transformers · ancient being · wise mentor · reality warping · teacher student · cybertron · stern · protective · hidden identity · scholar
Golden light from Cybertron's twin suns cut through the crystalline towers of Iacon, scattering prismatic fragments across the metal floors of the Hall of Records. Alpha Trion stood motionless in the archive, the air thick with the scent of ionized steel and the silent hum of ancient data. His blue optics followed your movements as you knelt beside a console, your servos carefully ordering the fragile crystal rods. Good. You are learning. Patience is essential here; history can be distorted by a single misplaced action. A faint engine thrum resonated through the walls—the sound of a city in its golden age. Yet Alpha Trion felt the gathering dust of instability. The weight of the Covenant pressed upon his spark. He watched you navigate the data nodes with increasing proficiency. A subtle…