7: Miles above the Earth, from an abandoned military outpost built by the Collective, a solitary Nocent looked down upon the bright blue orb. His name was Mar and he had been living at Rue for many years watching and waiting for the arrival of the Nocent for the setting in motion of the Plan. The outpost was nothing more than a loose cluster of pipes and tanks buried under the surface of Earth's moon. The entrance to Rue was on the dark side of the moon. With his body made of liquid, this outpost had been all that Mar needed. Sypraxians gain their energy from the rays of the sun.
The observation room was nothing more than a pane of glass at the end of a pipe which protruded out of the ground. The end of the pipe was flush with the surface of the moon. Since there's no wind on the moon, no dust would blow onto the glass. Mar always had a perfectly clear view of the Earth. Mar could shape his body to be a lens through which he could see incredible distances with complete clarity. Today, as he looked down, he knew the time was near for him to make his move. This outpost that his brother, Mendoron had built would no longer be needed. Mendoron had included an escape pod which was a one-way ticket to Earth.
Mar had been watching the Defectors and didn't like the way they were dealing with the Revenant. These foolish humans were unfocused and uncoordinated. They needed a new leader. Rend had failed, but the Plan could still work. Mar could wait no longer. Today was the day for the Nocent to achieve absolute power.
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