Chapter XL - Enter the Genius ~Richter

The Pentastar hurtled through hyperspace, on its way to the planet of Fa’diel. Its commander, Richter Sprint, stared out the viewport of his private cabin, and into the spectral display of hyperspace. Suddenly, the fractured colors of the sky gave way to black, the stars streaked into lines, which quickly shrank into the typical pinpoints of light. The Pentastar was unusually close to the planet, because Richter knew full well that the residents of the planet had no way of detecting him, even with their unusual power source they called "Mana". Richter tapped a button, and the voice of someone on the bridge rang over a speaker.

"Yes, Lord Sprint?" the voice said.

"Scan the planet, and give me life-sign readings, and technology readings," Richter said. "Send them to my terminal."

In moments, the computer terminal in Richter’s desk flickered to life, and had a series of numbers. It approximated Fa’diel with 20th century Earth. Richter smiled at this.

"It’ll be easy to find that weapon here. Or at least some info on its whereabouts." Richter said to himself.

He pressed the communication button again.

"Ready a shuttle, and find a landing area. I wish to go down."