Day 1. A new journal. A new page. A new expedition. A new
life for me, Kilkarak. Chemist. Formerly of The Catalyst Foundation. Formerly
of Katena. Exiled. Crushed by my colleagues. Shunned for conducting experiments
with lethal and unusable results. Ha. I laugh in the face of my detractors, my
critics. As if Legion chemists have not performed experiments that harm and
kill. Yes, these have been conducted on prisoners from battles or from the
people we have conquered, but it is still done willfully, with full
understanding that the experiment will harm the subject. My subject died due to
accident, due to some unforeseen circumstances that I have not been able to
recreate since. No, the moral grounds for my exile are a simply a smokescreen
for jealousy over my discoveries. Those who run the Catalyst Foundation cannot
stomach the fact that a chemist on the fringe of the inner circle could make
such a startling and useful discovery as I have. I have lost my wife and my home. All that
remains for me is my knowledge and all that remains for me to do is to prove my
knowledge is correct.
I should not say all that remains is my knowledge and my
quest for vindication, I have my only son, Dashyl. He will be my sole companion
on this expedition. It will be a chance for me to really learn about my boy,
learn about who he is, who he may be. My studies and ambitions have not allowed
much time for parenting. If I should be forced from my laboratory, from my
vocation, it should be for that reason alone, to be forced to spend more time
with my son. Is his mind sharp enough for scientific inquiry? We shall see. Is
he up to making this journey? Am I up to
making this journey?
200 days. I have planned to be gone for 200 days. This should
be an adequate amount of time to collect specimens and material. Perhaps by
that time, my last true friend,
Bilkarar, will have been able to secure a secure space in which to continue my
experiments, a space sequestered from the eyes of the Catalyst Foundation. This
journey will provide me with supplies and some answers, but it is only the
first step to reach the final answer that will propel my future and secure my
position as the greatest chemist in the Legion.
*****
Finished with the first entry, Dashyl put his father’s
journal under his pillow and fell asleep instantly.
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