"AAARGH!! Ohhh! Owww!" My head is trobbing in pain, and then I realize the pain is the least of my worries. "Who am I? Where am I? This place is not my home. Or is it? I don't remember. "What's going on??" I try to shake off the dizziness and stand up. With a loud thud I fall right back to the ground. "I have no feeling in my legs!" Since, I am unable to stand, I try to sit up with a lot more success. My legs feel like they are dead. I take in my surroundings a little by looking around the room. I see some flowers, a med kit, and a letter taped to the wall, and a smashed circuit... Wait a minute; let me look at that letter.
Dear Augustus,
I really wish it hadn't come to these dire measures to ensure your safety, but what had to happen has. Late yesterday you called me to The Cup in attempt to make me swear my allegiance to the Borpact by destroying WE's towers or you would kill me. With the help of Vixentrox, Uwen and Demona we were able to subdue you. I'm sorry for striking you in the head, and for the tranquilizers that Vixen later injected into you, but with time the wounds will heal.
The chip I had installed into your modified head implant was malfunctioning. While I could transmit my messages to you they were being mixed and garbled with various other transmissions. The chip was slowly corroding and destroying your mind. It is gone. A small incision behind your left ear and the assistance of a portable surgery clinic was all that was needed.
I wish that things would have gone easier for us, and our long since overdue reunion. We must let bygones be bygones.
Your friend, and uncle.
Hunter
"Augustus, Hunter, Vixentrox, Uwen & Demona??" "Who are those people? I don't know any of them!" "Dire measures to ensure my safety, what was wrong with me?" I glance at the flowers and notice another note. "Maybe this will shed some light?" I reach for the note that is on the floor next to the flowers.
Hello Tifanyx,
You're probably wondering what happened...where you are...what's going on? It's a long story best saved for when you're feeling better. Suffice to say you have had a head injury and some problems with a malfunctioning head implant. You'll be safe there in Buglight's apartment. We both had pressing business to attend to but Buglight will be back shortly. Whisper's Edge has been very worried about you hun. Notice the flowers left for you by your family? Your going to be OK, just rest until Buglight comes back.
Vix
"What is going on here? Head Injury? Malfunctioning implant? WHY CAN'T I FEEL MY LEGS??" I ran my hands up and down my legs and could not feel anything, except for a strange lump near my right ankle. Something is strapped around my ankle. I reach down and undo the strap. It's a recording device that was strapped around my leg. It has an inscription. "Personal Log for Augustus 'Tifanyx' Markarian". Personal Log? Could I be this "Tifanyx" person?
Intrigued, I press play:
<personal log>
24 March 29477, late evening.
The voices in my head are slowly driving me insane. It seems that the voices no longer belong to Hunter 'Buglight' Locknane exclusively. But he is the cause of this pain, and he shall pay. With his life. My plan for his destruction was in place. My trusty Atrox friend, Apokalypse, will crush Hunter like the "Bug" that he is.
I sit lurking in the shadows, waiting for my prey to arrive. Buglight is nowhere to be found. The coward must be hiding. Apokalypse should be here in one hour. Apok has been "pretending" to be Buglights friend. So his arrival may get Buglight to come out of hiding.
My patience is growing thin as one hour quickly passed. Between the voices in my head and Uwen & Josef taunting me in guild communications, I was ready to snap. In fact, some people think I've snapped already. But they haven't seen anything yet.
The coward finally arrived. Buglight was in West Athens. That's just great. Buglight is here, but my Atrox champion is NOT!?! Apok is nowhere to be found! I cannot give up this opportunity. I cannot kill him alone, but maybe I can convince him to join me in converting the clans to members of BORPAC.
I send word to Buglight to have him meet me at "The Cup" to discuss the terms of his destruction. I will give him one last chance, to redeem himself. As I made my way to "The Cup", I see that Cathern Flowers has decided to attend the impromptu funeral for Buglight. Will she be in for a huge surprise.
I walk in and confront Buglight. I tell him that he can spare himself by allying with BORPAC, Destroying Whisper's Edge and ALL of their Towers!
The request had taken Buglight by surprise and he was in stunned, or so I thought. "STAND DOWN!" I heard a voice behind me say. "WHAT?" I said as I turned around. "STAND DOWN TIFANYX!" Cathern 'Vixentrox' Flowers repeated. "OR WHAT?!?" Just then, I felt sharp anti-BORPAC thoughts enter my brain. I was also struck in the head by Buglight! Uwen pulled out a pistol, and hit me with it as well. "WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?" I shouted.
<end of personal log>
"Is this MY personal log?" It can't be! There must be some mistake. "I would NEVER try to kill one of my own family. Voices? I hear no voices! If I did have these 'Voices' they are gone now."
"I'm so confused!"
"But WHY CAN I NOT MOVE MY LEGS???"
I guess I will do as Vix suggested and wait for my "Uncle" Buglight. Its not like I can move anywhere.
He will have the answers....
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