#prof. kellabaris

This is the continuation of the last one enjoy, and since the last one explained what the engine did to humans get ready for some wild sh*t to go down.

you have been warned, have fun and enjoy

After she collected her things Tarv made her way to the auditorium entrance and entered in her access card to the event; she then met up with Klecsh who was in the middle row of the seats.

“Tarv hey!, what took you so long?, the unveiling’s about to start.”

“Sorry, sorry, I couldn’t find you the crowd was too big, lucky for me you have a habit of making noise.”

“Hey!”, the ones sitting behind us shushed as the lights began to dim and as the lights shined on the stage revealing a strange sheet covered object and the surprise guest speaker, “Gasp, that’s Prof. Kellabaris, I can’t believe it.”

“Wait who?”.

“They’re the leading human archaeologist in the known galaxy,” Tarv was genuinely amazed that Klecsh actually did research that was relevant to the assignment, “They've discovered more human artifacts and history then any other archaeologist in the history of history itself.”

“Wow, you actually did some research for once, normally I do all the work while you just play dating sims on the net.”

“Yeah your welcome, now quiet and let the hottie on stage speak,” of course that’s how she was interested in researching them.

“My fellow sapient compatriots of the galaxy, I Prof. Kellabaris, here I stand before you, not as a great explorer, but as a simple scholar”, they spoke with such confidence and charisma that they could easily be mistaken as royalty, “for years of my life I’ve dedicated myself to the discovery of humanitys greatness, even if it means going through their waist bins,” a small amount of the audience chuckles.

“But I digress, ladies, gentlemen, and those of indeterminate gender, I present to you what might be the most significant archaeological I’ve ever uncovered,” they pulled away the sheet revealing revealing a stunning and ethereal white and gilded stone cylinder, four meters tall and etching akin to a computer chip with chunks of large chromatic crystals of bismuth growing randomly from it and its beauty awed the audience to near silence.

“I see you are all speechless, as was I when I first uncovered it on my home planet of Vas’shaka; but its appearance isn't all to take from this piece of precursor ingenuity, for this piece of stone might have, in actuality be a piece of the reality engine itself!”, the auditorium soon became a frenzy of whispers and mutterings as the interest and curiosity of the people grew.

Tarv turned to her friend, only to see Klecsh looking at her with a look of dumbfounded amazement, “You think its true, do you really think this is an actual piece of the reality engine itself?!”, she spoke with more excitement the the day she won a date with her favorite celebrity.

 “I don’t know Klecsh but were definitely gonna pass our assignment to-”, an explosion of pitch-black electricity emerged from the artifact onstage striking the metal scaffolding of the auditorium ceiling which instantly vaporized in the spots the arching black electricity hit. The audience was in a panicked frenzy as they trampled and shoved one another whilst trying to squeeze through the small auditorium doors; the professor themselves where escorted off the stage by staff.

“Tarv, Tarv!, come on we have to get out of here!, lets go!”

“Klecsh it no use!, everyone is in too much of a frenzy got actually leave, just look!”, Tarv pointed at the entrances clogged with people trying to flee, “but there’s an exit backstage we can leave through there!”

“Are you mad, what about lethal artifact that’s blasting lightning everywhere!?”

“As long as were not wearing metal we’ll be fine, now hurry!, if that thing gets anymore unstable it might-”

“Look out!”, Klecsh pushed Tarv down onto the floor, she was about to yell at her until the noticed the her bag completely frozen along with the seat it was laying on.

“What in the-”

“Liquid hydrogen, it leaking from the thing on stage and it’s spraying everywhere!”

“Shit Klecsh this is bad!; the backstage exit is a no-go now and if that thing’s holding liquid hydrogen then it’s pressurized!”

“Meaning!?”

“If the electrical discharge doesn’t kill us, the pressure explosion will and with the amount it leaking best estimates about half a minute before it explodes.”

“What do we do!”

“Take cover!”, Tarv and Klecsh both ducked down behind the seats as the artifact exploded with a deafening blast that shook the entire auditorium causing its ceiling to collapse; after the blast Tarv found her friend lying still next to her, “Klecsh?, Klecsh!”, she placed her hand on Klecshs chest search for a pulse from one of her hearts, “Oh, thank the precursors your just unconscious from over stimulation.”

Tarv look onto the stage where the artifact lay shattered, she began to rise until a arm reached out from within the artifact; in terror she ducked down and looked at it through the cracks between the seats. A strange figure began to rise, although the dust from the blast made it hard to see it clearly she could just about make it out; it was tall covered in a strange robe, its hair reached its shoulders in length. Without warning the creature snapped its gaze to her, its eyes glowing with a unnatural color; she broke line of sight with it and quickly placed her hand over her mouth while clutching her unconscious best friends hand for a semblance of security.

When she ignored her fear and looked again the creature was gone and just as the rescue teams arrived.

To be continued                              

Part 6 of the series marks the end of Vol 1. Vol 2 is under writing and will be starting in October and will consist of five parts.

Don’t worry though plenty more stories will be arriving in its hiatus.