Welcome to Gaia! ::

Alm entered the Robotics Factory, a chill wind creeping up his robes, "It's a bit cold today...Let's not waste time." He waved for Anji to follow again, waiting for the man to catch up.

"We need only to pass through here, to get to the shantytowns. There we will find what I need...and perhaps your creepy friend," Alm answered as he began walking towards the southwest to the Aekea Customs.

It's a little lonely, no people to talk to... His head drooped a little as he continued forth through the robotics factory yet again. Though the prospect of robots were interesting, Alm had other things to do and decided not to stop.

The clouds broke their thick cover over Aekea, and with it the pale, silvery light of the moon shone down over the developing city.

It seemed especially large and full tonight. The light of the moon was almost bright enough to read by, if you had sharp eyes. All in all, a strange occurance, but not too strange considering the land of Gaia's usual occurances.


And with the pale moonlight, he appeared. First just a smile that seemed to mirror the cresent moon, shining with a silver light of its own. Then the eyes, large and bright. Soon, the rest of him started to form. Lithe, short, clothed in nothing. He wasn't human, his skin seemed to be made of some strange, inky blackness. Vaguely humanoid, he was still lacking obvious parts. Like toes. His feet just one solid mass.

No hair on his head, nothing at all on his head but those pale eyes, and that crescent smile. The eyes darted left and right, taking in the surroundings of the robotics factory he found himself within.

The smile widened just a little more, as he started stalking through the empty complex.

Things at the factory were quiet. Too quiet as they say. Not a single sound. No bugs, no machines. Not even the wind. No lights were on inside, only the moonlight served to light the way. Everything seemed to appear grey and black in the night, the clouds were still hanging overhead, even if they stopped covering the moon, giving the sky a gloomy haze.

(( Like I would do the same thing twice. ))

The door opened without a sound. Not even a faint sound. And as he opened it, the smell of the factories would assault him. Oils, fire, burnt metal, all the other scents that once associates with industrial life.

Inside, the moonlight peered it from the door, illuminating an area about 10 feet in at most from the doorway to make out anything. Beyond that, it was pitch black.

Pale eyes peered at him from the darkness. He couldn't be seen, he was certain of that. But the man, framed in the light of the doorway, was like a beacon. The smile was plastered on its face, as it could feel the marble upon him. Slowly he padded from behind a crate, keeping to the inky darkness where he was certain he was invisible.

Even as he walked, there was no sound. It seemed everything in and around the factory was dead still.

((Note that Marble Senses only work if you can sense whatever has the marble. Meaning unless you have Telepathy or something, only if you can see, hear, smell, touch, or taste something. wink ))

The lights flicked on, one after another, bathing the factory in unnatural florescent light. Machinary, crates, assembly lines, all of it was revealed in that moment he flicked the switch.

But it was only a moment. And during that moment, he might have been lucky enough to catch a glimpse of that black colored creature with the silver smile. Because as soon as the lights flicked on, darkness descended again, just as the creature snapped his fingers on his right hand, and still, not a single sound, even as he snapped his fingers.

Thick, pitch black darkness, couldn't even make out your nose if you tried darkness. Even the moonlight seemed to be dead now...

And still, everything was silent.

((Note to anyone else that comes. There is a globe of darkness, about 2 feet in diameter, centered over his head. So the factory is still lit up. You can see the creature. You can see Xallen. Just Xallen would be having trouble seeing unless he has some way to dodge/counter.))