Chapter 123: Doors
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Chapter 123: Doors
Getting a look past the doors, even Rocky seemed surprised. Or at least, thats what Sage imagined. Rocky was completely covered in a bulky robe and barely ever spoke so there was no telling what he was thinking. Past the doors was what Sage would call a combination of a Hanger Bay and a Warehouse. Hanging from the ceiling in rows were huge fish like objects that he could only imagine were some sort of vessel, while the ground had carefully partitioned blocks of stacked boxes. He didnt actually know they were boxes, but they were rectangular in shape and stacked up in zones that were marked with colored lines on the floor. Each of the boxes were made of some sort of stone or metal substance just like most of the other surfaces in the ship they got a close look at. It was reflective like metal, but felt somewhat porous like stone, even tapping the material with other metals or objects made an unusual sound.
The boxes had no labels, symbols, or distinguishing marks on them. Strangely though, when they approached within a few feet the boxes actually seemed to change colors, getting dimmer. Like someone had turned down the lights, muting the bright primary colors of the boxes a few shades. Each stack of boxes was of a singular color, with different zones having all the boxes in matching colors and spread out to different areas. Obviously, the colors helped differentiate the sorts of goods they contained, but with no points of reference it was hard to tell what.
Nothing happened when they placed their hands on the boxes so they took one off a stack and started messing around with it. Sage tried many methods, using piercing force, blunt force, heat, cold, and even spirit power. Each test started out light and then ramped up. Unfortunately, the results were disastrous. The box would either end up without a scratch or it gave off a loud ear piercing noise and self destructed in a bright light and sizzling sound. The only thing left behind was a pile of ash. After they destroyed a half dozen boxes they gave up. Sage had felt like there was a very slight response from his use of Spirit Power, reaching out with his consciousness, but he felt a sort of rejection from the box and his mind was pushed away.
Given that there was basically a hanger full of these boxes and his Storage Ring was already quite full, Sage held back on collecting them. Despite his reservations, he was already thinking of this place as a hanger bay and these boxes were probably all supplies for the ships hanging over their heads. He hadnt expected to run into a scene out of a science fiction novel, but given that hed already been reincarnated into a world of magically powered martial artists no sense in being close minded.
After their tests led nowhere, the small group continued across the big hanger bay. Sage had the Lance Beetle follow along over their heads. The Beetle normally carried itself about four feet off the ground, so it was easy enough for it to walk with a crouch to shield them or a bit stretched out to give them a good view. They made it to the outer walls of the room and saw doors at the end of each path. None of the doors opened on their own this time. Continuing their journey, the door directly across from the path they entered the room in ended up opening up for them on its own when they approached. Definitely seems like someone is in here leading us somewhere.
After the initial surprise he didnt give the matter any further thought, hed always had a somewhat cordial relationship with the fairer sex both in this life and the last. He always felt he was too busy to chase after them, or at least thats what he told himself. As for now, all he could do was offer to help Rocky up.
A few minutes later, Rocky had put on another heavy cloak and didnt even bother to explain herself with any words. Just ignoring the big reveal along with the obvious pain she must have suffered from that light. They continued following the open doors, having learned their lesson about the locked ones. The way behind them stayed open and Sage took it as a gesture of peace, or at least the appearance of one. They still might be walking right into a trap, but their curiosity overtook them. The stories of chance encounters that turned ordinary cultivators into overlords were too numerous to count and only outnumbered by the stories of those who lost their lives chasing chance encounters.
One of the doors led into a small chamber which Sage recognized as an elevator when the doors closed behind them and he felt motion. Rocky looked around somewhat worried, but said nothing. Sage took a cheerful tone to volunteer information, It should be moving us around within this vessel.
A few moments later the motion stopped and the doors behind them opened up again, just as Sage figured they would. Travelling down another pair of hallways a set of doors with an unusual shape was in front of them. The other were shaped like tall ovals with flat bottoms on the floor. They each had splits down the middle and Sage assumed they were all double sliding doors like that of a standard elevator. The door that now stood in front of them was a large iris with a circle in the center. On the circle was a symbol of some sort, some sort of insignia was his guess. As they got closer the iris swiveled open, one of the petals was connected to the central symbol which then swung up into the ceiling.
In front of them was a single walkway with a set of stairs to the left and right. The stairs led to another walkway, this one lined with what looked like seats or chairs. When Sage and Rocky stepped into the door a row of running lights lit up along the edges of the central walkway and led them forward. The walkway was about fifty feet long and seemed to extend out into darkness. It was only when they reached the end of the walkway that something changed.
A figure suddenly appeared in front of them.
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Chapter 123: Doors
Getting a look past the doors, even Rocky seemed surprised. Or at least, thats what Sage imagined. Rocky was completely covered in a bulky robe and barely ever spoke so there was no telling what he was thinking. Past the doors was what Sage would call a combination of a Hanger Bay and a Warehouse. Hanging from the ceiling in rows were huge fish like objects that he could only imagine were some sort of vessel, while the ground had carefully partitioned blocks of stacked boxes. He didnt actually know they were boxes, but they were rectangular in shape and stacked up in zones that were marked with colored lines on the floor. Each of the boxes were made of some sort of stone or metal substance just like most of the other surfaces in the ship they got a close look at. It was reflective like metal, but felt somewhat porous like stone, even tapping the material with other metals or objects made an unusual sound.
The boxes had no labels, symbols, or distinguishing marks on them. Strangely though, when they approached within a few feet the boxes actually seemed to change colors, getting dimmer. Like someone had turned down the lights, muting the bright primary colors of the boxes a few shades. Each stack of boxes was of a singular color, with different zones having all the boxes in matching colors and spread out to different areas. Obviously, the colors helped differentiate the sorts of goods they contained, but with no points of reference it was hard to tell what.
Nothing happened when they placed their hands on the boxes so they took one off a stack and started messing around with it. Sage tried many methods, using piercing force, blunt force, heat, cold, and even spirit power. Each test started out light and then ramped up. Unfortunately, the results were disastrous. The box would either end up without a scratch or it gave off a loud ear piercing noise and self destructed in a bright light and sizzling sound. The only thing left behind was a pile of ash. After they destroyed a half dozen boxes they gave up. Sage had felt like there was a very slight response from his use of Spirit Power, reaching out with his consciousness, but he felt a sort of rejection from the box and his mind was pushed away.
Given that there was basically a hanger full of these boxes and his Storage Ring was already quite full, Sage held back on collecting them. Despite his reservations, he was already thinking of this place as a hanger bay and these boxes were probably all supplies for the ships hanging over their heads. He hadnt expected to run into a scene out of a science fiction novel, but given that hed already been reincarnated into a world of magically powered martial artists no sense in being close minded.
After their tests led nowhere, the small group continued across the big hanger bay. Sage had the Lance Beetle follow along over their heads. The Beetle normally carried itself about four feet off the ground, so it was easy enough for it to walk with a crouch to shield them or a bit stretched out to give them a good view. They made it to the outer walls of the room and saw doors at the end of each path. None of the doors opened on their own this time. Continuing their journey, the door directly across from the path they entered the room in ended up opening up for them on its own when they approached. Definitely seems like someone is in here leading us somewhere.
After the initial surprise he didnt give the matter any further thought, hed always had a somewhat cordial relationship with the fairer sex both in this life and the last. He always felt he was too busy to chase after them, or at least thats what he told himself. As for now, all he could do was offer to help Rocky up.
A few minutes later, Rocky had put on another heavy cloak and didnt even bother to explain herself with any words. Just ignoring the big reveal along with the obvious pain she must have suffered from that light. They continued following the open doors, having learned their lesson about the locked ones. The way behind them stayed open and Sage took it as a gesture of peace, or at least the appearance of one. They still might be walking right into a trap, but their curiosity overtook them. The stories of chance encounters that turned ordinary cultivators into overlords were too numerous to count and only outnumbered by the stories of those who lost their lives chasing chance encounters.
One of the doors led into a small chamber which Sage recognized as an elevator when the doors closed behind them and he felt motion. Rocky looked around somewhat worried, but said nothing. Sage took a cheerful tone to volunteer information, It should be moving us around within this vessel.
A few moments later the motion stopped and the doors behind them opened up again, just as Sage figured they would. Travelling down another pair of hallways a set of doors with an unusual shape was in front of them. The other were shaped like tall ovals with flat bottoms on the floor. They each had splits down the middle and Sage assumed they were all double sliding doors like that of a standard elevator. The door that now stood in front of them was a large iris with a circle in the center. On the circle was a symbol of some sort, some sort of insignia was his guess. As they got closer the iris swiveled open, one of the petals was connected to the central symbol which then swung up into the ceiling.
In front of them was a single walkway with a set of stairs to the left and right. The stairs led to another walkway, this one lined with what looked like seats or chairs. When Sage and Rocky stepped into the door a row of running lights lit up along the edges of the central walkway and led them forward. The walkway was about fifty feet long and seemed to extend out into darkness. It was only when they reached the end of the walkway that something changed.
A figure suddenly appeared in front of them.
Chapter 123: DoorsGetting a look past the doors, even Rocky seemed surprised. Or at least, thats what Sage imagined. Rocky was completely covered in a bulky robe and barely ever spoke so there was no telling what he was thinking. Past the doors was what Sage would call a combination of a Hanger Bay and a Warehouse. Hanging from the ceiling in rows were huge fish like objects that he could only imagine were some sort of vessel, while the ground had carefully partitioned blocks of stacked boxes. He didnt actually know they were boxes, but they were rectangular in shape and stacked up in zones that were marked with colored lines on the floor. Each of the boxes were made of some sort of stone or metal substance just like most of the other surfaces in the ship they got a close look at. It was reflective like metal, but felt somewhat porous like stone, even tapping the material with other metals or objects made an unusual sound. The boxes had no labels, symbols, or distinguishing marks on them. Strangely though, when they approached within a few feet the boxes actually seemed to change colors, getting dimmer. Like someone had turned down the lights, muting the bright primary colors of the boxes a few shades. Each stack of boxes was of a singular color, with different zones having all the boxes in matching colors and spread out to different areas. Obviously, the colors helped differentiate the sorts of goods they contained, but with no points of reference it was hard to tell what.Nothing happened when they placed their hands on the boxes so they took one off a stack and started messing around with it. Sage tried many methods, using piercing force, blunt force, heat, cold, and even spirit power. Each test started out light and then ramped up. Unfortunately, the results were disastrous. The box would either end up without a scratch or it gave off a loud ear piercing noise and self destructed in a bright light and sizzling sound. The only thing left behind was a pile of ash. After they destroyed a half dozen boxes they gave up. Sage had felt like there was a very slight response from his use of Spirit Power, reaching out with his consciousness, but he felt a sort of rejection from the box and his mind was pushed away. Given that there was basically a hanger full of these boxes and his Storage Ring was already quite full, Sage held back on collecting them. Despite his reservations, he was already thinking of this place as a hanger bay and these boxes were probably all supplies for the ships hanging over their heads. He hadnt expected to run into a scene out of a science fiction novel, but given that hed already been reincarnated into a world of magically powered martial artists no sense in being close minded. After their tests led nowhere, the small group continued across the big hanger bay. Sage had the Lance Beetle follow along over their heads. The Beetle normally carried itself about four feet off the ground, so it was easy enough for it to walk with a crouch to shield them or a bit stretched out to give them a good view. They made it to the outer walls of the room and saw doors at the end of each path. None of the doors opened on their own this time. Continuing their journey, the door directly across from the path they entered the room in ended up opening up for them on its own when they approached. Definitely seems like someone is in here leading us somewhere.After the initial surprise he didnt give the matter any further thought, hed always had a somewhat cordial relationship with the fairer sex both in this life and the last. He always felt he was too busy to chase after them, or at least thats what he told himself. As for now, all he could do was offer to help Rocky up.A few minutes later, Rocky had put on another heavy cloak and didnt even bother to explain herself with any words. Just ignoring the big reveal along with the obvious pain she must have suffered from that light. They continued following the open doors, having learned their lesson about the locked ones. The way behind them stayed open and Sage took it as a gesture of peace, or at least the appearance of one. They still might be walking right into a trap, but their curiosity overtook them. The stories of chance encounters that turned ordinary cultivators into overlords were too numerous to count and only outnumbered by the stories of those who lost their lives chasing chance encounters.One of the doors led into a small chamber which Sage recognized as an elevator when the doors closed behind them and he felt motion. Rocky looked around somewhat worried, but said nothing. Sage took a cheerful tone to volunteer information, It should be moving us around within this vessel.A few moments later the motion stopped and the doors behind them opened up again, just as Sage figured they would. Travelling down another pair of hallways a set of doors with an unusual shape was in front of them. The other were shaped like tall ovals with flat bottoms on the floor. They each had splits down the middle and Sage assumed they were all double sliding doors like that of a standard elevator. The door that now stood in front of them was a large iris with a circle in the center. On the circle was a symbol of some sort, some sort of insignia was his guess. As they got closer the iris swiveled open, one of the petals was connected to the central symbol which then swung up into the ceiling. In front of them was a single walkway with a set of stairs to the left and right. The stairs led to another walkway, this one lined with what looked like seats or chairs. When Sage and Rocky stepped into the door a row of running lights lit up along the edges of the central walkway and led them forward. The walkway was about fifty feet long and seemed to extend out into darkness. It was only when they reached the end of the walkway that something changed. A figure suddenly appeared in front of them.
