Meanwhile....
Aios steps out, into another world, a world where no mortals nor machines will ever step into. It's difficult to describe, but no doubt is it a beautiful world.
A palace stood in the distance, silhouetted in the bright sky. Three massive towers stand, holding up the sky, while seven smaller ones also stand, watching them, silently supporting them.
In front of the palace stands an odd collection of houses, twelve of them, although one of them is blackened and burned. Aios steered well away from this place and ignored some of the more, posh houses, instead finding a small, humble hut, directly in line with the Palace.
The hut, unlike everything else here, was decrepit and had seen better days. Moss reached up from the ground, threatening to pull it down. Aios knocked on the door once, then entered.
Saru sat on the ground, his head bowed. He faced away from the door, towards the palace. However, as soon as Aios entered, he spun around.
Aios: "Well, I did as you asked."
Saru: "Yes, I saw that. Sara thought you didn't complete what you were there for, which is good news for us."
Aios: "What exactly was I doing though? I didn't stop Nuro completely, he's still at large..."
Saru: "Giving Nil time."
Aios: "So...."
Saru: "Let's not dwell on that too long. What did you find?"
Aios: "There's an entire faction behind this. They've got everything. Ships, minions, the like."
Saru: "Yes, I saw the short lived battle between the R-UPA and them. Tell me something I couldn't have seen."
Aios: "There's one of them, Milar. He doesn't seem as evil as the other two, although it's difficult to tell."
Saru: "And?"
Aios: "Maybe we can... convince him to help us somehow?"
Saru: "I'll think about it, but it sounds risky. In the meantime, we need to find out more about Nuro's weaknesses and the rest of them."
Saru stands up and places his hand on Aios' shoulder.
Saru: "For a 3 billion year old Guardian, you didn't do half bad out there. You may not be as immature as you think you are."
Aios is silent, but he nods and then turns to leave...