3. A bridge too far

Sorry for late upload,I was grieving Drake,he went from family matters to dodging allegations 😪

~ Free Drake till it's backwards 😭😭~

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It makes no sense…..Questions without answers yet I already know the solution.

'Madness,all off this madness'Ignatius shouted as he turned and thrashed his hands like a mad man.

He was stuck in an endless void hearing whispers and chants of unknown tales,a place of color yet no light,no concept of wave particle duality.He watched worlds burn and reform,galaxies expand as the secret of reality seemed naked to his bionic eyes.

He felt like his vary existence wasn't real,lost was the sense of time as he was pulled deeper,deeper until he could no longer sense individuality,then and only then did Ignatius glance at the primordial truth.

A being not restrained by concept,matter danced around it following no logic.Time passed yet seemed not to,direction was present but was it misdirection.

"Is this the true form of the Omnissiah…"Ignatius rumbled like a mad man as he fell on his knees trying to process what he was seeing,a being so above limitation that even he was sure he was only seeing a glimpse of its true form.

-(image)-

Hahahahahahaahaha....HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

"My purpose is clear now!!!"Ignatius shouted with a glint of mad fanatism as he welcomed the eldritch being with wide arms laughing in madness,then as quick as he gained enlightenment he was pulled out of the paradox and found himself fallen on both knees in front of the cube.

'Had I been hallucinating'Ignatius wondered.

'No…no,no,no,no,no'He roared in anger as he stood and touched the cube. "Take me back,take me back!",Ignatius struggled frantically trying to turn the cube sequence but nothing happened.

He finally gave up and looked at his surroundings finding himself in a room of sorts.

*Click*

Ignatius turned raising his stuff(at this point I don't know what to call this weapon lol)only to find a bald man at the door.

~Lex Luther pov~

In all his years ,Lex had prided himself in seeing everything the world had to offer.His position as a billionaire allowed him access to some of the nefarious things in life but on this particular day,deciding to end his tiresome day early walked into a robot or was it a cyborg staring at him.

"Step in slowly,no erratic movements,I'm in a rush and I don't mind killing an imperial noble right about now"the being gestured towards the bed.

Taking slow but measured steps ,Luther was amazed even though the being looked something straight out of a horror show a testament to Luther's curious nature…

~Ignatius pov~

'Did this stupid box transport me to another imperial world..'he thought as he moved putting himself between the door and his new captive.

"I need a data slate,I need to know which planet I'm at.."Ignatius demanded moving closer to the door making sure it was locked.

"Data slate,do you mean an IPad,I got one in drawer if you'll allow me to take it out." Luther said with slight confusion of why the "robot" was talking in latin and two ,it's weird mannerism ,but he still made sure to press the panic button before taking out the iPad,he was often chided by his secretary for being over paranoid but who's laughing now….

Ignatius snatched the device from Luther not minding the curious eyes observing him.Well he couldn't blame him since it wasn't normal for a heavily modified tech priest such as himself to be seen in public,even space marine would shift in uncomfort near him.

"What's this low spec garbage!"Ignatius wondered connecting and immediately overriding the poor encryption on the device and downloading any data he could.

First he thought the device was so outdated that it gave the wrong date and time but more and more things didn't make sense,he couldn't get any information on any local imperial troops,for once no mention of the God emperor and worst of all he saw references to earth.That was the previous name for Holy Terra used millennia ago and that's one place he didn't want to be after being labeled a heretic and all that.

Ignatius sensors were actively monitoring the movement of all the humans in the house as he knew the noble would have sent a distress signal one way or another.He always praised their enginuity when it came to ways of saving their lives.

"What part of Terra am I?" Ignatius wondered, "Metropolis,I don't remember this area from Terra's hive sectors.." finally concentrating on the bald man who seemed to be reaching for something under the pillow.

Luther in a quick motion pulled out a glock 17 and let out accurate shots that simply bounced of him not even leaving a scratch.Seeing no damage,Luther was smart enough to drop the gun and raise his hands in a show of surrender, "You're armor is on a different level,I designed those bullets myself to pierce even level 4 armor,what are you made off?"Luther asked with an enthusiastic child finding a new toy to play with.

Ignatius merely extended his claw and picked up the gun scanning it.An ancient weapon that still uses blackpowder,he remembered seeing a replica of a musket he believes, at a noble's chambers once when he visited Terra on some business.

"I need more information on this world but seeing as you seem like a problematic sort of person,I don't mind probing your mind but I can't comfortably say you won't turn into a vegetable afterwards .."Ignatius simply stated extending a pair of mechanical tendrils towards Luther's head.

"You won't have to do that,,you'll find me more useful as I already am."Luther said more scared as he felt the impending doom.

Not really paying attention,Ignatius was more concerned with the circumstances he found himself in.Transportedc back in time and maybe having the all knowing God emperor role playing somewhere,if he was really here he was sure he would have already felt his presence.

BANG!!!

A group of guards broke down the door and rushed in aiming their automatic rifles at the intruder.

Not even paying them the time of day, "I think I will take you up on that offer but first we need to set some ground rules."Ignatius turned and shot down the guards with precise shots that left the wall behind them sizzling showing the power of his weapon.

"But I know I have to show you how having me as a friend is more beneficial to you." With a wave of his hand Ignatius accessed the internet creating various fake companies and with some offhand money transfers from multiple accounts he slowly baught 20% shares of Lex Corps.The sudden buyout of the shares caused the share price to jump as people began to speculate who had deep enough pockets to manipulate such huge volumes of share's.All over the I.S stock speculators were scrambling to find who the new player in Lex Corp was or maybe it was Lex manipulating the share prices again,even they didn't put it pass Lex to do that.

*Ring,ring*

Lex's phone rang and seeing Ignatius didn't cared if he answered he picked up the phone to a very nervous secretary, "Sir,someone just baught 3 million shares…"

Lex looked at Ignatius before replying in a calm tone,"It's ok Mercy, it's just a colleague of mine doing a bit of stock speculation."

"Now I need somewhere to store this,"Ignatius tossed the cube on his hand as he looked around before walking to a certain part of the wall before a hidden door slid open.

"Do follow, we have much to discuss"Ignatius said strolling deeper into the room as Luther begrudgingly followed as he knew he would eventually get his revenge for this mistreatment but for the moment their is opportunity to be had.If the being could casually bypass his encryption he could see potential upside in enlisting it's help.

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Didn't feel the passion in this chapter,just wanted to get it done to get to the interesting stuff…..