The Mechanical Era

"Home? You mean you all came from... another world? That one specifically?" Jonus asked the creature, pointing at the other globe, which was significantly larger than the other planet.

"Yes. Though I Have Only Come To Realize It Now That The Ball Represents My Home, Thanks To Your Comrade's Intelligence, I Can Be Certain, That It Is My Home," it replied.

His answer caught the interest of the expedition team. It meant that, for the first time ever, they have just met up with another creature from a different world that isn't a demon, and one that despises them as much as the humans do.

Although it does mean that a lot of the current scientific consensus of the world; how Eden is the center of the universe, that the Sun rotates around Eden, and so on, come into question as the findings of the fortress prove them wrong, within the texts and drawings.

Though it would be a hard pill to swallow for many of those researchers stationed in Vallina, Jonus didn't really care, as his field appeared to be getting more exciting. Without wasting any more time, he got to ask a few questions about the creature's world.

"If that is the case, how did you guys get here anyway? Did you use a portal or..." Jonus questioned, taking his book out. The creature thinks for a minute, before answering.

"Yes. There Was A Portal. They Opened Up A Portal To This World. We Sensed It With Our Eyes. We Went Through It, And We Found Ourselves Here." it replied. Jonus writes down the answer in the book, before asking another one.

"Is there anything different about our world, and your world? Certainly, there must be a lot different about this world than yours, is there?" he then questioned.

"From What I Can Tell, This World Is Much Lighter. We Can More Easily Float Around Than In Our Own World. They Are Also Much Weaker Here.  However, The Outside World Appears To Be In A State Of Great Chaos. "

"Can you elaborate on what you mean by that?"

"The Outside World, For Brief Periods Of Time, Become Very Hot. This Is Thanks To The Ball Of Fire In The Sky."

"Ah, I see. So in that case, is the sun far less bright in your world?"

"Yes. The Sun Was Not As Large Or As Bright As It Is Here. It Has Forced Us To Remain In This Tomb."

"But what about the night? Can you not go out there in the dark?"

"The Night Is No Good Either. It Is Too Cold For Us. This Place Is The Only Place We Can Stay In. It Might Be Because This Was Constructed That Way, To Keep A Certain Temperature," it replied.

"Is there anything else?"

"The Air."

"What About it?"

"The Air Is A Little Different From Back At Home. It Seems To Me Your World Is Colder Overall..." Jonus writes it down, before moving on to the next question.

"I see. Alright, the next question I want to ask you is, How do you all manage to survive? I mean, where do you get your food?" Jonus asks next. A good question indeed.

"We Possess An Animal And Eat Whatever It Eats. It Usually Gives Us What We Need To Continue Existing." Jonus write down what it said, word for word.

"Fascinating. Next question. Why did you all decide to come through the portal in the first place? Was there a specific reason?" Jonus asked. The creature appears to pause again to think for a minute, before giving a response.

"They Came," it replied. Jonus and the others were a little confused.

"They came? The Demons?" Carson asked.

"Yes. Them."

"Can you please elaborate? Was this the first time that they invaded your realm, or was there a massive wave that forced you all to come here?" Jonus asked.

"It Is A Long Story. Are You Sure You Want To Hear It?" it asked.

"Please do! It would be very helpful for us." Jonus replied. The creature took a deep breath and coughed, to ready Esther's vocal codes, before it started to speak.

"Alright Then. I Will Try To Explain To The Best Of My Knowledge. They Came To Our World Long Ago, Through The Energy Portals. They Came In And Started Taking Control Of The World. They Attached Themselves To Other Animals, And Kill Others For Food.

They Went After Us As Well, But We Fought Back. We Evolved A 6th Sense For Them.; Our Eyes. We Can See Mana From Everywhere. We Used It To Find And Kill. It Was All Going Well.

However, Little Did We Know, They Were Preparing. They Build These Places Over Our World, Using It To Make... It."

"What is 'it' exactly?" Jonus asked.

"A Portal. A Permanent Portal That Allows Hordes Of Them To Come Out At Once, Forever.

To Make It, They Built Structures Like This One, To Help Them Build A Sort Of Drawing Like The One In The Other Room. It Took Them Time, Lots Of Time. However, In The End, They Managed To Build It.

The Portal Soon Opens In The Sky And Allows For More Of Them To Come To Our Realm. We Were Overwhelmed And Lost Our Home. We Were The Few Remaining Of Our Kind. We Managed To Hide And Flee Here." it told the group.

Though the creature, possessing Esther, had a straight face, they can clearly see tears flowing down the face. It was clear that the story was a tragic one, that strike great emotion within it, or at least, that is what they think is happening.

"I see. My condolences. Could you please bring us to this... portal diagram?" Jonus asked.

"Follow Me," it replied. The creature leads them to the next room. There, the group found a large circle, drawn on the wall. Within the circle, there were lots of intricate details, drawn inside the diagram. Though they can see that it is incomplete, it appeared to be half-full.

"That. That Is The Drawing. They Used A Similar One For Ours. However, This One Is Incomplete. There Is Still A Long Way For Them To Go." It says. As everyone stared at it, the creature points out to the middle of the drawing, which contained a large circle, with lots of weird words in it, and remarks.

"That. That Is Meant To Symbolize Your Home. They Are Coming For You All Next."