Planet Seisymy, from his direction, hung like a bulb, perfectly round, glowing faintly with the light of a nearby star.
Its surface was cloudish, patches of light blue and dark red.
Julian looked away from the alien device and stared at it. It was closer now, so close that Julian could feel his feet in it already.
The beeping of the alien made Julian look at it again.
"[When you get there, be polite and act like you come with a message, which, well, you obviously do, by the way,]" the device said.
Julian blinked and stared at it, trying to understand.
"A message?" he asked.
"[Yes,]" the device said. "[According to my calculations, they are the next on the list of the Imperium of Archos. So you going to warn them, and telling them that your planet was just bombed, will give you an upper edge.]"
"What about you?" Julian asked.
The device flickered a faint light and said:
"[You'll have to get rid of my current form.]"
"How?" Julian asked.
"[Remove a tiny chip from this device which I currently am and put it by the side of your element. That way, I'll be part of you in a way. I'm like your system, you know.]"
Julian, his face a bit bemused, complied.
He took the device from the seat and examined its features. After a bit of searching, he tapped on its surface a bit, his hand smoothly reaching for a tiny-looking chip and plucking it out carefully.
The alien device made a chunter-like sound and then it went off.
Julian looked at it and blinked.
"You still here?" he asked.
"[Yes,]" the device said. It was now sort of part of the galactic armour.
"[For privacy,]" the device continued. "[I only come active whenever you need me.]"
Julian nodded, almost smiling even.
He liked this, if he was being honest. Holding the device and speaking to it seemed weird, and when others saw it, they might call him insane or strange. So yeah, he liked this very much. He could now speak to the device whenever.
"[Seisymy is seriously guarded,]" the device continued. "[So if they see you coming with the spaceship, they'll be alarmed and ready for battle. So it depends on how you conduct yourself. I'll say you just raise your hands up when you get there to show that you mean no harm.]"
Julian nodded and said softly, "Noted."
"[And about the empress,]" the device began. "[You know what—]"
"I do," Julian said. "Well, I don't give a fuck anymore, I guess. The reason I would resist is because of Luiin, but well, she's dead, so I guess I have nothing else to live for in this world. So why would I pass a bit of fun?"
"[It's not a must you—]"
"I will," Julian muttered. "I need to get some raw energy off me."
"[Nice,]" the device said and went silent.
Julian exhaled and continued to look at the front screen, examining the planet and asteroids occasionally blocking the view.
He thought about what awaited him at planet Seisymy. If the ruler was horny, that meant she would be promiscuous and demanding.
Well, he wasn't actually an expert in all this. He had grown up loving only one girl, and he was faithful, or at least they were faithful to each other.
He wasn't even with Luiin for the sexual pleasure that came with it. He was with her because he loved her. And by love, this was love not because of the skin or appearance, but because it was love from the heart.
It was one that, if separated, could break. And now, it had broken him, made him a shadow of his former self.
It had made him loathe for revenge. He didn't care anymore, he didn't care what he did, where he went to, or what he committed.
His aim, his goal, his focus was to burn down the Imperium.
But looking at it, it seemed to be impossible. The Imperium was large—with over a million soldiers. And by soldiers, that does not even include the people behind it.
That does not include the masterminds, the people sitting in high seats, causing this.
One thing he knew was that one day he would get them, and by getting them, he would make them pay. He would search for the whatsoever planet they lived on, and burn them down.
His nickname now was Destruction!
But perhaps he would have to lower that a bit, as he had to be soft and sexy for the empress.
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The spaceship slowly descended into the planet of Seisymy.
It brushed through the clouds, sweeping away the azure-coloured cloud (that was how the cloudish stuff looked from close range).
Julian steadied his breath, trying to act cool.
He tossed the alien device, where the system's voice had once been, into a position that made it hidden.
He inhaled and exhaled, not leaving his helmet on, as that would make the people on the Seisymy planet see him as a predator rather than a regular being.
Slowly going down and now almost on the planet, the spaceship settled down on the ground, the sound of a last hum of the engine evident.
Julian had been looking at the screen all along, but he couldn't really picture what he was seeing, they came as a blur.
Now he was hearing distant voices.
"Get the bomb guns, we take no chances, I tell you."
That made Julian grit his teeth a bit.
"Here I go."
[Destination arrived] the voice from the spaceship echoed.
[Door opening]
'Here I go,' Julian thought.
And then, he heard the chip's voice:
"Good luck."
Julian nodded as he looked at the door open, his face an indifferent expression (at least he was trying to).
He walked towards the door and when it was finally opened, out of it, his hands up in the air, his voice cool and breezy (and even army for some).
"I bring no harm!" he said, his voice loud, his hands high in the air.
Creatures (looking like him), clothed in robotic-looking armours, equipped with swords in their hands, stared at him.
They pointed the gun at him actually, almost shoving it in his face.
Julian looked around and caught his breath.
The place seemed to be slightly hot, the ground hard, dry, parched, and orange-looking.
Tall buildings stood far away from him, well, not too far, as it was just a stone's throw away.
He quickly glanced at the sky and saw that it had no sun, only a swirling mist. The air was also cool, soft, and cold-like.
A stunningly beautiful lady stood afar off, by a building, hefty-looking guards standing by her.
She wore a silk fabric that barely covered her busty body.
Her breasts were large and heavy. Julian, looking at it, couldn't take his eyes away. It was barely covered by the clothing, which he thought was intentional, but he couldn't stop himself from imagining it falling out at any time.
Gold chains draped over the clothing, bracelets on her hands.
Her figure was like an hourglass (that even is not close), and as she walked closer to him, her large breasts rose and fell with each step.
Her eyes seemed too robotic because they were a mixture of red and blue, and as she stared at Julian, they whirred a bit.
After a while, she clapped her hands to halt the guards from pointing the guns at him.
"Let him be. He's from planet Zyros. He's good. I just scanned him. Seems he came for help."
Her voice was mesmerizing to hear, light, soft, angelic-like. Julian couldn't help but be enthralled by it.
The soldiers dispersed, some entering into the spaceship Julian came with and going through it.
The empress stared at Julian with interest and then, biting her lips, she said to him:
"Come with me. Come narrate your problem inside."
Julian, for a second there, smiled, thinking:
'Oh, that was easy.'