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The two women were left to bicker a the monster had responded in a very direct manner to the Ethereal's proposition. Needless to say, it was pleased to hear the beast's consent. The condition wasn't problematic either as they were going to need a shakedown of the anomaly planet they were just in so they could observe the various travelers and possibly weed out the threats. Using its Psionic powers, the leading alien caused the gel surrounding Apocalypse's body to dissolve but the barriers remained in case of a sudden 180 turn on the Ethereals. There was no issue with that, as they had the teleporter linked to the perimeter dedicated to Apocalypse's jail. All they would have to do is use the Terminal linked to the cloaked ship to send him back to Arcadia.

"We accept your condition. However there are a few regulations to follow when operating under our command. To start off, the 'Terminals' are to be preserved at all costs. Their destruction is strongly frowned upon. Secondly, you will be directly linked to our telepathic web, allowing you to receive and send messages through telepathy. Finally ..."

The Ethereal turned to face the general direction of a white wall as if it were contemplating a very sensitive piece of information. It paused for about five long seconds, leaving a deafening silence to the room filled with stressed scientists evidently in fear of Apocalypse. The lower Ethereals could not show such reactions but never spoke a word. Finally gathering its speech back, it simply turn its head to face the beast before exposing the information.

"If the elders told the absolute truth and our data is correct ... Within this Multiverse lies an extradimensional creature capable of great things. When you will see it, it may appear as something forgettable, likely even human considering the odds. However, even a monstrosity such as yourself will recognize the disconcerting anomaly it may be. Do not harm it. It not only has the potential to destroy you but it is probable to hold an extremely unstable behavior. You will know once you find it."

Without wasting another word, the teleport machine would finally begin to work, leaving a window of opportunity for the beast to reply before being warped back into the world it started in. It would actually land where France was, more precisely in the city of Nantes. From there it could easily travel and find its prey without too many disturbances. The beast would find itself crashing once more into the ruined city, but once up and ready, it would notice small drones hovering in the nearby area. They weren't hostile and Apocalypse could quickly deduce that they were likely to be the Ethereal's. He was free to rampage for a certain period of time until he'd be called off. They didn't want too much attention drawn on him. But for now, he acted as a lone being without any affiliation. That's how opponents would see it at least.

The Uber Ethereal paused for another brief moment, realizing that this crew had just evaded a catastrophe. This was mostly thanks to the fact that Apocalypse wielded a certain level of intelligence. But that led to other long term difficulties. In any case, it had to dedicate its efforts elsewhere for the time being. As such, the two unique women standing near it were now the center of its attention.

"Mikoto. Survey the beast and study the odd individuals in Arcadia. We may have what The Envisioning One is looking for down there. Conablum, now that you have tasted the position of our laboratories, perhaps it is time you display your assets. If a mutual interest is found, we could easily conclude into a merger. You must be warned, however. Nothing regarding the Ethereal Ones' technology or the Multiverse must be made public to your respective universe. That of course is a non-factor if such a practice is widespread in your universe, which we doubt."

As Grimlock continued aimlessly wandering the narrow streets (from his perspective anyways), he was interrupted by what appeared to be some kind of portal opening in the sky above him. The only thing he knew that was similar was the space bridge portal, although he was sure it was something else entirely. However, he brushed it off as not his problem. There was likely very little he could do about the rift anyways, and it wasn't doing anything against him at the moment.

A wave of dark thoughts began to press against his mind. His wrath began to grow, and he somehow felt very angry. He wasn't very sure, but it almost felt as if something were entering his mind. This of course made him very angry. Nobody controlled him! Anyone who tried would be cut down, deactivated, and torn to shreds, although not specifically in that order. An orange flame began to flicker into existence above his armor, and he could feel his rage begin to consume him.

"Get out ... of my head!" His voice was an animalistic growl, his fists were clenched, and he was ready to snap at a moments notice.

However, his words proved pointless, for as soon as the presence was felt, it vanished again. His mind had automatically muted the remaining voices, allowing him to slowly reign in his temper. His aura of flame dissipated as he began to return to his usual state of mind, his anger being slowed to a low boil. Having calmed himself enough to observe his surroundings, he watched some sort of pillar rose up to smash into the red hand of doom. The pillar appeared to be stronger than the hand, as it was banished back to wherever it had come from. Well, now he new he wasn't alone on this alien world.

Changing his course, Grimlock began to head towards the origin point of the power surge. It looked close, no more than a few blocks away. He was curious if this new power was a threat or not. Should he seek to destroy it, or could it perhaps aid him in finding out where he was.

@Lmpkio


Sighing, Nova dropped to his knees. He was drained, exchausted. He would need time to recover, and yet he knew already that fate would not afford him such luxuries. He could sense the distress of his allies, and he knew already the cause. Furthermore, several grave evils had entered the world, far more dangerous than the lone sith had ever been. An entire empire attempted to establish it's hold on Holy Terra, even if it was just an alternate version of it. A beast of pure destruction had emerged, intent on ripping this very world asunder. And the League of Conquerors remained in Zwitzerland, each of them a terrible foe in their own right, and a fearsome force when combined. All these threats, piled on top of the corrupting and destructive powers of Chaos.... he was perhaps beginning to truly understand the scale of his quest. The sheer quantity of evil that he would need to eliminate in his multiversal crusade.

However, duty called. He stood, wiping sweat from his brow with an armoured fist, and stepped forward through shimmering air. He emerged within his palace, in front of the throne he had forged for himself on this world. He sat down heavily, the stone cracking under the weight of his armour, as he found several of his allies to have already entered the palace. "Don't worry, I'm here. And don't worry about those who defeated you, they have left this country. They will return in time, but for now they are no immediate threat." His face was held regally, and not a single drop of sweat could be seen on his face. An emperor must always be regal, and who no weakness even when faced with countless enemies and insurmountable odds. He would be the inspiring symbol, evidence that the forces that faced them were not as daunting as they seemed, that any obstacle could be surmounted. Such was his role.

"There are many evils on this world. Since I first asked you to assist me, many more have claimed their hold on this place, and I know not how many allies I can find within this realm. However, we have achieved a victory today." Triumphantly, the Emperor holds up the toy train. "This seemingly mundane object has formed an interdimensional link of some sort. Using this, it's possible to travel from world to world, universe to universe. I'm not certain whether I can properly use it, but I will decode it's secrets in time. I will send those who wish to return to their homes, and I will call forth my armies... or what's left of them." He gestures to the south and north, as if pointing through the walls of the palace. "The evils on this world are far from our position, and many do not yet know of our stronghold. As long as we are able to hold this location until I can unlock the secrets of this device, we will be able to surmount the threats that face us."

@Savato


Somehow, Apocalypse doubted he would be able to recognize any such being. He had faced many powerful beings before, several of whom could easily be described as 'extradimensional'. Without any further details, he knew not how he would differentiate the creature from any other, similar being. However, he had no intention of refusing the request, nor of working with these beings for long enough for the details to become a problem. If he found this creature he would kill it, as he would kill any other powerful creature he met. But there was no reason for him to inform his benefactor of this, at least before he gained the means to end them. If I see anything freaky, I'll be sure to bring it back for you. Chuckling, the beast was ported off.

Appearing once more in midair, Apocalypse crashed to the ground. When he stood up from the crater his impact had formed, he took some time to survey his surroundings. He appeared to still be in a city of similar design, but he could clearly sense this was a different location on the planet. Another human city. And yet, unlike his original location, this place held no other forms of life he could detect. Did they really have to drop him in the one place with absolutely nothing interesting to destroy? Sighing, Apocalypse compared his current geological location with his previous location, where he had originally encountered the Ethereal. It wasn't all too far away, at least for a being moving at his speed, and it would undoubtedly contain more interesting prey.

Bursting from zero to supersonic, Apocalypse launched off into the distance. The observing ethereals would note that his speed had increased with about 20%, upped from 340 m/s to 400 m/s. Based on his current speed and the distance to France, as well as the fact that he was heading straight for it, moving over or through anything in his way, he would arrive in about 15 minutes. Blazing a trail of destruction, the beast made it's way towards, specifically, the Alliance of Conquerers. Who, most likely, would not appreciate the attention.

The ethereal was speaking again. It's voice annoyed Cyano to no end. There were more important things that needed to be done. But... oh well. Cyano scanned the scientists that were coming back into the room as she spoke.

"So, your wanting to see my universe essentially? Well, I see no reason why you couldn't. No doubt you have a way there. The technology is fine. Most of your tech is outdated in my world, but the mass multiverse travel is new. Multiverse travel is new at that. Though the labs should be working on a mass travel device right about now. Either way."

Cyano rubbed her temples. Not one of those scientists had messed with her food. Seems like she would have to go find them. Later. She turned to face the ethereal and gave him a very annoyed look. Normally irritation like this could be solved fairly easily. Shoot the problem. If it came back, that was fine. If it didn't just clone it or hire a new one. But she couldn't do that here. So it would be fairly obvious she was growing quite irritable.

"So, are we going to go or not? I have all the time in the world, but for the sake of argument let's pretend that I am a very busy person"

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Cyano manifested her annoyance but she didn't leave the greatest impression to the Ethereal either concerning behavior. To claim superiority of technology over a civilization that achieved immortality for thousands of years now would surely be taken as an insult if the alien was a hint more human. But on the contrary, it could understand why Cyano's mind would act the way it did, they drilled into the brains of enough humans to have a full understanding of how their thought processes worked.

"It is interesting that your human arrogance would make such claims while admitting that you have failed to discover a technology we have achieved. Although perhaps the architecture and overall design of our works may not please your universe's standards."

The Ethereal floated back toward the hallway they had taken previously, leaving Misaka to proceed into her orders and supervise Apocalypse while locating any potential anomalies. As the psychic alien escorted Cyano back to the control room as she demanded that they would leave with a somewhat unpleasant tone, the Ethereal would go on about their method of interdimensional travel.

"Warping abilities have existed for a few millennials within our kind and dimension travelling wasn't impossible either. However to reach this state of reality known as the Multiverse, only one piece of technology has been able to fluidly transfer entities into that union station of a world. They are known as Terminals, and are likely the reason why you were in Arcadia."

The overlord exposed as they had entered the control room. It would waste no time and set itself in the center of the room over an inscribed circle. It would be the warping pad they'd use to quickly fuse their basic warping capabilities with the Terminal they had managed to gain by the time. They would however need coordinates to reach the Universe Cyano would be from, something the Ethereal was hoping she'd know. There were other possibilities to figuring out her Universe's location, such as detecting the energy spikes in Arcadia when she had appeared there and synchronize their warping mechanisms to simulate that same passage way. A holographic set of keys with multiple empty digits at the screen above it would take shape before Cyano.

"Now input the coordinates of your Universe. Such an advanced being like yourself should know where your Universe stands in regards to Arcadia, correct?"

Of course Cyano knew the coordinates of her own universe. She wouldn't just go universe hopping without doing her homework. The ethereal obviously didn't seem to think Cyano was as advanced as they were. Well, she would just have to wait until the ethereal saw her world.

Cyano entered the coordinates for her universe. Within a matter of moments they would find themselves in a field outside of a large city. A city very different from the one they were just in. The skyline was dominated by one large building. Even from this distance a sign could be seen. "Arch research industries". Cyano took one deep breath in, and let it out before turning to the Ethereal.

"So, welcome to my world. Hope you don't mind doing some walking. We will have to go through the city. I know you don't want to be seen or something like that. Shouldn't be a problem though. If anyone asks just say your an experimental android body. Nobody will question it"

Cyano began making her way through the field, beckoning for the Ethereal to follow her.

@Gummi Bunnies

Having come across a partially collapsed building, Grimlock did what he did best. He used his brute strength to rip apart the debris until it was clear for him to pass. Large chunks of building were strewn across the streets, and a cloud of dust was sent up around him. With that done, he continued on his way.

He knew he was a rather predictable being, and certain triggers would cause him to react in certain ways. One particularly sensitive trigger was when things got in his way. His normal reaction would be to rip apart said blockage until nothing remained. If that didn't work, he'd keep trying until it did.

As he cleared the dust cloud, a purple rip in space-time appeared before him. He let out a deep growl as he prepared himself for a fight. His optics grew brighter for a moment, and he gripped his sword a bit more tightly. He was getting a feeling that this latest portal was created intentionally. If this was the rate at which portals and rips occurred in this world, it would prove to be very annoying. He wasn't all that fond of things involving space-time.

"Now what?" He grumbled to himself, irritated that once more things would be getting in his way.

@Cuccoruler@Kael Taiyou@Flamelord@Eviledd1984@Gummi Bunnies


"Don't worry, I'm here. And don't worry about those who defeated you, they have left this country. They will return in time, but for now they are no immediate threat."

Ryu breathed a sigh of relief as he wipes his forehead of all the sweat. Yet he was still worried. Not only did they have to worry about the Alliance coming in and destroy everything, but also this new demon-like threat. Whoever they were... whatever they want... as Nova said, they'll be back. And they'll come back with a vengeance...

"There are many evils on this world. Since I first asked you to assist me, many more have claimed their hold on this place, and I know not how many allies I can find within this realm. However, we have achieved a victory today." Triumphantly, the Emperor holds up the toy train. "This seemingly mundane object has formed an interdimensional link of some sort. Using this, it's possible to travel from world to world, universe to universe. I'm not certain whether I can properly use it, but I will decode it's secrets in time. I will send those who wish to return to their homes, and I will call forth my armies... or what's left of them." He gestures to the south and north, as if pointing through the walls of the palace. "The evils on this world are far from our position, and many do not yet know of our stronghold. As long as we are able to hold this location until I can unlock the secrets of this device, we will be able to surmount the threats that face us."

Ryu wasn't so sure about that last part Nova said...

"Whatever pit those things came out of," Ryu began urgently, "They aren't the only group we must worry about. We recently encountered another army, rather an alliance known as The Alliance Of Conquerers. They thankfully didn't follow us, but I fear that they'll release their own army in perhaps a few hours."

He then looks at the little train that Nova has in his hand.

"We can't stay here Nova... it's too dangerous. If we stay, then we'll die. Even if we survive, we'd loose many allies and might be at the mercy of the next wave that'll hit us."

Ryu then points to that train.

"THAT train is our ticket out of here. We need to move quickly... and to somewhere where we'll be safe. Question is... where would it be?"

At that point, Gojira-San arrives (Moon Sanato seems to have left so I'm just pretending she never happened until she posts) to where everyone was, relieved that everyone was safe and sound...

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(Second part coming later on).

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Upon warping to the new world, the Ethereal would immediately mark it with some of its Psionic powers to make sure they wouldn't lose track of it for some reason. The city seemed rather normal, despite the obvious differences in technology from the Earth the Ethereals had invaded in the past. It gathered knowledge upon simply glancing at what surrounded it, but what it could see in the public was likely not representative of what Cyano had in store for the alien overlord. Unmoved by how conspicuous it was to the residents of this futuristic city, the leading Ethereal was all too used of being the alien in foreign worlds, enough to know that the locals would likely shrug off such a singular experience they could barely understand. Cyano offered a cover up which it had no interest in maintaining.

"There is no true consequence to the population knowing the truth. They will most likely shrug it off as a joke, or otherwise won't be believed by relatives. Even with video evidence there will always be one individual to denounce false footage and the chain reaction goes on."

It deduced, realizing that despite how advanced this place was, they were still humans working to keep another version of Earth alive. The population was most likely not too aware of anything paranormal, as such basic psychology and sociology could apply here. It was strange that they had to use normal means of mobility to reach a destination when any sane person would consider getting in some transport of some sort. Though it wasn't really the Ethereal's position to judge, last time it came to Earth it annihilated structures and caused populace panic just to have a few meager military groups to surrender.

"Perhaps you could brief us on your technology that enables such resistance to 'The Gift'. All of the Ethereal Ones in the ship have sensed it and were preoccupied of your capabilities regarding it. We do have our theories, but intellectual transparency appears to be something we have agreed on, Conablum. You've also showed us the way to your world, a world we could annihilate in a few moments. There surely isn't any barriers in this joint venture we are agreeing to."

Annihilate? Annihilate! Well that was a joke if Cyano ever saw one. She could barely hold back her laughter at the Ethereals comments that they could "Annihilate in a few moments" this world.

"Alright buddy. I'll "brief" you on this world's tech. First thing first, what I'm using is an outdated tech known as nanomites. They let me augment my natural abilities to an astounding amount. That should tell you all that you would want to know about that. I'll go ahead and explain more as we get around to it. Your going to see most of it as we go anyways."

Cyano continued through the field with the ethereal. Pretty soon they would come upon what looked lIke it had been a road before. No doubt this would confuse the ethereal to no end, so Cyano would explain.

"We don't use roads anymore. Instant linear teleportation became a thing a while back. Way more efficient and useful. And safer. Of course private areas had to have security changes but that probably won't matter much to you. The short story is that travel is pretty much only for sightseers and people who lost or can't afford an instant teleporter."

Cyano allowed a quick glance at the sky. They were pretty close now. From here the Ethereal could see the outskirts of the city. Oddly enough, a stone wall surrounded the city. Albeit a small one, it would still be odd considering what he had been told. In the opposite direction, down the old, now dirt, road, the ethereal could probably make out a manor. Though its importance was fairly low at the moment.

"When we get to the labs I'll tell you more. For now, well, I have to ask. Does it hurt to have your psychic powers suppressed?"

Kirby looked around at the others, he had a worried look on his face. With all the commotion going on he wasn't quite sure of what to do himself. "Poyo!" Kirby said to the others. "Kirby says, and I agree with this, Last one to the train is a rotten egg!" Kindle translated before following Kirby who was running towards the Train now.

Cia meanwhile looked at Ika before speaking. "I really don't wanna leave him, it seems far more fun to be with him than anything else." Cia said waving around her gun by her head in a rather bored looking fashion. "Besides I noticed something far more interesting earlier instead a few people." Cia added, during the battle earlier she had seen what seemed to be a terminal. She wasn't quite sure what it was at first but now that she thought of it, it was very similar to the one that she came out of. Where it went to however was different story.

Timaeus, Daemon Prince - Munich, Germany

The Cultist had finished boarding a building and placing some shabby defenses like some explosives and turrets. Of course, 'Shabby' was relative to himself, considering the materials that the cultist had on hand, they had done quite a excellent job.

The Chimera's were parked outside with a few cultist on it paying attention to possible enemy attack. As if there was one, then they would quickly be able to deploy the Chimera 'heavy weapons'.

Timaeus was sitting on a makeshift throne, while deeply thinking on the situation he was in and how could he go further in his objectives.

Nagash, Supreme Lord of the Undead - Graveyard, Bern, Switzerland

Nagash after raising the skeletons at Bern had ordered them to get him a map of the world, of which they delivered to him. And so he began to analyze the map, to decide on which part of this world would it be the best to start his domain.

After a long period of time pondering, he decided to settle on the land called 'Egypt', for it somehow remind him of his homeland. And so with a wave of his hand, space itself twisted and formed a portal to his destination, of which he and the few of his recently raised undead servants went in.

@Gummi Bunnies

For a moment, Grimlock took the time to observe cage that was trapping him. Going from his experience on shielding, it appeared to be strong enough to keep in most Transformers. Unfortunately for his captor, he was not like 'most Transformers'. He stood on a pedestal above most others of his kind, truly among the strongest of his race.

"More than ... you can handle." His growling voice struggled to put the sentence together. He then began to get his way out of the annoying prison he'd been placed in. Raising his leg, he sent the prism a good kick. With his strength behind it, the cage overloaded and failed almost instantly, surprising him on how weak it actually was. Seems he overestimated it.

As the prism disappeared, there was nothing left between him and his new enemy. He let Out another growl, this one far more aggressive than the others he usually made. Taking a step forward, he brought his blade to bare against his smaller enemy, sending a powerful strike against the two objects supporting the tiny creature that was currently invoking his wrath.

@Gummi Bunnies@Mtntopview@True Creator@Cuccoruler@Absolis@Lmpkio
"You would run? It seems I overestimated you." The Emperor scowls at Ryu and Kirby, as he makes his way to the centre of his palace. "If you run, then who will save the next world they enter? Who will stand between them, and whatever universe is next on their list? Are you prepared to wash your hands of their blood, to sacrifice their lives to save your own hide? To flee from the enemy is to sacrifice another's loved ones, to allow them to run amok among my children, and the children of a billion others, among a billion other realities." Nova's glare could be felt even as he looked away, and prepared whatever it was he would do. "If you wish to act as a coward, then I will not stop you." With a gesture he formed a portal leading to Arcadia-2. "Through this you will find a peaceful world, one that has not yet seen the terrors that stripped the life from this empty world. I will not follow you, and I cannot give you the Terminal. But you will be able to live peacefully, to eke out whatever existence it is you wish for in that land."

"I, however, refuse to leave. The evils of many realities have found their ways to this realm. I will ensure that they remain here. If that costs my life, then so be it." He gestures, and the piece of floor he's standing on lifts into the air. He moves up towards the ceiling, and any who chose to leave for Arcadia-2 would be left behind. It was in this moment that they would need to choose to follow Nova, to risk their lives against an unknown enemy, or to escape to safety. However, Nova's actions might well lead to their deaths. It was clear that this choice might determine whether they would live, or they would die.

Regardless of their choices, Nova made his way to the roof of the Imperial Palace. There, he surveyed this world, and all within it. He could sense them all, all of their voices clamoring in the back of his mind. Greed, violence, lust, hatred.... all those things the Chaos Gods fed on, those sins of mankind that fuelled their demonic armies. He raised a single hand into the air, and as he spoke, every single living thing on Arcadia could hear his voice. A beam fired upwards from his hand, purple energy connecting to the Warp Storm above. A tendril of power reaching through the fabric of space and time, piercing the veil between realities. His fingers reaching out, as he took hold of his children within the Imperium of Man.

"My name is Nova, and I am the God Emperor of Man. This world will be the First World of the New Imperium. I address those who would claim this world, those who would defile it with sin, those who would seek to harm the innocent or oppress the weak. I will annihilate you from this world. This is my declaration of war, on all the evils of this world. This is my challenge, and my offer of peace. I will unite those who would accept me, and I will destroy those who do not."

Finishing his little monologue, the Emperor gestured down. And with the movement, his psionic powers drew his children across the Warp, through the fabric of this reality. Among the bolt they traveled, before materializing around the palace. The first of those who had answered his call, the First Chapter among the Codex Astartes. Surrounding the Palace were three companies of the Dark Angels, the Angels of Death. Three hundred super soldiers, armed and armoured in the finest gear in the Imperium. Tanks and dreadnoughts had appeared, all proudly wearing the blazing marks of the Dark Angels. And as they looked at the glowing figure of the God Emperor, as one, they dropped to their knees.

"Prepare for war, my children. I have returned to you. And now, we will start the greatest crusade mankind has ever known. To conquer not simply the stars, but reality itself." The Emperor spoke proudly, and triumphantly, even as he gathered his armies. For he would need them to stand against the enemies he had no doubt would come. The armies of Chaos, the Empire, the Alliance of Conquerers, Apocalypse, and the mad esper, Add. He would challenge them all, and he would wipe all impurity from the face of this world.

As one the Dark Angels lifted their weapons, shouting in unison. "As the Emperor decrees, it shall be done!"

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Cyano's explanation made sense, for a futuristic world it did adhere to the vision many humans had of it in other timelines. Though as much as she boasted about their instant teleporter, there wasn't one to be seen as they kept going at a snail pace with traditional walking. The alien would come to notice the strange contrast with the stone wall surrounding the technologically advanced city. A bizarre detail it would love to gather information on, but there were more pressing matters. It saved that piece of data to either have explained by Cyano or have it investigated by its own teams. The Old Manor wasn't too much of a bother to it, there was bound to be something that a human would remain attached to, something from the past they could pride themselves over. It was too conspicuous to be some kind of hideout, so it could only guess that.

The subject of the nanomites came up, the idea that it could be painful to the Ethereal that it could not mess around with the woman's mind. It took a couple of seconds to contemplate the various encounters it had with psychic-resistant foes. They were rather annoying, and it didn't help that their Neural Feedback ability was also nullified since they've entered the Multiverse, though they're quickly finding alternatives to gain it back.

"We are beyond the need to feel physical or mental pain. Perhaps you were wondering if it was a bother. Somewhat. It leaves us at a disadvantage but we can eventually understand your technology and counteract."

It explained as monotone as ever, but just as it finished it would receive word from its telepathic link that something was going on in Arcadia. Bambietta was left there with Sam to establish a concealed base in the very shadows of the world, literally the shadows, so they were concerned by this obviously. But what as most troubling was that Arcadia was a hotspot for the Dark Outliners' operations as it held the mighty Terminals while serving as a link of the Multiverse. Arcadia-2 was already something being considered by a few other agents of the Outliners.

"It appears an individual named Nova has claimed Arcadia for themselves. The energy levels emitted by this voice are a match to the energy detected when an entity annihilated an entire mock fleet in a matter of seconds. Conablum, we must hasten this visit as it seems we've encountered an anticipated obstacle in this Multiverse."

The Alien overlord informed the woman as it stopped in its tracks for a moment. Things were not going well, but as it said, they expected something like this to occur shortly. However, unlike the blokes that claim to want to conquer everything, this one actually had a potential to back up such a claim. The Ethereal was both excited and worried, excited because it would force their plans to enter into motion much earlier than initially established, but worried that their mysterious leader would have to expose themselves so early in the scene.

"Conablum. Why enter this world of endless possibilities known as the Multiverse? You appear to be conscious of your arrival in Arcadia, unlike most specimens."