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Crystal Guardian

Arc 1: Between the Darkness and the Light

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Chapter 2: Evolution of the Crystal

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Ten days after the hill stopped rumbling the three sons of Lesedi had the same dream, in the dream Lesedi explained to them what the Crystal had been doing on the hill, he told them that the Crystal that once lived on his chest contained a part of his spirit, the Crystal had been transformed into a Spirit Stone, it had consumed the rock to produce a safe and secure home for all of them. Lesedi told them that should they need anything else in the Cave all the need do is all three touch the Spirit Stone and give the Spirit Stone a mental picture of the thing they desired and the Spirit Stone will begin fabrication.

Lesedi told them that only those with the Crystal in their Chests would be able to activate the elevator transit system that would take them into the enclosure; he gave them instructions on where to aim the beam of light from their Chest Crystals to open gate and thus activating the transit system. The Spirit Stone had created all those structures based on Lesedi's collected knowledge, all his knowledge had been applied to create this inner world, all the books he had read on mathematics, physics, biology, architecture and electricity had contributed to the design of the underground oasis.

The next morning the three brothers Naole, Nalen and Peo went to the top of the hill, at the entrance to the hill Nalen used his chest crystal as instructed by Lesedi, a beam of light from Nalen's chest crystal hit the black crystal covering the entrance. A door opened, the door led to a stairway that led to a spherical carriage that had 12 chairs. The three brothers set on the chairs, then the black crystals sealed the main door into the tunnel and the carriage moved down into the tunnel.

The tunnel splits several tunnel networks tangentially connected to the main Hemisphere at the bottom. When the spherical carriage reached the bottom the three brothers got off, as they moved through connecting archway they found themselves at the bottom of large Hemisphere. They began exploring the area amazed at the beauty of the area. They went up the pyramid to see the Spirit Stone. Nalen suggested that they name the place Crystalorb (Crystal-Orb) meaning Crystal Sphere because it was made almost entirely of Crystals, and had the shape of a hemisphere.

When all three touched the Spirit Stone the stone told them all they needed to do to make Crystalorb a complete life supporting system. The Spirit Stone gave them tasks to do, so they all started working, they even went above and brought their wives and children to help with work, Kanu and his family along with other Asian servants also helped with the work. They brought into Crystalorb edible plants, dairy cattle, chicken etc. For months they worked secretly to make Crystalorb habitable and self sustaining.

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The war between the British and the Boers was escalating, and when the British army wanted to use the valley as a base the farm manager who was employed by the company now owned by Lesedi's three sons had no choice but to agree. The families that lived in the valley decided that it was time for them to move to Crystalorb, they believed that the British would never learn of Crystalorb's existence. Crystalorb was powered by the Spirit Stone; the Spirit Stone was using the black crystal covering the peak of the hill to absorb energy from the sun. The black crystal exhibited the absorptive properties of a Black Body.

The British were on the farm for 2 years without ever being aware of Crystalorb, but the people of Crystalorb were very aware of the British, a series of reflective crystals acting like mirrors allowed the people of Crystalorb to see all around the view from the mountain peak. The British military left the valley because of the difficulty in securing water supplies in the valley, but the people of Crystalorb did not return to the surface to live permanently. The people of Crystalorb had become accustomed to living in Crystalorb, in Crystalorb there was water, food, safety and security.

In the two years that they were in Crystalorb Nalen’s wife gave birth to twin girls while Naole's wife had twin sons. A that time Nalen had in total four children, Naole had three, and Peo had in total two children. They continued to live in Crystalorb only coming out for supplies and information. The farm manager would purchase supplies for them and they would come and collect them from him. The farm manager was well paid so it never bothered him that there was almost no one in the valley.

However as was now established practise by Lesedi and Ralefa; Nalen and Naole sought out Sick, Poor, Suffering and Dying Europeans to work as proxy and servants. In return for salvation, resettlement on the Farm and stable secure employment Nalen, Naole and others gained loyal service. Most of the Europeans resettled on the Farm had no clue of the existence of Crystalorb, and those who knew feared the Deadly Power of the inhabitants of Crystalorb.

Many years passed with no disruption to the lives of the people of Crystalorb, their wealth was increasing in proportion to the value of the companies they owned. In 1925 Naole died at the age of 98, he had in total 9 children and 148 grand children, his brother Nalen had 11 children and 156 grandchildren, and Peo had 6 children with Kanu's daughter Bila. They were all three common grandfather to 128 children because their children had intermarried.

When Naole died the crystal on his chest absorbed the rest of his body then the crystal merged with the Spirit Stone, like his father Lesedi Naole had left a portion of his spirit in the crystal which then merged with the Spirit Stone. All those who had crystals on their chests would go the same way, leaving a portion of their spirit in the Spirit Stone. Those who did not have the crystals on their chests were cremated and their ashes scattered in the gardens so they would also forever be a part of Crystalorb.

The 3rd generation of inhabitants of Crystalorb lived surprisingly short lives, averaging just 50 years. Their DNA was becoming more specific, and the 3rd generation of inhabitants of Crystalorb were the first true Crystalans (meaning; Of the Crystal). The 3rd generation of inhabitants of Crystalorb had a dependence on the Spirit Stone that did not exist with previous generations, and as babies they needed constant contact with the Spirit Stone to sustain their energy requirements.

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The two world wars served to convince the people of Crystalorb that the world was not safe for them, they were certain that if the world knew of their power, world leaders would seek to control them. As the world made technological progress the people of Crystalorb would acquire the technological devices study them and replicate them using the power of the Spirit Stone. The black crystal at the peak of the hill could also absorb radio waves, so they were used like a receiver to listen to radio and watch television. They could also send radio waves through the black Crystal at the peak of the hill.

The people of Crystalorb were always aware of events occurring around the world, it was the world that was not aware of them. The people of Crystalorb became a high tech civilisation dependent on their technology for all their needs. Even when things above took a turn for the worst with racism running rampant the people of Crystalorb knew that should they try to intervene they would be exposed, even their fellow Africans would fear and hate them. They stayed hidden and waited for calmer times to make their emergence into the world.

The descendents of Ralefa on the other hand were indistinguishable from other Africans or any other race they mixed with; they had no crystals on their chest that would betray their secrets, and their wealth gave them immunity from the racism that affected other Africans, Indians & Asians.

Ralefa's descendents gave themselves the name the Hand of Destiny (HOD), and also referred to themselves as Hodian, this was to signify the way they spread their influence like an unseen Hand. The Hand of Destiny had spread like a virus infecting everything around the world, they employed spies in all powerful nations, their ultimate objectives were known to only themselves, and they killed anyone who threatened them.

However it was the rise of Boer nationalism that would change the course of destiny for the people of Crystalorb also known as Crystalans. Fear was a powerful motivator, the rise of the Boer nationalist terrified the Crystalans, it alarmed the Crystalans because the Boer showed a contemptuous hatred for Africans, and this was the type of Racism & Bigotry comparable to that of the Nazi in Germany. The Crystalans believed that the Boers would eventually try to exterminate the Africans just as the Nazi tried to exterminate the Jews.

The Crystalans believed that should the Boers discover Crystalorb they would try to destroy it. Towards this end the Crystalans began to prepare for conflict with the government above. The Crystalans began by organizing themselves; they created an elected leadership called the Council of Elders. The Council of Elders consisted of 9 members, once elected to the Council of Elders you were a member for 200 years or until death, depending which came first. To qualify to be elected to the Council of Elders you had to be over the age of 55 and a Crystalan.

Once nominated their soul would be judged by the Spirit Stone to determine whether they are worthy to be on the Council of Elders, and only then could they be elected to the Council of Elders. The Crystalans spoke a language that was a combination of Setlokwa, English and Xe (Xe is the Koi and San Language). Crystalans society was increasingly becoming more technologically advanced.

For security reasons the Crystalans created the Guardians, and later the Vanguards. The Guardians were originally formed as the Guards of the Spirit Stone or Crystal Guardian, Crystalorb's Elite Guard, and the Guardian Order as a natural follow on from the original protectors of the Spirit Stone. The Vanguards were originally meant to be Crystalorb's first line of defence, but they were later reformed to be part of the Crystalorb's Security force when the Guardian Order was established.

There were originally 12 Guardians; 12 sectors, 12 Guardians. Each Guardian had 12 Vanguard teams under his/her command, and originally each team consisted of three Vanguards. Not all the required teams could be staffed because there were not enough Crystalans to fill the positions. To be a Vanguard one would have to demonstrate an extraordinary mental discipline that gave the ability to generate high energy Chest Crystal Blasts.

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It was Olen Lesedi a 3rd generation inhabitant of Crystalorb who first created the Crystal Armour. Olen Lesedi had travelled the world collecting knowledge and artefacts. He travelled to Europe, South America, and east to India, China, Korea and Japan, he studied warrior techniques from all over the world, but he was particularly impressed with the Honour of the European Nights, the Discipline of the Centurion and the Samurai warrior code and fighting techniques, so he copied what he could.

Olen wanted to create a way to store the Spirit Stone energy in Armour then harness it to amplify Chest Crystal light energy burst while reducing the risk of high energy light refraction. Harnessing the power of the chest crystal, he built Crystal Armour that could amplify the Chest Crystal's ability to produce Gamma Radiation Photons. He built Crystal Armour by growing Spirit Stone fragments using Spirit Stone energy.

Olen had to design and build a prototype; he created the Crystal Lance as a way to generate direct physical attacks. Olen worked for many years before he could produce a working prototype, on testing he discovered that the armour would require very precise chest crystal energy control, the Armour required the operator to generate high levels of crystal energy in order to produce sufficient energy required for the energy interface between armour and operator, consequently not all Crystalans could operate the first generation Crystal Armour.

All Crystalans who had a chest crystal increased their energy level with age, the older the Crystalans got the more powerful they became, as a result all the Crystalans who generated sufficient energy to control the Armour were over 25 years old. Once Olen finished the prototype he and the Council Of Elders brought it before the Spirit Stone, then all nine members of the Council Of Elders touched the Spirit Stone, a beam of light went from the Spirit Stone to the crystal on Olen's chest, when Olen touched the armour a second beam of light went from the Spirit Stone to the prototype, the prototype was absorbed into the stone, then the Spirit Stone gave Olen a list of minerals it would require to begin fabrication.

Once Olen had delivered the minerals required in the quantity requested, the Spirit Stone began the fabrication of the armour. The Spirit Stone created three types of armour Vanguard Armour, Vanguard Team leader Armour (also referred to as Vanglead Armour) and Guardian Armour Each type of armour required the operator to be able to generate a certain level of energy, a guardian could operate both the Vanguard and Vanglead armours but a Vanguard could not operate Vanglead or Guardian Armours.

The Crystal Armour does not function like an ordinary piece of equipment, but an extension of the wearer, not different to an arm or a leg. The Crystal Armour is connected to the user’s brain through the Chest Crystal. Because of how the Crystal Armour is connected, the use of the Armour requires advanced mental discipline.

While wearing the Crystal Armour the user does not have the feeling of operating an object, but another part of the user’s body. The Crystal used to form the Crystal Armour is a fragment of the Chest Crystal, grown by the Spirit Stone into the Crystal Armour. Consequently each Crystal Armour is unique, and can therefore only be used by a specific individual.

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Olen wanted to find a way to recharge the armour while away from Crystalorb, he thought that lightning could be a possible way to quickly recharge, but the only problem was that to test his theory he would need to be wearing the armour to test the charging mechanism he was developing.

In the middle of a thunderstorm he stood at the top of the hill with his Lance raised high, since lightning strikes the highest point Olen believed that lightning would hit his Lance. Olen was only interested in collecting the energy of a single lightning strike, but things did not go as planned, even though Olen had designed systems to shield himself from the energy of the lightning.

Lightning hit the Lance but before he could withdraw the Lance another strike hit, then another in seconds he found himself being hit by multiple lightning strikes until the armour was overwhelmed and Olen collapsed. Olen awoke to find that he had been rescued by a female Guardian named Casara, she had been observing Olen's test, 38 year old Casara had dedicated her life to achieving new levels of energies, she completely understood the importance of what Olen was trying to achieve.

Casara understood that being able to recharge the armour would give them an ability to project their power beyond just in the vicinity of Crystalorb; their capabilities would finally be useful to all Peoples. When Olen awoke he discovered that the lightning energy had breached his containment shielding, and because the armour uses the chest crystal like a central processor his chest crystal had been damaged. The chest crystal is a living part of the body, to all Crystalans the crystal was like an organ no different from an arm, a leg, the heart or even the brain.

As a matter of fact the crystal was more connected to the brain than any other part of the Crystalan's body, there are more nerves going to the crystal than anywhere else. Olen was gravely injured, many did not think he would survive, but Casara would not give up hope, she had been secretly in love with this Crystalan genius who gave them the armour at just 20 years old. 50 year old Olen was still unmarried and had no children; he had spent the past 30 years studying the sciences; Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Engineering and Chemistry.

Olen designed a chemical compound that could save him, but to synthesize the compound he required some of the rarest minerals in the world including enriched radioactive isotopes. The Council of Elders would never sanction such an action, besides most Crystalans believed that Olen's research had driven him mad, at that stage Olen was considered an annoyance. Casara immediately jumped at the opportunity to help Olen, she would travel into the world and find these minerals and thereby save the man she loved.

Casara searched the world for the components, where she could not purchase the minerals she stole them; she stole from governments, people and companies. After many months Casara returned to Crystalorb with all the elements Olen had requested, then Olen synthesised the chemical compound which was red in colour, Olen then used a drill bit he had forged from the black crystal to drill into the crystal on his chest, then Olen asked Casara to inject all the chemical compound into the whole that he had drilled into the chest crystal.

As Casara was injecting the compound into Olen's chest crystal the damaged parts of the crystal began to absorb the liquid, and then the liquid began to spread to the rest of the crystal changing the crystal. Olen's chest crystal was reformatting itself and the rest of his body, when it was finished Olen's chest crystal had changed colour from clear to red. Crystalans had chest crystals that were clear and similar to ice crystals.

Olen had saved himself, but in doing so he had changed himself, even he did not know the full extent of the changes he had done to his Crystalan body, but Olen was unconcerned with all of that, having seen the love and devotion Casara had demonstrated for him, she was now the object of his fascination. And thus Casara and Olen were married; they had two children a boy named Lekalo and a girl named Shanela.

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It was with Olen's children that the effects of the red crystal were realised. The children were born with red chest crystals and this made them the subject of ridicule at the hands of other children, but there was more to it than that; clear crystals could generate a full light spectrum while the red crystal could not. There was another disadvantage that Olen's children experienced, they required twice as much time as the clear crystal kids to rebuild their energy reserves. Although the red crystals seemed to be the same size as that of the other children, on closer examination Olen realised the red crystal was twice as dense as the clear crystal.

To compensate for its limitations the red chest crystal could generate nearly three times the energy generated by the clear crystal, the spectrum of light it could generate was more potent because of the increased energy levels. Consequently Olen's children had the potential to wield strength beyond their years. Nevertheless Olen's kids continued to be the subject of ridicule, even after they showed great courage and cleverness.

In time Olen's children found partners and married each having only one child. There was some difficulty when Olen's children tried to have children of their own resulting in many miscarriages for Shanela and for Lekalo's wife. In the end Lekalo and Shanela were satisfied with having just one child each. Lekalo's daughter was named Esara while Shanela’s son was named Nalen. Because Esara and Nalen were both born with the red chest crystal they were also the subject of ridicule by other children.

The constant ridicule by other kids pushed Esara and Nalen closer; they depended on each other for safety and comfort. When Esara and Nalen reached their late teens and wanted to marry each other their parents agreed even though Crystalans had began to frown upon cousins marrying each other. Because of the increased energy levels generated in the red crystals Esara and Nalen quickly rose through the ranks of the Vanguards. Esara and Nalen at the age of 20 and 19 respectively became the youngest Crystalans to wear the Vanglead armour, but because of their young age the Council of Elders were reluctant to make them team leaders, so they assigned them to the expeditionary units.

Despite their fighting talents Esara and Nalen preferred to be in the armour research division, they enjoyed the solitude of research work. In 1991 the world above was changing, there was new hope for peaceful coexistence, that same year Esara gave birth to a daughter named Casara. Casara was also born with a red Chest crystal. Two years later Esara gave Birth to their son Naole; Ancestrally named for the First Naole.

There was something different about Naole; the boy was born with a deep Dark Blue Chest Crystal, almost navy blue. Nalen believed that the fact that Naole nearly died in his mother’s womb had caused a mutation that resulted in the crystal turning from red to a deep dark blue. At around six months pregnant Esara experienced difficulties in her pregnancy brought on by an attempt on her life while Nalen, Esara and their baby Casara were on vacation in Europe.

Esara had somehow ingested a radioactive poison designed to kill someone with a Crystal enhanced physiology. The Red Crystals protected Esara, but the ordeal resulted in the Crystal in the fetus’s Chest Crystal reacting to try to save the baby. It had been a difficult pregnancy to start with due to the instability in the Red Chest Crystal, and this added complication generated a crisis that threatened Esara’s life.

It was therefore great relief when the boy was finally born, and it signalled a change in known Crystalan physiology. Naole's Chest Crystal was also 50% larger than that of any other Crystalan baby. On closer observation Nalen realized the blue crystal was over five times denser than the clear crystal. As Naole grew older Nalen realised that the blue chest crystal was generating more than five times more energy than the clear crystal.

This meant that Naole was utilizing more than five times more energy than any other Crystalan, because of this, Naole had very little energy, he slept longer than other children, ate three times more than other children his age. Naole's energy reserves were being depleted faster than he could rebuild them. Naole was in desperate need of a way to store more reserve energy, so Nalen and Esara began work on designs for a battery for Naole to store his crystal energy.

To make sure the energy would be compatible with his crystal energy they collected a sample of the blue chest crystal then grew it in size by feeding it with direct energy from the Spirit Stone (also known as the Crystal Source) . The end result was a blue sphere 4 centimetres in diameter, the sphere behaved like an external part of Naole; by just touching it he could recharge his internal energy reserves thus preventing him from collapsing.

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Because of the changes that were happening in South Africa the Council of Elders felt that it was time for Crystalans to be part of the world again, and to this end in 1995 the Council of Elders sold all the assets the Crystalans owned in the world except for the farm containing the valley that Crystalorb was underneath. Then the Council of Elders created the Crystalorb Trust with members of the trust being all Crystalans, and the Council of Elders being the trustees. There were 1763 Crystalans at that time.

The Council of Elders then used the money gained from selling the international assets to set up a company named Crystal Valley Industries (CVI) in South Africa. The company and the farm were owned by the Crystalorb Trust. The Council of Elders chose the valley above Crystalorb as the company headquarters, the factories were placed around the valley. The valley was named Crystal Valley, and the farm was named Crystal Valley Farm.

The Company produced Hydrogen and Oxygen from water; it was a simple and elegant solution to generating income. All the company employees were Crystalans, so they would keep the company's secrets because they were Crystalan secrets. They used solar energy collected by the Spirit Stone to generate electricity which they then used to turn water into the two gases. With time they produced other gases that required large amounts of electricity as an input.

It is this business activity that attracted the attention of the Hand of Destiny; they wanted to know how the corporation Crystal Valley Industries could produce these gases more efficiently than any other producer. So the Hand of Destiny sent their agents to investigate the Crystal Valley Industries company, and that was when the Hand of Destiny realised what the Crystal Valley Industries company was; realizing that the Crystal Valley was indeed the home of the brother of their great Ancestor Ralefa.

When the Hand of Destiny realized that the owners of the Crystal Valley Industries Company were the descendents of Lesedi they sought to make Contact with the descendents of Lesedi. The leader of the Hand of Destiny was called Viceroy, his name was Tsela Ralefa.

The Viceroy of the descendents of Ralefa sent a letter to the Crystal Valley Industries Company requesting a meeting with leaders of the descendents of Lesedi. It came as a surprise to the Council of Elders that the descendents of Ralefa had found them so easily, despite the fact that the Council of Elders worked so hard to hide their true identities.

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In 1998 the Council of Elders met with the Viceroy and 8 senior members of the Viceroy's Council also Known as the High Council of the Hand of Destiny (HOD High Council), in a marquee at the edge of the Crystal Valley Farm. The descendents of Ralefa introduced themselves as the Hand of Destiny (HOD), while the descendents of Lesedi introduced themselves as the Crystalans. It was a historic occasion, what was once whole had been split into two, and this meeting would determine how the two would interact going forward.

After the greetings had been completed the discussions began with the Viceroy speaking for the Hand of Destiny, and the Oldest member of the Council of Elders speaking for the Crystalans.

Gaurdius: " In the name of the Council of Elders, and that of all Crystalans I Gaurdius Son of Lenaka hereby welcome you the sons and daughters of Ralefa to our home. We hope this will be the first of many gatherings as we forge a path into the future!"

Viceroy: " We have asked for this meeting to avoid confusion amongst our peoples! As you can imagine your appearance into the world a few years ago has raised questions about who you are and the nature of your intentions?”

Gaurdius: " I state here for the record that we are the Crystalans, descendents of Lesedi; brother to Ralefa. We carry Lesedi's legacy on our chests and with it his destiny!"

Viceroy : “ For a hundred years we have lived in the open, amongst the people of this land, we have shared the people's struggle for freedom, but your sudden appearance has the potential of destabilizing the balance we have reached with the people of this land. By using your crystal capabilities openly you risk making the world aware of your existence, once the world learns of your existence it would only be a matter of time before they learn of our existence!"

Gaurdius: " We have lived in secret for too long, if we are to have true peace and prosperity we must also live in the open, we can hide no longer, the world will accept us. With the changes that have occurred in this country the people can accept the new hope we offer!"

Viceroy : " The people will not accept you or us; it’s been our experience in the past hundred years that those who've discovered our secrets have reacted with fear, suspicion and hatred!”

Gaurdius: " We are not suggesting that we make an announcement to the world today, but a gradual introduction to the world of both our peoples!"

Viceroy : " I fear it may already be too late, your company Crystal Valley Industries has within a short space of time become one of the largest suppliers of gases. This has raised the interest of the media, and before long governments will also be interested; you have opened Pandora’s Box!”

Gaurdius: " Since you called for this meeting we did some research about you, and are aware of your activities, you have benefited from the use of your power, so why would you deny us the right to benefit from our power. Your children move freely in the world, our children deserve the same freedom!"

Viceroy : " No! You’re wrong, our children are not free, they too fear the wrath of the public at large, yes we have used our power to gain wealth and influence, but all of that would become meaningless should the rest of the public learn of our special abilities!”

Gaurdius: " What scares you is that people might learn of your true ambitions, to control their world, you must give them the opportunity to choose to accept all of us!"

Viceroy : “ Once they learn about you, all of us will have no choice but to fight for survival, this is the nature of people, reason goes out of the window, and biological imperatives take over. As for our activities, while you have been hiding in some hole somewhere we have been fighting to create this world you see around you; our actions were born out of necessity!”

Gaurdius: " What would you have us do? Be forever in hiding! We have returned to the world and we are here to stay! We must share our gifts with the world!"

Viceroy : " You know the world will not accept you; it is foolish to think otherwise!”

Gaurdius: " Even if the world is not ready to accept us, it would be wrong to impose our will on the people; they have the right to choose for themselves!"

Viceroy : " Unfortunately that is not the law of nature, evolution does not negotiate, fate has chosen us to lead, so don't try to impose your ideas on us. You have not been in the world long enough to fully understand the gravity of your actions”

Gaurdius: " We may have been hidden but we have always been aware of the world, it is the world that has not been aware of us"

Viceroy : “ Then perhaps it would have been prudent for you to remain hidden”

Gaurdius: " What is done is done and cannot be Undone, it is up to the Hand of Destiny to decide to share the space in the world, there is no other way. Some of your methods are horrendous; you wield your power with impunity! That has to End! There must be justice or indeed the world will rise against us!"

Viceroy : " The world will rise against us no matter what we do, we must prepare for confrontation; don’t you see that conflict is inevitable?”

Gaurdius : " No! We have to find another way!"

Viceroy : " There is no other way, our destiny has always been in our hands, and we will not allow anyone to take that away from us!”

Gaurdius : " We can achieve more together than apart!"

Viceroy : " I agree! Join us! With your help we can achieve a new balance of power in both our favour!"

Gaurdius: " We have to stop looking for a more favourable balance of power and start working on a community of power for all Humanity!"

Viceroy: " It’s impossible to find a righteous community of Humans when some Humans think that they are more important than others! Go to Europe and you will find a sea of prosperity; prosperity that has been achieved through the barrel of a gun! Force is the only thing that works; no human civilization has ever succeeded through anything else.”

Gaurdius : " Give them time, they will find a better way!"

Viceroy : " Unfortunately time is the one thing we do not have; with every passing moment their ability to oppose us grows stronger.”

Gaurdius: " Our Future is not different from that of the rest of humanity, we are linked, intertwined, we need them more than they need us!"

Viceroy : " Which is why we must act to secure our future, as the Hand of Destiny we will not accept a future were we do not have some measure of control”

Gaurdius : " The only control we can ever have is over ourselves."

Viceroy : " With economic power we have been able to control our immediate world, we have accomplished more than most, with our wealth we will control those who work for us in our companies.”

Gaurdius : " To what end, how far will you go? At what level will you stop?"

Viceroy : " Things will go as far as they need to, until the rest of humanity no longer poses a threat to us!”

Gaurdius : " What about the Laws of the Lands, Rules of Honour, Morality?"

Viceroy : " The only laws that matter to us are our own! Besides the laws they write on the books and the courts are meaningless, the laws are not cast in stone, and we have seen how they can quickly be changed to suit some Agenda, we will not hold ourselves subject to the whims of the ignorant!”

Gaurdius : " What would you determine the nature of your relationship with us to be?"

Viceroy : " It has become clear to us that you will not join us, so we only ask that you not interfere in our affairs! Stop drawing attention to yourselves!"

Gaurdius: " That’s impossible, how can we operate in a business environment without ever coming into competition with you? It sounds like you are looking for a Veto on our activities; you want us to ask permission from you to go about our activities? We will not have masters; we are no one’s slaves!"

Viceroy : " Don't get offended, all we are saying is that this country is our turf, so if you wish to operate here we would appreciate a little discretion!”

Gaurdius : " And if we refuse to follow your rules?"

Viceroy : " Then I suppose conflict with us would be unavoidable!”

Gaurdius : " So now you threaten us!"

Viceroy : " It's not a threat, but merely a friendly warning! Understand this; we will not allow you to destroy everything we have built over the past hundred years!”

Gaurdius : " That sounds like a threat to me! What do you mean you will not allow us?"

Viceroy : " Precisely that; we will have to move to stop you! For example should you decide to go public about your capabilities we would have no choice but to take control of the Country by force to secure our future, we would make sure that the people rise up against all Crystalans."

Gaurdius: " We understand now what this meeting is all about, you have come here to make sure we are compliant, you think we might counterbalance your power, so you're hear to head us off!"

Viceroy : " If you decide to fight us the only ones who will suffer are the people you seek to protect, if you tell them who you are they will rise against you, can't you see it's futile! You must accept your fate!”

Gaurdius: " We cannot allow you to put innocent lives in harms way just so you can further your power!"

Viceroy : " You Crystalans are Hypocrites just like your ancestor Lesedi, you claim to deplore violence yet on your chests you carry the most violent weapon of all. The power to destroy entire nations by taking away their ability to produce food; turning farmlands into deserts. You talk peace yet you prepare for war, we know about your Crystal Armour. You’re not the only ones who have found ways to increase your power!”

Gaurdius: " We as the Council of Elders will act according to the truest principles of what it means to be Crystalan; we have no choice but to be what we are!"

Viceroy : " Regrettable! I had hoped you would be reasonable, but know this!”

His face becomes serious.

Viceroy : " Everyone! Everyone who has stood against us has fallen!”

Gaurdius: " We are aware of your power, and have been for a long time, we have watched as you killed with impunity, it’s you who have been ignorant of us, we are not the only ones who have witnessed your cruelty, and others have seen it and will rise against you!"

Viceroy : " You seem determined to oppose us, so when your precious Crystalans start dieing remember that we gave you an opportunity to avoid their suffering!”

Gaurdius: " We were always destined to confront you; it's been our fate ever since Ralefa and Lesedi went their separate ways!"

Viceroy : " Since conflict looks inevitable I offer you this; we must try and keep any clashes that might occur between us away from the rest of the population, both our peoples will be adversely affected by the human population finding out about us in that manner!"

Gaurdius: " We had hoped to avoid this, but you will not change, and we will not bend to your will, fate will decide!"

Viceroy : " We would hate to have to destroy you, so think long and hard before you take any actions that may lead to the destruction of all the Crystalans."

Gaurdius: " We hope conflict would not be necessary, but by the Source we will defend ourselves!"

And that ended the First meeting of the 2 Neo-Humans.

And with that the meeting came to an end, the Council of Elders had come face to face with the most powerful force in southern Africa; the Hand of Destiny. The Council of Elders knew that there were tough times ahead; they had very little intelligence about the true capabilities of the Hand of Destiny, just how physically strong are they? There was only one way to answer that question, someone would have to fight one of the members of the Hand of Destiny (Hodian).

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