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There stood waiting, ten of this new world's most stout defenders. They
had detected a disturbance moments ago, and upon investigation had witnessed a sight they had not seen in ages. A crackling tear of energy ripping both time and space.

It was a Rift... What manner of creature could create such a thing?

As they watched, a traveller fell through. An odd creature, for these silent gaurdians had never seen a being that could call the shadows to themselves in such a way.

He was certainly worth investigating...

Suddenly, a second traveller came bursting through the Rift. This one they have encountered before. It was a Goliath Series Assault Mech, whose primary purpose is to eliminate a specific target.

This new person must be quite powerful for such a monstorsity of a mech to give chase through a Rift.

The Mech fired his primary gun, a powerful auto-cannon capable of vast devestation.

"Its targeting systems must be miscallibrated due to the trip through the portal....it should not have missed," Prometheus thought.

That was as far as the Mech was going to go. The mysterious onlookers had this antagonist targeted from the moment it stepped onto their soil.

The leader decreed, "This is the moment to strike!"

All at once shells came raining down from all directions. A relentless assault began on the Goliath. Xanos noticed, for the first time, great armoured figures shimmering into existence from the surrounding landscape.

All manner of alarms and lights were going off in the Goliath's head, but there was naught it could do. It tried to return fire, but the sheer weight of the onslaught was too much to allow response. It could not get a lock.

The Commander of the assault communicated to one of the others,"Fire the ordinance!"

Shortly, three missiles hit the now crippled assault mech. Plasma burned through the giant's armoured chest exosing its inner workings.

A Sudden a burst of energy, unlike anything Xanos had ever felt or seen, collided with the machine... The light was brillant... When the light faded from vision, the mech was no more.

After a few moments, when the commander was reasonably certain there would be no other guests to visit his beloved home world, he approached the dark stranger.

Standing at eight and a half feet tall. the leader of this band (also rather large creatures), was a stifling presence to behold. Xanos noted the shiny armour he wore from head to toe. It was like nothing he had ever seen. When the leader was about ten feet away he stopped.

This armoured figure stood there watching the "little one", as he referred to the humans of this world. These armoured men were not like most beings Xanos had met. These were men of metal and technology.

These valient defeneders, to Xanos' shock, were Mechs!

Before he could say anything, the leader addressed him. Its voice was cold and feelingless.

"I am Prometheus, First Prime of the Valkyrian Guard. How is it that you have come to be here?... Answer me quickly, for I have not decided whether you are threat to this world or not. I will not hesitate to terminate you..."

There, Prometheus stands staring at this odd new arrival, awaiting his reply wondering, "What oddity has brought this all to be?"

"Can this stranger shed any light on the situation?"

Prometheus, standing at his staggering eight feet six inches, evaluates the being in front of him. He thinks to himself, " The possiblity of a being creating a tear in the middle of a wormhole is rediculously unlikely."(Maybe a one in a trillion chance.)

He concludes that the figure before him is either lying horribly, not a smart move, or a person of immense power....

"Not all Mechs are your enemies small one..." "Long ago our great leader chose to guard and protect all living beings that were threatened by his bretheren," Prometheus says with a bit of defensiveness in his tone.

He further explains the differences between his "People" and the monstrosities that currently plague the other worlds...

"Great High King Thor, ruler of Midgar, was part of an experimental new super Mech breed." "There were three such mechs, only two of which were functional."

"They were to be the greatest defense the universe had ever seen...."

It was then that Prometheus, First Prime decided that Xanos was not a threat.

He began to relay to him the story of his ancestors, his words filled with pride and reverence.

"From the moment they were activated, these new mechs started to learn at an astonishing rate." "Soon they had attained all the knowledge the known worlds had to offer." "This was the catalyst that set a great tragedy in motion...."

"Loki, brother of Thor, chose to turn against his human master."
"He tried to sway Thor to see his vision." Loki believed that all Humans and non-mechs were inferior, worthy of nothing other than domination." "Thor refused to accept this, and was cast into the void of space for his lack of cooperation...to float...helpless for all eternity."

"Much time pased before the Great King found himself settled on a small out of the way planet." "This planet was under siege by his brother's oppressive and tyranical followers."

"He, with his incredible might, banished these destructive mechs from the small planet and declared it a haven, to be protected by his own hand..."

"Soon after, Thor built himself an army of mechs, and taught them the true purpose for their existence...to protect life and keep the weak from harm."

"Thor launched a campaign to rid the system of his brother's vial Mechs."

"Thor's campaign succeeded in reclaiming a number of worlds, but the war took quite a toll on his forces."

"There are now only a few of us left, and the force opposing us far outstrips our current numbers...."

"If it is true that you the sworn enemy of the Mechs, then we are brothers in this battle to release all life from their opression..."

Prometheus pondered the assets such an ally would represent... a Magic User... Only time will tell...

*The First Prime raised his arm towards the floating city in the sky...*

It was a sight of beauty and wonderment. Spanning several miles across and boasting massive spyres 20 stories high, this metallic city seemed to hover there, as if held aloft by some massive beast. As the sun comes to shine over the land you can see a hint of some faintly glowing energy surrounding the city itself... Such a feat of technological advancement is sure to astonish anyone...

"Welcome small one to Vahalla capital planet of Midgar and the Domain of Thor, Great King of the Asgard!"

As for your request to see our libraries... all in due time."

In truth the collective knowledge of the Asgard, the seperartist Mechs, is our most guarded secret, for the Mechs would do anything to get a hold of such knowledge. They hope to use this knowledge to create a new generation of super mechs to aide in conquering all that lies before you. Thor is the only one to know the true nature in which he and his brother were created...

"Long ago Thor developed the Shield Gerenatoring technology, which uses energy waves to deflect enemy assaults, to defend the Asgard against our new enemy..."

Prometheus starts receiving a communication within his head. It says another Rift is forming on another location on this planet. The coordinates were being transmited directly into his posatronic brain. His navagtional subrotinues alerted him of the close proxsimaty of this new rift...

*As the large metal person received the transmition, he stood there motionless...*

Finally he turns to one of his fellow mechs and nods slightly. The Asgard have developed internal communication devices that don't require the to speak. The mech and the others understand and started towards the corrdinates given. As they steped they started to shimmer out of sight. An impressive form of camoflage.

Prometheus turns to Xanos...

"There has been another disturbance. We must go and investigate... If its an alliance you calm then join me small one."

With this he turns toward the rift and activates the Trans-Phasic Matter Accelator and with a flash of a bluish white light he was a good distance ahead on Xanos...

(OOC: now comes the fun part... and is a perfect time for someone else to jump in...)

Prometheus without turning towards Xanos, and says to him...

"My friend you were not the first thing to come through the rift. All manner of strange beasts have been pouring out of the disturbance since you so unwittingly bridged a gateway to this world."

These new combatants have compounded our efforts against the Mechs... My scout informs me that a party of Orcs have just crossed into our world. Appears to be ten strong. Unfortunately We will not be going in at full strength, I have only two of my guards with and a scout with me, but the probability of our success is favorable."

*Prometheus begins to move towards a hill. Preparing himself, he activates his Shield Generator...*

He turns to Xanos any says...

"Just over this hill are the Orcs, my men are moving around their left flank, and on my signal the attack will commense."

He turns back around and starts towards the hilltop once more... Plauses and says...

"You coming..."

Using his autocannon, Prometheus steps out into the clearing in which the orcs have arrived in, fires at the closest orc to him. Thus begin the attack...

(OOC:Roll for attack...)