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The year 1651...
One year later...
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Today we shift to a place in the neighborhood of Voltage City. Focusing on, A boy named Nexus Diggito.
He is walking on the sidewalk. His condition is rather shabby, his body covered in scratches. The blue color on his body is not painted well; some parts look faded. His age might be 9 years old right now if equated to a human. Cybertronians have a different way of understanding age, but the method of calculating age is the same for them. He strolled past puddles on the sidewalk. A large screen on the side of the road broadcasted trending news about various natural disasters occurring in several regions lately. Including news about politics.
"The corruption case committed by Atlas Prime reached 100 quadrillion, making it the biggest case in history that will never be forgotten. What is Nova Prime's response regarding this case?" "This deviates from the values of Primus' teachings. We cannot allow such a despicable thing to happen, even in the future. I have decided, this person must be sentenced to death." Nova Prime's voice.
Now Nexus stands at the gate of the Unity orphanage.
A long breath exhaled from his nose. He leaned his back against the gate wall. His hand scratched his left elbow which felt itchy. He felt hesitant to go inside.
Then his feet stepped inside through the gate. And, a large-bodied orphanage mother stood. In front of the door. One hand gripped an iron stick. The orphanage mother held out her palm. Nexus tightly gripped his two clenched hands. As if reluctant, he finally had no choice. He then handed over what he was holding into the palm of the orphanage mother's hand. "What is this? Only this?" asked the orphanage mother.
Nexus, silent. He kept his mouth shut. "I am sure, your father still has a lot of money," said the orphanage mother. The orphanage mother put those few coins into her breast pocket, her face looking disappointed with an aura of hatred. The orphanage mother left. Nexus then entered what was behind that door. A hand reached for the door handle, but froze, as if the hand refused to pull the handle. But after he thought about it, he still had to pull it. He had to go to what was behind it. Behind that door, other children could be heard, shouting joyfully playing.
Nexus took one step forward. The children fell silent and turned towards him.
Nexus continued walking forward, passing them. The children there then moved away from him. Nexus climbed onto his bed. Plugging in some data cables to sleep, pulling the blanket and covering his ears with a pillow. He then closed his eyes, but then tears flowed past his cheeks. ....
5 months ago was the beginning of where all of Nexus's painful life started. A splinter Prime named Atlas Prime who is a father to Nexus, was proven guilty of committing a massive corruption case in Voltage city. Moments before this news exploded. Nova Prime, acting as the Prime Matrix of leadership, made a sudden visit to Voltage city. Inside the dining room, a long table was already served with hundreds of kinds of food on it. A very spacious room, as if like a palace with many decorations. Atlas Prime sat at the end of the table with a chair made of gold. But his hand seemed busy stroking his other hand. Nova Prime sat at the opposite end of the dining table. Atlas Prime tried to devour the food in front of him. Even though his eyes were trembling and reluctant to look into Nova Prime's eyes.
Nova did not chew or reach for the food. His hands resting on his lap, staring sharply at Atlas, as if about to kill him.
Out of immense fear, food became difficult to swallow down Atlas's throat. "This is very stunning. Even though I visited yesterday it wasn't like this,"
Nova tapped his fingers on the table. While looking around. "Excuse me, I hear the voice of Lord Nova Prime. Is it really you there?"
A woman stepped into the dining room. Groping with a cane in her hand that tapped the floor. A beautiful face, but the light of those eyes was almost white; apparently, she could not see (blind). The woman approached Nova. Slowly her hand groped Nova's arm. Nova immediately caught the woman's hand. "Wow, you came suddenly. I didn't even hear from the guards giving information," said the woman. The blind woman continued asking, "Is there an urgent problem that made you come here suddenly?" Nova then stared sharply towards Atlas Prime. Making the fork in Atlas Prime's grip vibrate violently. Nova then stood up, he grabbed a chair and asked the woman in front of him to sit down.
"Please sit down, Moona." The woman's name turned out to be Moona.
"Ah, thank you. I am surprised you are suddenly at the dining table, are you starving?" asked Moona.
Nova then said, "No, I came to meet Atlas Prime. Sorry if I came suddenly, I have an urgent matter." "I will excuse myself first. I have to go back to see Nexus." Moona then moved to walk slowly leaving the dining room.
Moona is a wife of Atlas Prime, which also means she is a mother to Nexus Diggito. But unfortunately for the condition of Nexus's mother, she experienced permanent blindness in both her eyes. She only sees her entire surroundings like a gaussian blur effect with a 99% blur level. Where even just a silhouette of someone she cannot see besides only being able to distinguish the brightness and darkness of a place. She always uses a cane to feel her way. Truly a concerning condition.
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CRASHH!!!
A plate was then thrown at Atlas Prime's face. "So this is how you are..."
Nova's breath panted, holding back the explosion inside his soul that kept boiling. Nova then kicked the chair he sat on earlier, backward with a full explosion of emotion. The steel chair instantly got stuck into the wall. The pressure from his leg kick made the chair bend. ...
Nova chose Atlas Prime to guard Voltage City because of his inability to handle all of Cybertron whose population is already as much as now. That is why he divided several selected Prime groups in several Countries and cities. But in Atlas Prime's situation, he truly did not expect this thing to happen.
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"Don't ever think you will escape this time."
"...I am everywhere."
"...Wherever you go."
Nova then walked away leaving the dining room, letting Atlas Prime freeze there.
"Lord Atlas!" Called Moona.
"Why does it sound like loud cheering out there? They hurl various harsh words and sound like they're on a rampage. Is something bad happening?" asked Moona. She came, her face looking anxious.
"Atlas!"
A man entered after Moona.
"We are in trouble!" a man then came in a state of panic to meet Atlas who was still sitting at the dining place. The man's name was Gerd, he was a business partner of Atlas Prime.
"Darling!" Behind the panicked man, another woman came to meet Atlas Prime as well. "This is bad, people are forcing their way in here!" said the woman.
Atlas remained silent, his gaze frozen and he didn't even realize their voices. This woman is Gerd's older sister, her name is Marline. Also a business partner of Atlas as well.
"Lord Atlas..."
"What... was what they meant found out?" "Do you know the cause?" Moona became wondering.
Whoosh...
Marline suddenly pushed until Moona fell face down to the floor.
"Who pushed... who are you?" asked Moona. "You blind bastard. Why are you here!"
Moona groped the floor trying to find her cane that bounced off. "MARLINE!...." Shouted Atlas,
Accompanied by Gerd, "Sister Marline!" he called.
Atlas then stood up, he immediately approached and grabbed Moona to help her stand. "Who is Marline?" "Is she your colleague, Atlas?" asked Moona.
Gerd immediately pulled his older sister. "What are you doing? Are you crazy?!!"
"Oh, so now you are siding with that woman, Gerd?" snapped Marline. "Calm yourself, sister Marline! This is not the right time for that," replied Gerd.
"Ok-ok, it's up to you guys!" said Marline. ....
Atlas then hugged Moona. "It's okay Moona."
Atlas hugged tightly, calming Moona who was panicking. Marline's gaze became sharper, her eyes vibrated in shaking anger. She then tightly clenched both her hands.
Out there apparently a demonstration by the people in the city occurred. Because Nova had just announced the despicable action committed by Atlas Prime regarding his corruption case.
The corruption committed by Atlas Prime caused the economic condition and our development to slow down quite significantly, thus making Nova Prime suspicious and immediately step in there.
"Lord Nova Prime, How did you decide on such a heavy punishment?" asked one of the journalists.
"Lord Nova Prime, have you established new regulations?" asked another journalist.
"Lord Nova Prime, have you seen the drastic economic decline of this region?" asked yet another journalist.
Nova stood tall, and calm. His facial expression actually still looked very disappointed and confused.
"I'm...—"
BANG!! BANG!!
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The sound of gunshots was heard. The citizens protesting near the leader's palace immediately retreated.
Nova immediately turned around, the sound came from inside. He immediately ran inside leaving the journalists.
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"MOONA!!"
"SISTER!!!"
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As soon as he entered the dining room. Nova found. Blood scattered on the dining table.
A man was seen standing, his hand transformed into a weapon shape. His hand trembling, taking a few steps back. He looked shocked.
Up ahead, Marline lay under the dining table, green blood flowing heavily from her body pooling on the floor. Only the sound of crying from Atlas was heard. Tightly hugging his wife Moona. Her body was covered in blood. However, Moona did not move in Atlas's embrace. "What in the world actually happened?" asked Nova.
Nova immediately realized what happened from what he saw. Marline was a mistress of Atlas Prime who came there. It seemed she shot Moona, because Marline's hand was still in weapon form condition. Then Atlas spontaneously shot back at her. Moona was severely injured in her stomach, and the retaliatory gunshot attack from Atlas hit the side of Marline's head.
"Moona!!" Atlas Prime's sobs, tightly hugging the lifeless Moona.
"Sister...!" Gerd froze staring at Marline lying in a pool of blood.
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"Mama!"
"What sound in the kitc—"
"—hen..."
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"... Nexus?" ...
Nexus came there looking for Moona because of the gunshot sound in the dining room. However, it was truly astonishing what he found there.
Nexus froze, a nightmare occurred in front of him, staring at his father crying hugging his mother covered in blood on her body. ...
"ARHHHHHH!!!!!"
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To be continued....