N.D who lunged at her.
“This time Jack..
Jack, an old friend of Silvia's who is a tank-type mechanoid. He is a professional in his duty to protect people with his mechanoid type, but unfortunately, his, he had to die on the battlefield as he sacrificed himself to withstand the anomalous attack of the sixth Emergence event in history. His body and frame had indeed been torn to shreds until there was nothing left, but not with his consciousness. Silvia even had conversations with him through Limbo in the early weeks after his death. Silvia is eager to reunite with him, but all that remains of her to Bulwark is her history of heroism.
“Vita, I must immediately save her !! Before he got out of Limbo and rampaged here !!” silvia murmured to herself.
Silvia turned to Vierra, who was currently still busy with the attacks of the M.I.N.D Limbo in the vicinity. Immediately, Silvia took advantage of the opportunity to break out. Not a single Militus had time to stop him. They all still had to evacuate the new students and the teachers of the academy to a safe place.
“Beyond you all, damn !!”
Silvia quickly slashed down the entire Limbo M.I.N.D that was blocking her path. His sword of light is like an angel who descends from heaven to save those who are cursed by the world, freeing them from misery once and for all. Each time Silvia slashed, she recalled the people she had known before, who had been unsuccessful in returning to their homes. He continued to step while closing his eyes, and finally, Silvia landed her final slash on Limbo M.I.N.D who was standing right in front of the door of the main hall.
“Hiyaaat !!”
Silvia's sword penetrated into the giant-sized Limbo M.I.N.D's body, and then split it horizontally in two. Only one step left for Silvia to get out of the hall full of crowds, but she stood still in the doorway. There was something strange about Limbo M.I.N.D that he had just slashed. He thought hard, using all his neurons to recall the creature that had disappeared into the void.
“That was........ Not a human being!!”
That was the last thing Silvia could remember about the last M.I.N.D Limbo. After all, he still had to step out this time, before time would devour Vita completely into being one of those tormented. Silvia looked back, and Vierra, who had just shouted at her, seemed to have realized that Silvia would soon run away from the hall, from her supervision.
“Cih, fuck you, damn !!” silvia exclaimed as she immediately dashed out of the main hall of Stargazer academy, turning towards the right.
“That backpack- !!”
Vierra wanted to catch up with Silvia who had left the main hall, but quickly recalled that there was still a task far more important than her supervision of the idiot. He had to hold off all the rampaging Limbo M.I.N.D along with the other Militus, making sure that they did not touch any of the new disciples with their dirty hands. Vierra grieves resentfully, and is ultimately forced to allow Silvia to do whatever she is going to do out there.
Meanwhile, on the other side. Silvia ran in the hallways of Bulwark which seemed very quiet. He tried to contact Mary through her comms many times, but it was all a waste. There was only a static sound he heard, and it made him even more worried than before. He never thought that the outbreak of Limbo would cause as much chaos as it does today.
“Damn it, damn it !! Maria, answer son of a bitch !!”
After running through some of the hallways beside her, Silvia then stopped for a moment, facing towards the hallway on her left. It should have been the fastest way to get to the center of Bulwark, but it seemed like the same was no longer true for now. There were two Militus who had just woken up from above the floor, facing towards him while taking out their swords and pistols. I don't know what really happened, but the two Millitus seemed to be unfriendly to him, thanks to the dark shadows that enveloped the two.
“What the...... ??” silvia murmured to herself.
Without further ado, the two Militus fired the first bullet from their pistols at the same time, which made Silvia dodge instantly, still in the same spot.
“Oi, why are you !!?”
The two Militus did not answer, and did not seem to heed the question at all. Knowing that their shots did not hit the target, the two Militus immediately swung their swords, then dashed towards Silvia quickly.
“Cih, perforce...”.
Supposedly, this is not what he did, but the situation forced him. Silvia came running towards the two of them, and in just the blink of an eye, Silvia had slashed twice, each for the two of them. Not an enemy that was tough enough to be faced by him, but still Silvia still got injured from the fight that lasted only in a matter of seconds. A mental injury, to be precise.
“Maria, Maria !! Where have you been all this time !? I've contacted you over twenty times, motherfucker !!”
Oh, is that so ?? I'm preoccupied with the fucking firewall problem right now. Quickly say, what do you want now ?
Silvia stopped her running, resting for a moment while taking a lot of breaths. He turned his head around, making sure that no rampaging Limbo M.I.N.D was nearby at this moment.
“Hey, have there been any latest output support frames lately ?? I'm on my way to Limbo saving Vita from there !!”
(Sigh) Are you stupid ? No matter if it's the latest frame or what, everything still depends on the person's M.I.N.D. But as far as I know, there are new types of amplifier frames lately. Not official yet.
“Amplifier ?? Maria, prepare that frame right now !! I'll pick her up safely as soon as !!” silvia exclaimed as she continued on her way, running towards the right.
Wait a minute, damn it !! I told you that the frame is still not completely finished !! Cih, basic children today.........
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I'll clear the right wing, and you clean the left wing.
That's what Exceels remembers today. A mission given by his uncle, Incurso. The heat energy bullet penetrated the heads of several Limbo M.I.N.D at once precisely. Their bodies were instantly integrated into mere dust, disappearing as if they had never existed before. His path was now cleared of the rampaging Limbo M.I.N.D, giving him the opportunity to take a breath of relief while lowering both his pistols. He looked around him, and all the passageways around him were just empty passageways like the one in front of him right now. All the M.I.N.D Limbo that had been in the hallways had been exhausted by a barrage of hot bullets of his, not left.
“Hmph, very easy, as always.” muttered Exceels while walking forward.
Exceels took a quick step, already tired of all these overly easy missions. Suddenly, there was the sound of footsteps from the hallway on his left. Exceels quickly put both guns into the hallway, and the action at least succeeded in making Silvia who just wanted to turn surprised instead of playing.
“Hey, you are here it turns out.....” Silvia said in a slow voice.
“You too. Shouldn't you be at Stargazer ?”
Silvia sighed, then walked past the Exceels turning right.
“You shouldn't have to ask about that. Of course I'll save Vita.”
“Limbo is the center of the attack, Silvia !! He can no longer be saved!!”
Hearing that, Silvia immediately turned towards the Exceels, looking at him sharply as the Exceels said that Vita was no longer able to be saved. It was impossible if Exceels had forgotten his friendship with Vita long ago.
“The spread is still not thorough, Exceels !! What exactly makes you like this !!? You have forgotten our friendship promise !!?”
10 Years ago, was when they met together as a party with Tamashi was their commander. Silvia who had lost many of her peers before, Exceels who had no more confidence in the people around her, and Vita who was famous as a mechanoid support who had below average abilities. The three teenagers were united by a fist bump which, since then, has been the promise of their friendship. The cruelty of war, the horror of anomalies, and the various internal conflicts they always face endlessly will never erase the promise of friendship forever from their log recordings. It felt like it would always be, but the current reality had slapped them back into reality.
“Bulwark needs us more, Silvia.”
“Complotants of the invaders ?? Unfortunately I would much rather save Vita than save them all.
“So we part now ?”
“That's how, we part now.” Silvia said as she walked leaving Exceels alone behind.
Exceels stared at Silvia's back for a while, before finally sighing and turning his back to Silvia, heading towards Bulwark's left wing tip. A great farewell, which seemed inevitable. With her sword, Silvia was like an angel who would descend into the darkness of the world to save lost lives. And with his two pistols, Exceels was like a choice of the Gods to destroy all obstacles, a symbol of unparalleled perfection.
Their long journey no longer felt like a long journey. Silvia opened the door where the Limbo interface was located, while Exceels opened the door where Bulwark's left wing tip was located. Silvia attaches a Limbo interface cable to her own body, while Exceels refills her gun magazine with an explosive bullet.
“I'll save you, Vita !!” -Silvia.
“I will protect this last hope of mankind, Scire !!” -Exceels.
