Night time falls.... -- Manar: The Desert of Aegypt

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Date Posted: 17:31:32 06/20/01 Wed
Author: Explorer Team Alpha
Subject: Night time falls....

Night time...

Night had fallen over the Manar desert, and now another team was digging, while the others rested. A purple glow emanated from Oni's tent, as he held his new toy up. It now served as heat from the desert night's cold, light from its darkness, and tonight's entertainment. As he held it side-ways examining it closely, his mind wandered into an imaginary realm, where Oni was a hero, a samurai. He was the always honorable warrior, who lived a simple life. There was nothing to lose but his life. The young ensign had always dreamed of living back in the "ancient days", and so many times he had lived them in the Holo-rooms. In fact, he'd become quite the swordsman from his frequent training sessions with Photon. But never in his life had he felt such an impulse to make it a reality...but this light sword gave him a dream, it spoke to him. How he wanted to avenge the lives of his friends and family, and as he stared at the sword, these feeling built up greater and greater....

....and then, all of a sudden, and just for just a brief second, Oni felt ill...as if the universe has shifted. But the feeling subsided, and he continued his "training"...

Outside, a team continued to dig, they had made amazing progress, thanks to technology of course. A good part of the top of the pyramid now lay uncovered, it would take them a mere week to get to the entrance at the bottom of the structure. A feeling of eagerness swept the camp, this was what it was all about. Discovery, finding the unknown! Only Oni did not share this feeling as he played with the sword....and brooded in his tent...

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