Quantum
...doing a focused close range scan the SCF finds out the eye carries it´s own bubble of reality with it and time-space was radically bent and malformed within it, probably made from the place it origins from, there seemed to be no life on board, or at least none that was detectable within that bubble of reality...
Stellar Combat Fleet (SCF)
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Drakador_Chaos
Shortly after receiving the results, SCF High Command decided on a new plan of action. Answers were not to be found scanning from the outside, so they would send a team to attempt to enter the ship and it's reality bubble. An elite unit of operatives and technicians are sent to the Eye to find a way inside.
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Hound Dropship
Mass: 270.6 Tonnes
Crew: 74 Souls
Value: 330,400 C
The Hound is a lightly armed gunship. Hounds are bristling with point defense and covered in thick armor. Its guns are meant to clear landing zones of hostiles but can be used to engage enemy aircraft. Each dropship carries a platoon of highly trained SCF Operatives.
Strafe Fighter
Mass: 44.0 Tonnes
Crew: 7 Souls
Value: 49,950 C
Strafe fighters were developed to fill the need for an ultralight fighter. The design of the Strafe presents a very small target to enemy craft and allows for a wide firing arc. The exceptionally cheap cost and low crew requirement allow swarms of Fighters to be manufactured and deployed. The entire surface of the Strafe is sheathed in light armor, allowing for a surprising resistance to oncoming Missiles.
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Quantum
...as the technicians approached the eye it showed no reaction, they circled the ship a few times just to find out there was no obvious entrance to be seen so they decided to go closer to the eye and search the surface for anomalies, they did not find any of these either that´s when one of the technicians touched it... a massive amount of pictures showing all the races the eye has been at and the ones it is at currently flooded his head accompanied by cryptic signs and letters...
Drakador_Chaos
*The technician, attempting to cope with the torrent of information, shut himself in his quarters. He furiously transcribed the knowledge imparted to him from the Eye. He was found the next day passed out from exhaustion. His Study was filled with stacks of papers detailing the mysterious glyphs and imagery that had entered his mind. His colleagues moved quickly, working with supercomputers to translate the alien language.
Meanwhile, another group of technicians devised a more direct way to unlock the secrets of the Eye. Based on their calculations they theorized that a midsized spaceship could utilize modified FTL drives to warp into the reality bubble of the eye. They set to work modifying the drives of a Hound Dropship.*
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Quantum
...the colleagues of the technician were successful, more or less at least, they managed to translate some parts of the language to the point that at least a small part of the messages made sense, however at that point, they were stuck there seemed to be words that had no corresponding meaning in their language and then there were those words that were relating to them, which were just as bad...they found it it was a scouting ship of some sort, designed to observe and contact any races foreign to whereever this thing came from...
...on the outside the Hound was ready the crew booted up the modified FTL´s, as they received permission from the Monarch they started the FTL´s time and space began to slightly bend...and then an energy wave came from the eye, time and space began to bend more and more and...the Hound was suddenly standing at it´s starting point again, the FTL´s overheated, the eye stopped it´s energy waves aswell, they apparently could not enter the space beyond the eye just like that, however now they knew how they could travel to other dimensions if they would ever need to...
Drakador_Chaos
Aboard the Blockade Runner send a transmission to the Eye. The transmission is in the language of the cryptic knowledge imparted by the Eye.
"This is the Blockade Runner SCF Expedient. State your purpose for entering SCF space. "
Meanwhile, The Team of SCF operatives begin a renewed attempt to infiltrate the Eye. A Lieutenant suggests the use of highly experimental Phase Shifter rigs as a final attempt to enter the Eye. Three elite agents from the special operations division volunteer for the mission.
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Quantum
...a transmission returned that played without permission, more cyptic signs and letters, the technicians could translate parts of it: "Scouting for...watching...making contact with...gathering Information."
...after the Phase Shifter was started the Agents dissappeared...suddenly another wave of energy came from the eye, the Agents reappeared on the Bridge of the Monarch, but the Phase shifter was now a mere clump of burnt exotic materials...
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Drakador_Chaos
The Blockade Runner sends a new transmission.
"To the organization who sent the eye: The SCF would like to meet with you in person and discuss matters relating to your intrusion of our territory."
Meanwhile, The Blockade Runner sends an encoded request for more ships to High Command. If the organization to which the eye belongs is hostile, they would need a far larger fleet to repel them.
Quantum
...another transmission came in, the technicians could translate the following: "...contact possible...not yet...maybe soon...observer will judge...soon..."
The captain of the Blockade Runner looked at the transmission on his console. They would be coming soon, it said. He then looked out at the SCF warships emerging from FTL. When the Eye's owners arrived it could mean a new ally or an enemy invasion. Either way the SCF would be ready.
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Meteor
Mass: 77.9 Tonnes
Crew: 13 Souls
Value: 72,300 C
The Meteor is a modern close range fighter. Though it lacks point defense and speed, it's heavy armored nose protects the ship's innards. it is not capable of interstellar travel, remaining stationed at planetary garrisons or relying on carriers. The arrangement of its weapons grants an impressive firing arc while retaining the ability to focus all weapons on a single point.
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Quantum
...the eye suddenly just disappeared, without a warning or leaving any trace...however it did not seem to be as with other factions that it lost interest, more like, it got called back home by the creators...
The SCF has reached the e... ...suddenly the Captain of the Monarch was gone, just disappeared into nothingness, like the eye...
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...the Captain woke up, he sat in some kind of cavity...but it was incredibly big, he was on one among many isles in a near-endless lake, skyblue glowing crystals came out of the ceiling and the water everywhere, Infront of him sat a man in white robes with stripes that were glowing just like the crystals, on his back floating wings that seemed to be out of big, extremely thin crystal plates..."Greetings." he said and bowed...
Drakador_Chaos The Captain quickly stood up and dusted himself off. He took a step back looked at the Mysterious Man. He said, "Who are you, and what is this place?" The Captain rested his hand on his ceremonial saber, ready to draw the blade if the encounter turned violent.
Quantum
...."Me? I´m the current High Ethereal Judge, I´m tasked with making sure none of our species abuses their power.
These are the Ethereal Caverns, Judge apprentices meditate here for years as one of the last parts of their apprenticeship." As the Captain rested his hand on his Ceremonial Saber the man lifted an eyebrow and made a step towards him...
The Captain relaxed his grip and let his hand fall from his saber. The Judge, though intimidating in appearance, didn't seem hostile. He said "I am the captain of the SCF Majestic, a Monarch class dreadnought. What species do you belong to? The Eye you sent was certainly impressive. Why have you brought me here?"
Quantum
...he went a step back again, lowering his eybrow, "The High Lord has sent you here, because he´s occupied at this time, not me, he wanted us to make personal contact with the species from beyond our world." he paused for a moment "We call ourselves the "Lords of Chaos" we do not belong to any species native to your universe. I should probably tell you beforehand, that your number of questions is limited, once I deem this limit reached, I will send you back."
Drakador_Chaos
"The Captian thought carefully and asked "What are your intentions? You must be planning to introduce yourselves to the galaxy. The SCF would like to know if you will come as an ally or an enemy."
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Quantum
...he looked over him "Usually we try to avoid introducing ourselves to the universe since the consequences were sometimes quite bothersome in the past, but from time to time that is unavoidable, if we come as an ally, enemy, or just ingore you, depends on your actions and what the eyes have recorded." ...he stared into one of the crystals and frowned... "One more question."