The Sol System. Earth. The Planetary Siphon.Time: 06:33 Hours Local.Ethan fell into the throat of the world.The descent produced a blinding white energy that created an unending roar while the orange magma churning beneath erupted through it. The heat from Earth's mantle reached its maximum limit when it hit his dissonance barrier which functioned as his region of protection. The chaotic sphere of crimson and blue static shrieked, buckling under the sheer thermal pressure, but the Dissonance Core in his chest refused to yield.He fell through space for an extended distance while magnetic containment fields directed him towards the upward path of raw planetary energy.The abyssal shaft opened into a space where blinding light formed a concentrated beam of illumination that shone from its deepest point.The primary conduit suspended itself above a visible area where the Earth magma flowed into the atmosphere. The Progenitor crystal existed as a massive crystal that had no defects and

The Sol System. Earth. Sector Seven.Three weeks have passed since the successful liberation of the area.The free Earth remained silent, but its absence of sound created an overwhelming experience.Harvester drones had been absent from Sector Seven skies for three weeks. The human workers were dismantling the architectural elements which had established the city through their efforts, so they could use those materials to build needed structural support for the damaged concrete skyscrapers. The oppressive faction of Order had lost its mathematical weight.Ethan was seated on the broken edge of an overpass while his legs hung down toward the busy streets which were active beneath him.He wore a new canvas jacket which the resistance quartermasters had extensively modified to suit his single right arm while keeping his black neutronium chest crater visible. The Dissonance Core produced a continuous, low-powered sound. The system was not experiencing an active battle. The system was not d

The Sol System The Oort Cloud Time 18 00 Hours Ship TimeThe Root Ship drifts through a frozen minefield that contains scattered ancient comets and icy debris.The solar system boundary had been reached. The Aegis Gate showed its presence in deep space because it created an absolute blackness that spread throughout all of space. The system was secured by a barricade that functioned as a complete barrier through which nothing could pass. The system was protected by an orbital barrier which operated as a violent energy field that created an invisible zone of mathematic order which killed anything that entered the area.The Chorus of Iron served as the core element which held together the entire dimensional barrier system.The building stood as a giant fortress which had been created through black dark matter to have the shape of an enormous tuning fork. The station's twin prongs extended for miles into space while they emitted electrical currents which supplied power to the violet ring

Deep Space. Aboard the Ravager Dreadnought Scrap Iron.Time: 04:00 Hours Ship-Time.The command deck of Warlord Krax’s junk-dreadnought was a sensory assault.The Scrap Iron produced a high volume of noise and disorderly movement while it emitted odors of burning promethium and used grease. The bulkheads displayed a haphazard design using rusted terrestrial steel and jagged dark matter plating which they had joined together through welding without any consideration for visual appeal. From the ceiling, exposed wires hung down in a way that resembled mechanical vines while they emitted random sparks.Ethan stood at the head of a massive, heavily scarred iron holotable in the center of the room. He had retrieved his modified canvas jacket, which concealed the bruised ribs Krax had given him, but the Dissonance Core continued to show through his chest, which had a black neutronium crater that emitted a tranquil blue light.Elena stood to his left with her sniper rifle held at her hip whil

Deep Space. The Tartarus Nebula. Time: 09:05 Hours Ship-Time.The World-Builder's surface presented an untouched barren field which extended into the nebula's crimson fog through its black dark matter boundary.Jarek's magnetic boots created a loud metallic sound as they attached to the clean ship surface. The Progenitor architecture which he saw should have taken him more time to appreciate. The geometric surface around him erupted into motion at the moment he landed.The deployment hatches which had been perfectly hidden opened up with a hissing sound. Praetorian defenders who wore dark matter armor exited the area in a way which resembled an angry insect swarm. They maintained complete silence. They proceeded without any delay. The Praetorian defenders moved silently toward the Titan-Class dreadnought while lifting their heavy kinetic hammers and singularity axes.Jarek's synthesized voice roared through his external speakers to produce vibrations which disturbed the dark matter h