This part of the mindscape was barren, deserted. Littered with the remains of a once large city, a capital maybe, laid to waste by what looked like a great battle. Destroyed vehicles littered the streets, both civilian and military. The buildings nothing but huge skeletons, the lucky few still standing left with large chunks of them missing. The whole thing was sobering enough, but the utter silence didn't help anything. The only sound audible being the winds blowing sand throughout the empty streets, its eeriness accentuated by the purple night sky, and the multiple full moons casting light down on the city.

The whole scene screamed 'post-apocalypse', although the multiple moons made it obvious that this wasn't Earth. The only sign that could give any meaning to where this was being a highway sign left on the streets.

Welcome to New Gettysburg

Further down the street though, was a strange-looking artifact. Untouched, no battle damage on it, looking very much like a shiny grey pillar, hovering in place without any possible power source. There was a strange blue glow to it, as it it were multiple pieces brought together to form this pillar, held together by this strange blue energy. If touched however, the landscape would immediately change...