The Deep Null. The Spire of the First Note. The Apex Forge. Time: Unquantifiable.The Gestating God created psychic pressure which weighed down on Ethan. Yet he resisted the force which brought him down to the ground.He pushed himself to stand up straight while his boots remained fixed on the dark matter tiles without any imperfections. He extended his charred right hand towards the giant transparent vat which contained the fetal monstrosity.Ethan used his voice to announce his presence as he claimed his position. I declare you will die in the womb. The god system threw its overpowering psychic burden back to Ethan.He established the Dissonance Core system to operate at full capacity.A huge beam of intense red light and unpredictable blue energy shot out from the black neutronium crater located in his chest. The localized supernova emitted a continuous stream of pure chaos which had the power to destroy all essential Progenitor architectural principles. The fifty-foot vat received

The Deep Null. The Spire of the First Note. The Apex Forge. Time: Unquantifiable.The monstrous fetus struggled against the dark wet tiles of the room, breaking its porcelain limbs when it tried to move uncontrollably. The virus which Ethan had injected into his spine was destroying the Gestating God from inside out. The blue flesh transformed into a corrupted purple color which erupted into violent movements. The golden light which came from the stolen souls of the dead people extinguished itself, creating a loud screeching noise which filled the air with painful static sounds.The Cathedral collapsed when the god died.The apex forge's walls which absorbed all light broke apart into pieces. Red light which had an unstable nature spread across the high ceiling in a spiderweb pattern. The mathematical structure of the Progenitor which held the Spire together began to collapse because it couldn't handle the logical contradiction of a dying god.Vael screamed, "The structural integrity i

The Deep Null. The Weeping Sea. The Petrified Island. Time: Unquantifiable.The silver fluid drained completely from the ruined cargo bay, flowing back into the lightless ocean.Ethan remained on the deck plates while his heart beat forcefully against his chest. The horrible vision of the burning city with the melted corpse of the Imposter gradually decreased until he faced the actual crashed feral dropship. He knelt down after pushing himself up but his right hand trembled uncontrollably.Elena sat beside him while she used her hands to clean her face of silver fluid and tears. She took a deep shuddering breath which helped her forget the painful memory of her husband's death. She reached out to touch Ethan's bare shoulder which helped him stay in the moment.The crew has reached safety at this point according to Elena who spoke in a rough but stable voice. The situation has finished. The past has been erased from our minds.Vael completed his standing position on the maintenance ga

The Deep Null. Aboard the Root-Ship. Time: Unquantifiable.The Root-Ship's interior space functioned as a sacred place which protected all forms of ancient life.The ship's corridors appeared to have no metal flooring and no dark matter walls and no loud alert systems. The corridors followed a natural pattern which seemed to have grown from polished ironwood wood that emitted a peaceful rhythmic sound. Bioluminescent emerald moss clung to the high, arched ceilings, casting a soft, soothing light across the cabin.The air itself was alive. The air contained a thick layer of glowing microscopic pollen which emitted a scent resembling ancient pine combined with ozone.Ethan sat on the floor of the primary bridge, leaning back against the curved ironwood bulkhead. He observed the glowing pollen that settled on his bare skin. The dead skin tissue of his right arm began to flake off at the point where the emerald dust contacted his severe black burns. The body produced synthetic skin which

The Sol System. Earth. Sector Seven Subterranean HQ.Time: 05:15 Hours Local.The tall woman in the scavenged Harvester armor led them away from the smoking plaza. Commander Reyes introduced herself to the group as a former terrestrial defense captain who took charge of the Sector Seven resistance after the planetary government collapse.They moved quickly through the labyrinth of ruined streets, staying strictly in the shadows of the crumbling human skyscrapers to avoid the gaze of the Harvester patrol drones buzzing in the smog-choked sky above.They arrived at a subway entrance which had suffered complete structural collapse. The heavy concrete staircase descended into a space that offered no visible light.Reyes said that they currently lived as rats while she entered a secret code into the biometric scanner hidden within the piece of rusted rebar. "The faction of Order does not bother sweeping the underground tunnels. They consider our subterranean infrastructure too chaotic and