off topic,” Celi said.
“What
else changed?” Valis asked.
“The
Teacher couldn’t anticipate the one thing that gives us a chance in the
upcoming war,” Brian said. “And that would be the mobile suit itself.”
“What
makes them so special?” Valis asked.
“What
I am going to say is true with all gravity drive powered mobile weapons,” Brian
started. “But more so with the special models because of your inclination to
berserk. Berserking is the precursor to something else; I believe Myden calls
it awakening. What he means by that is evolving forward. You see it manifested
in the older races by their strange, almost magical powers. One day in the
future all of us will be able to do something like that, but for now, it’s
limited to a small number of us. The mobile suit serves as a mix of particle
exposure with our nanomachines. Add berserking a number of times and you create
a vessel capable of far more than simple destroying enemies.” He pointed to
himself. “Inside the Mjolnir I was being changed for a decade. This was
something the Teacher couldn’t anticipate. Now the five of you are changing.
Into what I can’t say, but Celi did for a brief moment to save my life.”
The
others looked at her.
“It’s
hard to explain,” Celi said. “It was like I reached out and energy flowed
through me like water. I haven’t been able to do it again since. Are you saying
I awakened?”
“Exactly,”
Brian said. “Each race has a different power. I suspect with Kalaidians it has
something to do with energy.” He flexed his free hand and pushed it through the
nearby wall like it wasn’t there before pulling it back. “With humans it has
something to do with dimensions and perception.”
“That
explains your weird power,” Seles said.
“It
does,” Brian said. “Each of you was chosen as a Maiden long before you were
born. I changed things by making it possible for there to be more than one
Goddess. If we’re to survive the coming storm we’ll need that power. If I die I
need all of you to be ready to lead the others.” He looked at Seles, “you are
the sword,” he looked at Celi, “you are the shield,” he looked at Mira, “you
are the heart,” he looked at Valis, “you are the mind,” he looked at Kivi, “and
you are the will. The five of you can achieve much more than I can alone.
Remember that and never doubt each other. The people of Alden need someone to
protect them. I appoint the five of you as this galaxy’s guardians.”
* * *
Tctie
returned to Myden’s quarters at the appointed time. The old Grey did the same
as before and touched Tctie’s head to help them contact each other
telepathically.
“You’re
getting better and silencing the ambient noise,” Myden said
telepathically.
“You
said something yesterday about my hive mind power being better than yours,” Tctie said. “How
is that possible?”
“Our
difference in species is the likely factor,” Myden answered. “As an
insectoid a hive mind isn’t strange, as a matter of fact, it would be extremely
advantageous. The other difference I sense is depth of reading others. With
concentration and proximity I can draw out memories in others. I’m not sure you
can do the same.”
“What
advantage do you see with my power?” Tctie asked.
“You
have the power to contact many minds at once,” Myden
explained. “The benefit is in battle you can relay messages instantly to
your allies. Part of the benefit of your power is the distance of use if much further
than one of my race is.”
“What
about the machine god?” Tctie asked. “Isn’t it possible my people would
be as susceptible to it as yours?”
“It’s
possible,” Myden said. “But the more likely scenario is it would have a more difficult
time controlling your kind. Remember, if it can’t implant itself deep into your
consciousness it can’t control you. When I try probing deeper into your
memories you can block me. That’s a good
“What
else changed?” Valis asked.
“The
Teacher couldn’t anticipate the one thing that gives us a chance in the
upcoming war,” Brian said. “And that would be the mobile suit itself.”
“What
makes them so special?” Valis asked.
“What
I am going to say is true with all gravity drive powered mobile weapons,” Brian
started. “But more so with the special models because of your inclination to
berserk. Berserking is the precursor to something else; I believe Myden calls
it awakening. What he means by that is evolving forward. You see it manifested
in the older races by their strange, almost magical powers. One day in the
future all of us will be able to do something like that, but for now, it’s
limited to a small number of us. The mobile suit serves as a mix of particle
exposure with our nanomachines. Add berserking a number of times and you create
a vessel capable of far more than simple destroying enemies.” He pointed to
himself. “Inside the Mjolnir I was being changed for a decade. This was
something the Teacher couldn’t anticipate. Now the five of you are changing.
Into what I can’t say, but Celi did for a brief moment to save my life.”
The
others looked at her.
“It’s
hard to explain,” Celi said. “It was like I reached out and energy flowed
through me like water. I haven’t been able to do it again since. Are you saying
I awakened?”
“Exactly,”
Brian said. “Each race has a different power. I suspect with Kalaidians it has
something to do with energy.” He flexed his free hand and pushed it through the
nearby wall like it wasn’t there before pulling it back. “With humans it has
something to do with dimensions and perception.”
“That
explains your weird power,” Seles said.
“It
does,” Brian said. “Each of you was chosen as a Maiden long before you were
born. I changed things by making it possible for there to be more than one
Goddess. If we’re to survive the coming storm we’ll need that power. If I die I
need all of you to be ready to lead the others.” He looked at Seles, “you are
the sword,” he looked at Celi, “you are the shield,” he looked at Mira, “you
are the heart,” he looked at Valis, “you are the mind,” he looked at Kivi, “and
you are the will. The five of you can achieve much more than I can alone.
Remember that and never doubt each other. The people of Alden need someone to
protect them. I appoint the five of you as this galaxy’s guardians.”
* * *
Tctie
returned to Myden’s quarters at the appointed time. The old Grey did the same
as before and touched Tctie’s head to help them contact each other
telepathically.
“You’re
getting better and silencing the ambient noise,” Myden said
telepathically.
“You
said something yesterday about my hive mind power being better than yours,” Tctie said. “How
is that possible?”
“Our
difference in species is the likely factor,” Myden answered. “As an
insectoid a hive mind isn’t strange, as a matter of fact, it would be extremely
advantageous. The other difference I sense is depth of reading others. With
concentration and proximity I can draw out memories in others. I’m not sure you
can do the same.”
“What
advantage do you see with my power?” Tctie asked.
“You
have the power to contact many minds at once,” Myden
explained. “The benefit is in battle you can relay messages instantly to
your allies. Part of the benefit of your power is the distance of use if much further
than one of my race is.”
“What
about the machine god?” Tctie asked. “Isn’t it possible my people would
be as susceptible to it as yours?”
“It’s
possible,” Myden said. “But the more likely scenario is it would have a more difficult
time controlling your kind. Remember, if it can’t implant itself deep into your
consciousness it can’t control you. When I try probing deeper into your
memories you can block me. That’s a good
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