Shining Days are here again

[K2]

Adrian would be beamed into a secure prison cell with various barriers around it, as well as your basic AM fields, AT fields, AP fields, and so on. His technology -- and clothes -- would be stripped from him. He would find his cell, located in a K Empire ship, fairly barren, containing only a bed and a small toilet, and monitored at all times.

[Zero]

Adrian made no attempt to escape or anything just remained there. A lawyer arrived at the K-Empire the next day to bail Adrian out, and Lucien came in person this time with a squad of Rio Troopers. Of course Lucien carried no weapon on his person or anywhere near him. The Rio Troopers on the other hand? They were armed a plenty. Lucien was going to be the one who bailed out Adrian so he could continue to take care of the Academy.  When Lucien arrived, he docked his ship after going through customs. "Where might I find someone named Adrian Xilas? I have to bail him out of one of your jails...so he can go back to his job." This was the real Lucien. In addition to the Rio Troopers, he had a couple of VE-Shinobi units with him just in the off chance they were going to be needed.

[K2]

They would find that the K Empire's court system was quite different than many cultures. They would not allow bail to be posted. When Lucien and the Rio Troopers arrived, there was nobody in the docking bay to greet them, but a message did blast into their ears through the loud speakers.

"Have your men disable their weapons immediately or you will be arrested and charged."

[Zero]

Lucien also had on his person the rules of the Fire Storm Academy that had been written not by Adrian, but by some of the men of the Vionix. One of those rules related to the current predicament that Adrian was in and that rule had been suggested by Lucien in part due to the Wind Storm Academy. The rule related to weapons and said that no one with a rank of above student was ever allowed to surrender their weaponry.  Lucien nodded to the men who disabled their weapons which were mostly blasters at their side. One of them had a Powered Weapon in their hands, but that one opened a portal and tossed it in. "So you will not allow bail for Adrian? Not even according to this document which are the rules he is bound by as leader of the Fire Storm Academy as appointed by the Vionix no less?" The document was clear and concise and stated that the officers of the Academy could never surrender their weaponry on penalty of death if they ever did surrender their weaponry. All the soldiers and Lucien were unarmed.

[K2]

The voice replied, "Evidence cataloged. Testimony accepted. You have been selected as a witness for court. Estimated court date is unavailable. It would be wise to make any necessary decisions now. While you await the court date, you, as a witness, will be cut off from communicating with the outside world to avoid tainting of the judicial process. Please make final preparations now. Your guards will be allowed to enter your ship and return home unharmed, provided that they leave their weapons in our care."

[Zero]

Lucien looked at the guards for a moment and then pulled out a comm link and whispered into it something in ancient narrikian, something the K-Empire personnel could not possibly understand, but it was for a VE at his house to activate the Damocles Contigency that was in case of his death or disappearance and that of Adrian as well.  The guards did as bidden, but all most of them had were blasters. The Rio Trooper Tech still took the form of cell phones and had never been seen before, or even analyzed so the K-Empire did not know it was a weapon of course. The soldiers then asked Lucien a question to which he merely nodded and then Lucien said to them. "Very well, I shall remain here without contact from the outside world. However Adrian has violated the rule in the hand book, by surrendering his weapon. Given his participation in operation Liberation I am prone to let him survive, but will have to contact the Vionix after the trial. Also since I will be out of the loop for a considerable period of time...." Lucien then made a hand gesture as well to the VE-Shinobi units. They knew what to do now.  Lucien pulled out his ear piece and his communicator and his galaxy phone and crushed all three with the heel of his boot so he could not be contacted. Later he was going to have to arrange alternative transport to his home.

[K2]

Nothing would happen until after the soldiers had departed and Lucien was all that remained. Then, a slow bunker alarm would start to go off, one typically only found in nuclear silos. AM, AT, and AP fields rose around the docking bay, as well as barriers. Guards with very large weapons busted into the room, pointing them at Lucien.

"On your knees," one ordered, "Hands where we can see them."

[Zero]

Lucien immediately got on his knees and put his hands where they could see them. Unlike Adrian he had not been considered stupid. No weapons whatsoever existed on his person, nor did any communications gear as he had destroyed all of that. Of course AM Fields could not restrain him as he did not use any ability the field known as AM could actually block. Of course the people who were around him with gear pointed at him did not happen to know this fact unfortunately.

[K2]

A tall, African man walked into the docking bay. This man was wearing a full suit of armor, and his blue eyes were locked on Lucien. So, this was the infamous warrior from the stars, was it? Lucien, the prince of one of the greatest warriors among the stars. Heir to the legacy of the great Narrikians. Hah.

"They say you are a king among your people. Some king. Your people are divided. The half you claim to lead have nearly been destroyed by the likes of the Anrufe. The other half? You allow it to continue under the rule of a foreigner to your people. Yet, still, you claim to be the rightful heir to your throne."

The man took a few steps towards Lucien, glaring at him intently.

"My name is Carhmichael. I hail from a region of Earth named Africa. Eight and a half years ago, a strange alien came to my world and offered me a choice. I could come with him and be apart of his empire, or I could remain in my blissful ignorance on Earth, trying to survive against all odds. He took me in, and taught me marvelous things, and here I am before you today.

"So, why do I bother explaining this to you? Because I come to you, like that man came to me, and offer you a choice. Join us. Join the efforts of the K Empire. Together, our peoples will bring the Anrufe to their knees. We will gather an army so large that even the Nyx would tremble at the sight of it. On that day, when we taste victory, you will leave behind your people. You will leave behind the Narrikians and, for four years, you shall serve us in payment for our assistance. We shall teach you the skills you will need to take back your empire someday."

Carhmichael shrugged. "Oh, and we'll let your friend Adrian off with a warning."

[Zero]

Lucien paused and considered the offer. 4 years was not long and Lucien could wait. Claiming the throne becoming true Emperor and removing Empty would require he be trained.  Of course leaving the Narrikians behind would be difficult. Adrian might need to keep an eye on them for him during the 4 years and retain constant communication about the goings on.  What Lucien was not going to permit did indeed happen to be another series of edicts like those that Thel had forced upon the Narrikians. Finally coming to his decision Lucien said. "I shall accept the offer. I do need the skills to lead...to become proper emperor of the Narrikians.  So train me so that I can become the Emperor.  Four years I shall serve the K Empire after this. Once the service is over then and only then will I lay claim to the Neo Narrikian Empire. " Lucien was not honestly impressed with his own skills. His own skills that had led to millions dying.

[K2]

Carhmichael nodded gruffly, turning to one of the guards surrounding him, before turning to face Lucien once more. It had been settled. Now came the K Empire's true task. Eliminate the Anrufe once and for all. Destroy their precious base. Achieve victory once and for all.

A blood contract appeared next to Lucien, along with a small needle for him to prick his skin with in order to sign it. It laid out the terms clearly: Lucien would be trained by the K Empire for four years, and in turn, he and his people would assist in the efforts of destroying the Anrufe. Finally.

"Sign," he insisted. Adrian, likely awake by now, would appear suddenly in the docking bay as well. "I will assume that this one will lead in your place while you are here. Give him any instructions you may need to give him, and then, I will need to speak with you both."

[Zero]

Lucien examined the contract and then pricked a finger and signed the contract. Looking over at Adrian he pulled off the royal signet ring of the Neo Narrikian Empire and approached him. The ring was then slid by him onto the hand of Adrian whose clothes then changed to resemble those of a Neo Narrikian Emperor so that perhaps they could look the part. "Adrian, while I am gone. Have the animite surgically installed in yourself. You'll need it for what is to come. Also take a chemical shower and have your body purged of any toxins the K Empire has injected into you.  You are in charge of the mission of the Fire Storm fully now. I will not be funding it like I used to so you will need to find your own money sources." At that Lucien looked at the K-Empire personnel and pulled out the deactivated (he hadn't figured out how to turn it online) animite that he carried on his person.

[K2]

"We'll take that," one of the guards said, taking the deactivated animite. The DOTRAD was probably having a field day at the moment with all the new technology they had to study. Carhmichael grabed the blood contract, folding it up. It had already been signed by the emperor, and was now binding. Lucien's training would soon begin.

"Emperor Adrian of the Neo Narrikian Empire. My name is Carhmichael. The K Empire will be, hence forth, involved in the efforts to destroy the Anrufe. How many ships do you currently have at your disposal?"

One of the guards approached Lucien and said, "Sir, if you will follow me, it is time to begin your training."

[Zero]

The ships of the Neo Narrikian Empire as of yet did not equal even thirty. So far they had 24 ships but the number was growing.  Corvettes and frigates could be used to supplement the fleet plus with the new VE very few lives if any were going to be lost. Of course in order to accomplish this Adrian had a big mission ahead of him and so he looked at the person and said.  "To be exact there are 24 current ships at our disposal in addition to those our allies the Vionix have given us. Still haven't counted all of those yet."

Meanwhile:
Lucien walked with them but let them take the animite, not that he needed it. His psionic abilities should be more than a match for any problems he encountered. The injection he had given himself on board one of the ships of the Vionix was a serum that made him the next best thing to immortal. His body as long as it did not die of natural causes or unnatural ones could stay alive. Old age was not a problem he needed to worry about any longer.  For now he would play by the rules and train under the group known as the K-Empire. Once 4 years had passed then he would be free to pursue his more actual goals that could be accomplished with the minimal amount of effort on his part. "Very well, let us get underway."

[K2]

"Vionix?" Carhmichael repeated, "That name... It does sound familiar. Right, then. Adrian, I would like you to return to your planet. Gather as many of your warriors as you can. Man your ships. Gather your army. We shall attack yet another one of the Anrufe's worlds soon enough. I need you to bring your ships to a save location so we may modify them for battle. Do you know the location that the planet Earth once held? Send your ships there, to it's moon. Oh, and contact the Vionnix. Ask them to bring their fleet as well. We need everything we can get."

"Right," the guard replied, "I know you must be eager to join the fighting, but it is the opinion of the emperor that you are not yet ready to be on the battlefield. Given your personal involvement, though, he will grant you permission to join the fight during the final battle. As for your training, though. We have called upon an old friend to come train you. Perhaps you have heard of him? His name is Konjan."

[Zero]

Ships sometimes were built out of shoddy craftsmanship and could not even be considered stable to use. The ones the Anrufe used were built out of good quality materials but had one flaw. The emperor of the Neo Narrikian Empire Adrian nodded. Soldiers needed to be gathered and men needed to be recruited. Of course he did know where Earth was. So pulling out a galaxy phone that he had bought, a disposable prepaid one he called up someone and moments later a Super Capital ship beamed up Adrian onto the ship and then took off towards Memorial.

Lucien in the mean-time listened and thought about the person. Konjan might be a powerful asset from the name alone. Of course given the current circumstances and the fact Lucien had never met him this might not be as easy as Lucien had hoped. So he followed them to where his mentor and teacher awaited because he planned to be ready. The Anrufe were going to be decimated so completely and utterly they could never even under the most beneficial circumstances recover.  "My goal right now is to become stronger so that I can handle the threats this galaxy has to offer. Am Fields aren't a problem for me due to a lack of a certain organ inside of me. However I have adapted to that problem. So where is this Konjan who is to train me?"

[K2]

"Hmph," Carhmichael sighed, looking at his men, "I hope we're doing the right thing here. I really do."

OOC: I'll make a new topic for Lucien tomorrow. @_@