A Willful Sword

A sword pierced its way out of the cargo sphere transported into the Red Ocean.

Many people who previously cheered an experiment that would go down in history abruptly fell silent as they beheld the unexpected spectacle.

It did not take a genius to figure out that this was not supposed to happen.

The cargo sphere containing exceedingly rare and expensive super-class materials, data storage devices, sensitive technological equipment and ancient relics that may be of use in the new frontier were all well-stored and sealed.

That did not necessarily mean that they could be tossed around and subjected to the elevated levels of radiation that the Red Oblivion Gate still generated after it had started to cool down.

The sword briefly paused as it managed to pierce its way through the thick alloys that stood in its way, as if it was contemplating how to best extricate itself from its current home.