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Miroku darted down one hallway, then another. Guards spilled out of every door possible. One appeared in front of her, brandishing a beam rifle. "Halt!" he shouted "Damn Westerners." Miroku muttered. She drew her katana, its silvery blade gleaming in the red alert lights. The guard fired, but the bolt of energy passed through empty space. He blinked, and watched as three feet of pure steel passed into his skull. Miroku pulled the blade out as she passed down the hall. Darting into another hallway, Miroku found this one to have a window at the end. "An exit! Finally!" She breathed. Lowering her shoulder, Miroku leapt through the window amid a cascade of glass and energy bolts. She hit the ground and turned around. Several guards had made it to the front doors, and were running towards her. Miroku raised a single hand and snapped. The entire warehouse exploded as more than five tons of high explosives ignited. Miroku pulled a small scrying glass out of a pouch on her hip. "Lord Xerelos. This is Miroku. Mission complete."

((First post! And what a post it is. ))

"Copy that." Miroku pocketed the scrying glass and checked the skies. Clear. She focused, gathering the winds around her before bolting off towards the southern sector. But she failed to notice the small scout drone that decloaked moments after she had left the warehouse.

Miroku proceeded through the halls of Xerelos's great tower. She arrived at the door to his "observing room", a spherical chamber where he could gaze upon those who served him or tried to defy him. She knock rapidly on the double doors.

Miroku entered and knelt before her master. "My Lord, you said you had another misson for me?" She could feel the magic coursing through the room and the man in front of him. One false move, and she wouldn't even be a stain on the floor.

Miroku eyes widened. The Center Sector? The Forbidden Zone? She'd heard legends about what it contained, but never thought she would ever enter the pearly white dome. "Of course, my Lord." She said, choosing her words carefully, "It will be yours." Her form wavered slightly, and she was gone.

Miroku stepped cautiously towards the pearly white dome of the center sector. It gave off a slight energy pulse every few seconds, just strong enough to be felt. She ran her hand gently along its surface. It didn't seem to thick, but she wasn't too keen on teleporting through it. Miroku carefully removed a small vial of white gel from her belt. She drew a circle on the dome wall with the gel, then placed her hands on opposite sides of the circle. The circle glowed a light blue, and a hole opened within it. Miroku smiled. It almost too easy. She stepped through the portal, which closed behind her, and looked around. She pulled out her scrying glass. "Lord Xerelos, I have entry."She said "The Center Sector is our...Wait...Oh my God..." There was a brief clang of metal on metal, and then silence. The scrying glass fell out of Miroku's limp hands and shattered on the ground.