After briefly exploring the planets of Linoozyors-Upad XIII to restock my provisions for warp cells, I sped through the next two systems, Onumamotsuba and Buyamakuchuoru III. It was at this last system where my quest for the Atlas Path came to an end. I had collected ten Atlas Stones, one each from every visit to an Atlas Interface, and returned them to the last one.
A gift was then bestowed upon me. Not one that I can carry in the holds of my ship, but one I can forever hold in my memory. It was told to me that my journey led to the creation of a new star at the edge of the galaxy and further, that another traveler was born of it to explore the stars.
Feeling fulfilled in a manner that I had never experienced in my long life, I left this last Atlas Interface, ever joyful of its gift, and ever saddened that the experience had ended.
I left the Buyamakuchuoru III system and went to Togameriku-Obek, a system of three where a black hole is located. I went through it, damaging my ship's phase beam coolant theta device. After an exhaustive search of the three planets, I warped to system Noharazunanabel, which featured a group of five planets.
NO COPPER! Anywhere! It is unbelievable to me, but that simple element seems lacking in the last two systems I have visited. I have been jumped by spacepirates twice, however, and was still able to defeat them, but only after taking more than average hits to my shields, which I struggled hard to replenish during the skirmishes.
I did not find copper until planet Tobanazawaraka in the Qaralasgov system. I repaired my phase beam coolant and went on a black hole spree to catch up some distance on the center of the universe.
A black hole in system Quemeranneri VII shot me to Veurtselaanbar, where my shielding device enhancer sigma promptly failed. I repaired it and warped to system Woshyuanhui-Eryo VI. I took some time to explore planet Kailingyeon before taking the black hole there to Oldendaals-Emeiz.
For the love of all Ko'Leekoh-ah! As a result, my photon cannon's accelerated fire theta unit was damaged, requiring 2 dimensional matrix units to repair. After an extensive search of the three planets here, I was able to find them at a rather high cost through a trader on the space station.
Feeling a strong need to make some distance, I system-hopped to Zahlergoni, did not stop to explore, and warped right to Yiwulufengd-Oyar. Foolishly, I took another black hole to system Mikyushiro, where my phase beam impact theta unit failed. Fortunately, it only took a short hunt for some carbon to fix the problem, as I had stockpiled copper from the last problem.
I’ve fully fueled the warp engines and made a series of jumps until it was
exhausted. I then searched planet Ronberganymeyer of the system Nakenhoflich
for more elements to create warp cells, then jumped again repeatedly until
exhausted. I stopped to search the planets of the Nekintherleva for fuel, then
jumped again, skipping over many systems to reach Meskeinaryev, where I again
paused briefly for fueling.
I did this many more times, watching the number of light years left to reach
the center dwindle from more than 171 thousand to 157697.8. I did find a
replacement for my ship, one that I could not pass up. I traveled far in my
Rishibar S40, but this Kiryugai S96 is somehow smaller, yet has more cargo capacity.
Every part of this fighter-like vessel is a storage system and the visibility
in the cockpit is much improved. I decided to explore the planets of the
Synoyerusho-Lilut system to restock my fuel.
I warped to system Ipolvfilmuvaav then explored the planet Naskenbeeth,
where I encountered sandstorms of great intensity. The storms were quite
frequent and obscured my vision while exploring. Still, it was quite an
interesting challenge. Here also, I met with the Gek, Polo and his Korvax
friend, Nada in their Space Anomaly. I received the coordinates for a black
hole, which Nada recommended that I headed for, so I decided to do so. Sadly,
they informed me that it would be the last time they would meet me, but were
obscure as to the reasons why. Perhaps they felt they had helped me enough.
I bid them goodbye and warped to Suhteinkasi. I was tempted to explore the
planets there, but decided to head right through the black hole, which took me
to system Ochenehorsse and within 15500 light years from the center. Here, I explored the planet, Dishestra Suda and
catalogued many animals, most of a very gentle nature. I leisurely mined
resources, explored the lands and the even the waters. At this point, an
incident that caused me some grief, I am surprised to say, occurred while I was
mining emeril from an offshore set of rocks.
As I jetted out of the water and landed atop a rock formation, I found a
gentle creature that the computer labeled a Ubbarbus Biescopoli. It is scaly,
hooved, features an attractive snout and tail, and resembles a creature that my
Ko’Leekoh-ah ancestors used to ride in battle and for leisure. The Ubbarbus
Biescopoli is too small to ride, however, being of shorter stature and less
robust. I was surprised to find the animal here, as it would have required a
hearty swim to achieve. Further, the climb out of the water onto the rock
formation must have been staggering. The animal was quite shocked to see me,
and retreated as I approached. It neared the edge of the rock formation as I
attempted to console and feed it. I gasped as the poor animal slipped off the
cliff and dropped into the water. For a moment, I simply stared at the place
where it had once stood, horrified. I broke into a run and looked into the
water, hoping to see the animal swimming away, but I could not, so I dove in.
My last glimpse of the poor creture was that of it kicking helplessly as it
sank into the depths. I was left surprisingly saddened by this. I have never
meant any creature any harm and have only killed the most vicious when I was
attacked and could not simply escape. For a more than a sol cycle, I wore the traditional
gray and black facial paint of mourning that one normally uses for the passing
of a fellow Ko’Leekoh-ah. Perhaps I’ve been alone too long on this journey to
feel such pain for an innocent, though unintelligent animal, but I felt so and did
so.
For now, I am exploring a vibrant planet of that same system, Untenba Umull
and resting.
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