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The core of the Four Pillars Colony was surrounded a series of concentric walls nested within each other like the layers of an onion. The walls resembled bookshelves stacked with books made of glass and blue light. Kara was wandering through this labyrinth of glass and metal, accompanied by Rankin’s avatar.“So, what did you say this place was called again?” Kara asked Rankin.“The Memory Banks,” Rankin replied. “Each of these ‘glass books,’ as you called them, is a data module that stores the thoughts and experiences of every unit and AI that calls Four Pillars Colony home.”“And at the center of this maze is the central processing computer,...

Atop a platform on the edge of a vast artificial chasm, Kara stood, handcuffed, surrounded by the holographic avatars of Sirene, Vorsch, Rankin, and CeeVee.“So, you wanted to ask me questions?” Kara asked Sirene.“Affirmative,” Sirene answered.“…Sure!” Kara sat down. “Ask all you want!”“Please get back on your feet,” Vorsch demanded. “We have specialized rooms for interrogating outsiders.”“It’s alright Vorsch,” Sirene said. “This isn’t an interrogation. Besides, we’ll still be able to record our conversation from here.” She joined Kara on the floor.“Matriarch, you do not have to comply with the requests of an outsider. Also, you are current...

The smoke eventually cleared to the point that Nolan could see what kind of room she was in. It was a dimly lit warehouse, thirty feet wide and tall and so long she couldn’t see the other side. Still, there was enough light for Nolan to make out what was being stored: the artifacts from the crater.Most of the artifacts were caked in rust and barnacles, but Nolan could tell that the colony had found a variety of objects. Trinkets, scraps, machine parts of all sizes, and even entire segments of buildings were arranged in tidy rows across the floor. Hard at work scraping way the oceanic filth were Cycle-4s, one-armed Susehpen units with their...

“People of Nede, today marks the one-thousandth anniversary of the Emorian Empire’s foundation and the one-hundredth anniversary of my ascension to the throne. For one thousand years this planet have been united under the banner of justice, equality, and stability and for one hundred years I have held that banner with pride.You have all heard the stories of the Empire came to be, of how the nations of Nede set aside their petty differences in the face of a common foe, the Marba Republic. For centuries the Marba lived lives of excessive decadence, forcing others to create extravagant luxuries that only they were ever allowed to enjoy, all w...