The Thousand Year Dynasty
02. The Failed Experiment
Aksa sat down while carefully observing the laptop screen in front of him. Pushing back his glasses that had fallen to the tip of his nose, then starting to press the keyboard to do the examination once again.
This young man is not used to wearing glasses when not in front of his laptop. Until the glasses always feel not right when worn.
While Nata was at the end of the room was checking the panel that looked complicated. Ensure that no network is misplaced.
Her medium-length hair was tucked up all over her with used rubber. In order not to interfere when he had to look down to check the cables behind the panel.
"You sure about this, Nat?" tanya Aksa looks a little worried.
"Here you go, take it easy" said Nata.
"Last time you said calm down, we ended up with a week of suspension" Aksa replied.
"But that way we can get the approval of this project, right?" Nata moved to another panel.
"Therefore, we already got the green light for this project. So why are we still doing experiments as stealthily as we are now? Put the nights in the lab, again." Aksa is still busy in front of her laptop screen. Re-examination.
"Aks, we need a supporting theory to get approval for this experiment. And sometimes we need to do experiments first to create a theory that until now we have never known it exists" said Nata.
"I know that, but if this experiment fails, we can be removed from this project forever, Nat."
"Well, the worst risk, it's. In addition to the electric current half the city will shut down for a while," Nata replied lightly. "OK, we start," he said again as he headed toward the pyramid-shaped messih that has three bracelets intersecting on it. The machine was made of a mixture of metal and carbon. The silver and black colors look harmonious.
Aksa only fell silent as Nata started pulling the activation lever.
Soon the device began to shake slowly. The bracelets that intersected at the top began to spin in opposite directions. It gradually began to look like a ball. And began to cause electric sparks around it.
There was a smile on Aksa and Nata's faces.
"Get into the next phase, Aks."
Looks like Aksa started doing something in front of her laptop. Which then the bracelets began to ring faster, to cause a breeze in the room. The papers on the table began to scatter.
"Everything's still stable, ready to add acceleration."
Then the machine started to shake faster. Continued to grow faster, until finally the noise began to be replaced with a constant humming sound.
But soon, there began to sound like cracks of branches that interfere from the center of the machine's bracelets. Then followed by the emergence of something shaped like a light hallway that attracts everything to enter quickly.
Not yet had time to react, Aksa and Nata were interested in entering the hallway. And some time later, they had already landed on the wasteland with the scorching sun right overhead. The items from the laboratory that were attracted by the strange circle seemed to scatter around them.
Nata sat quietly where he had fallen. He is analyzing the situation now. "Did our experiment work, Aks?" tanyanya.
Aksa turned her gaze around. He seems to have lost his glasses.
"Either Nat, I think this can also be called success. For we are not dead" answered Aksa, holding his body and lighting his legs.
"yes too. But where are we now?" Nata was still trying to observe the surroundings.
"Obviously, not in the laboratory complex anymore" replied Aksa.
"And what was that wormhole? Why are we still intact after passing through it? Is the theory of gravity in all directions from the Black Hole incorrect? Or was the portal created just now something else?" said Nata who began to stand up and clean the dust from his pants.
The two of them were still wearing the uniform of the institute where they were studying. White shirt and sky blue trousers.
"Are we on Axis 47 now, Aks?" ask Nata later.
"Of course, we should check the star's position first." Aksa was still cross-legged while watching the surroundings. As far as the eye could see was the barren field. "And now what theory did you get from our experiment just now?" ask her then in a cynical tone.
"Let's hurry up, Aks. We need to find shelter. It's very hot here" Nata said as he began to collect items scattered around the place, ignoring Aksa's cynical questions.
Nata let out a breath, "Come. But at least we still have your jacket and my back bag" he replied, lifting a dark blue jumper jacket and a backpack made of faux leather.
"We don't even have digital tools at all" Aksa replied more lethargicly.
"I think if this place is Axis 47, it means that in theory there is life here. So we have to find someone first" Nata said.
"I hope it's a person" Aksa said later.
Then in the middle of the conversation, suddenly the two of them heard a voice. And when he was looking for the direction of arrival, two horsemen were heading towards them.
Aksa stared at Nata for a moment, "That's the guy on the horse, right?" Then make sure to Nata.
"I think, yes."
"Hey! Hola! We need help!" aksa shouted then while waving her hands into the air.
"It looks like they have their own language, Aks," Nata concluded, after hearing replies from the people on the horse.
"Yes, I know. I hope it was Klingon, "Aksa replied lethargicly.
And as the man on the horse approached, it was seen that they were two women. One was younger, and the other had a bongsor stature.
"Nat, you see that big one wearing arm and leg armor from an iron plate, right?" Aksa is starting to look enthusiastic.
"There is no need for you to continue" said Nata, who knew where Aksa was going.
"He also carries a sword at the waist, as well as riding a horse" added Aksa, who was unconcerned by Nata's warning.
"Stop it, Aks."
"I'm sure that the bully must be a knight, and this little one is a princess."
"Enough, stop that delusion, you geek."
"What this means is that we are in a fantasy world right now. In the land of swords and magic!" Aksa continued to speak with a face that was getting bigger.
"it's what makes you never get to have a boyfriend" Nata later said.
Aksa's face immediately turned manyun after hearing Nata's words. "Just wait if later I have got magic power when touching the legendary relic, I will make you swallow your words just now," said Aksa cynically.
"Now most importantly, we should be able to communicate with them. Before you ask them to lead you to the legendary relic that you dreamed of," said Nata who then tried to communicate with the two women. Denying the existence of Aksa.
While Aksa just stared at Nata cynically while narrowing his eyes.
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And after trying long enough, they finally found a form of communication that worked. Body language and gestures.
The petite woman gave them a sheet of cloth to protect their heads from the sun, and asked them both to follow her.
"I think she's a good girl. He wants us to follow him, definitely because he realizes we're not from around here. And we won't be able to survive alone" Nata said as she and Aksa began walking after the two women on horseback.
"I wish one of them had some kind of magic to create clouds," a lazy-looking Aksa grumbled walking beside Nata.
While Nata instead looked at Aksa cynically while narrowing his eyes.
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