[ WP ] You arrive on an alien planet whose were far advanced from those of earth . They have been extinct for a millennia and you are tasked with learning of them . After taking a few steps on the planet you are met by a ghost of the old race and he tells you the story of how his people fell to ruin .

`` Command, this is Ranger 1. Do you copy?'' 
 
 -We read you, Ranger. Go ahead.- 
 
 `` I'm seeing some sort of projection here at the edge of this sector. Like a person, standing at the entrance to the megastructure.'' 
 
 -Check it out if you want, Ranger 1. All the other squads have reported it usually fades when you get close. Probably a trick of the light.- 
 
 `` Yeah sure, I'll radio back in when I'm on my way back.'' 
 
 The eggheads usually let us rangers do what we like in the field, as long as we bring back any shiny toys we find lying around. This planet has been a gold mine of tech that we've never even dreamed of. 
 I strolled into the plaza preceding the giant building. Kinda reminded me of Yankee Stadium, except probably ten times bigger. The glowing white figure standing at the gate did n't fade like command said it would. It grew more into focus. It was a little girl. 
 
 `` Excuse me, miss. Are you okay?'' 
 
 The projection turned to face me. A child, maybe 10 or 12. She was wearing a long dress, like she was some sort of flower girl. She tilted her head inquisitively and opened her mouth to speak. 
 I was a bit caught off guard when no voice came out. Only a loud screeching that filled city square and rang down the many adjacent alleyways. By instinct I raised my hands to cover my ears, but my helmet was in the way. The sound pierced through and I could feel my eardrums begging for mercy. 
 Through the pain, I open my eyes to see the girl cover her mouth with her hand, then tried again. I braced myself for the worst. 
 
 `` Exc- Excu- Excuse me. Are y- Are youou oka- okay?'' 
 
 I opened my eyes again. Suddenly there was no screeching anywhere. I found I'd fallen to my knees during the ruckus, so I picked myself and took a breather. The girl repeated herself again. 
 
 `` Are yo- you ok- k- k- kay?'' 
 
 I sighed and brushed myself off. 
 `` Yeah, think I'm all good now.'bout Yourself?'' 
 
 Her image flikered for a second. Then she responded 
 `` Mys- s- self... Langauge alteration identified. Hi, my name is Selanatora.'' 
 
 `` Hm, now we're gettin somewhere. Hi, Sel. My name's Richard.'' 
 God, I'm talking to this whatever-it-is, like it's my goddamn niece. 
 
 `` Richard... Are you the one taking things from the city?'' 
 
 `` Oh, so you've seen the rest of my crew before? Yeah that's us. We're just trying to figure out what happened here. Can you help?'' 
 
 The little girl frowned. 
 `` Help? No. I could n't help them. My fault.'' 
 Her mouth started to quiver. Her image flickered again. 
 `` They came. Too many. Could n't stop them. Failed.'' 
 
 `` Woah, no! Relax. Stop!'' 
 
 The image froze for a moment, then reset to standing completely fine, as if the previous bit had n't happened. 
 
 `` Sel. Very carefully, tell me what you are, and what happened to the inhabitants of this planet.'' 
 
 For a moment the little girl stared as if she did n't hear, then she flickered and dissapeared. 
 
 `` Damn it. Son of a-'' 
 
 The next instant, the plaza was full of glowing projections. Beings who looked peculiarly similar to humans bussled about like it was any other city back on Earth or something. Suddenly, a large ship descended from the clouds above and rained fire on the city. 
 
 `` I was the planet's core and outer defense Artificial Intelligence. I was supposed to protect them.'' 
 
 The apparations disolved and Selanatora reappeared. 
 
 `` I did n't like the odds of survival so I hid, like a coward. The creators. They were massacred. I- I- I couldn't-'' 
 
 `` Sel... Who did this? Who killed the creators?'' 
 
 `` The Seekers. Do n't turn on any of the tech you find... or they'll come back.''
