Dante Artorius Inferno
Day 64:
My krakas are sold regularly … even old friends of Toulan and Arkadia come to Next Island looking for my vehicles … But something has happened: some of the refined materials that I have bought were not pure enough, and several Krakas did not work well.
A few days ago my partner Katalina appeared with a new hairstyle, the work of Starkiller (whenever she wants to convince me of something strange or dangerous, she changes her physical appearance) and she told me that she was going to investigate a cave that she had been told about, that in inside there was I don’t know what door or sanctuary …
Taking advantage of the fact that Katalina is traveling, I have decided to go to Kamba Outpost to mine, which people say is a rich area in Phlogiston. I set off and crossed the area to the West … I found something like some strange Greek-style ruins … but a little later, there was a lot of Phlogiston, so much that my L.A.R.A. he could barely handle the weight of the material found.
Suddenly, the sound of a BLP weapon raised clouds of dust around me … As the dust dissipated, a Resa appeared before me, his helmet gleaming in the light of our sun … he raised his visor and stared at me, measuring me … damn scavenger …
Transcription of recorded dialogue:
-Eh Stel… a lot of mining today, right?
-Yes, it was not bad … now I must return before night falls.
-Not so fast, miner … I need your materials … so give them to me and you won’t have to regret coming here unarmed.
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The Resa raised his weapon and pointed it at me … I sneakily brushed the mechanism inserted in my right wrist, and my old Viceroy materialized around me … from the side holster I took out my faithful Genesis Sparkbite … we stood face to face, looking at each other, measuring ourselves …
Transcription of recorded dialogue:
-Resa, don’t move … I remind you that fights are prohibited outside the PVP areas … and there are none on this planet, so put your weapon down.
-Not here, but beyond the Portal there is a PVP zone …
-Portal? What Portal?
-Boy, where do you come from? Haven’t you read Darrell Stephens diaries?
-No…
-Okay, one day you will go there looking for your materials and I’ll be there waiting for you … your sword will be part of my trophy collection …
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The Resa lowered the visor of his helmet and walked away in silence… A portal… Katalina had told me about a cave with something inside, and she hasn’t communicated for days… What is that cave? And that Portal? Is Katalina in danger?