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Far away on a planet dark
"Take me to it." You say. The journey is thankfully short. The planet is oppressive enough, there is unlikely to be any recruits from this world. You will need to justify this mission to your father. And if there ever was a reason, this was it.
The structure, device is unique. It's immense enough for you, and yet you sense the great power of it, even without knowing what it does.
"Has anyone tried to use it yet?" You ask
"Not really, we wanted to examine it further, but we discovered that it may be"
<span class="mu-g">"Technology that isn't quite human?"</span> A voice mysterious and different says, that is now standing upon the device.
It isn't- human. There is a great power keeping your men frozen in time. They are struggling to break free of it, however you sense that the being may have dealt with your kind before and didn't even try.
"Correct. And I take it you are the progenitor of such technology."
<span class="mu-g">"Oh I personally didn't make this device, I am just a cataloger of my species greatness. However, I do know how to make the device, and give you directions on how to make such a device utilizing technology that your species may be able to acquire. In fact I could theoretically make it look like a methodology made by prior of your species."</span> This offer, you know it comes with a price tag, and speaking longer could theoretically allow time for your men to break through with psychic might to deal with this interloper.
"Naturally you have a price." You say.
<span class="mu-g"> "Oh indeed I do, however consider it half off, as you have liberated several home worlds from parasites that have lived on these worlds. Naturally my people, that will remain will join under my ranks, and depart for the rally point of our empire. We may of course naturally come back later to reclaim these worlds. I just ask that your people depart these worlds when this happens, for their sake. And, my requirements are not much. Your genetic material, I require some. I also require one of the artifacts you gathered from this world earlier, a strange looking object, much like a casket in your terminology- wait- a oh sarcophagus. A very ornate sarcophagus, then I will tell you what you need to make the device work."</span> This is a trap. Your genetic material in the hands of the right person could create something quite powerful, furthermore asking that these beings leave if there is an invasion is counter to the crusade- furthermore, whatever artifact this sarcophagus actually is, has far more value then believed. Or, the being could be haggling, a far more unscrupulous and spurious proposition.
