Deep Space. The Tartarus Nebula.Time: 09:12 Hours Ship-Time.The Tartarus Nebula was dying, not in a fiery explosion, but in a wave of absolute, terrifying silence.The Harvester monolith created pale grey light which moved through the space with precise mathematical calculations. The light didn't destroy the chaotic crimson gas and dark matter particulates; it overwrote them. The light caused the nebula's violent storms to freeze instantly, turning them into solid dark matter blocks.The Order faction constructed a wall which resulted in the allied fleet becoming trapped in the enclosed area."Vael's hands flew frantically through the conductive sap of the navigation console, his pale blue face illuminated by the harsh warning lights. "The expansion rate reaches an exponential growth pattern!" The vacuum space began to crystallize because of the vacuum! The formatting wave will reach our location within four minutes at the current speed!The tactical hologram displayed a vast crim

Deep Space. The Sanctuary Cluster. Sanctuary Prime.Time: 52 Hours Post-Ambush.The Ravager drop-ship was as much like a rusted iron brick falling through a painting.Looking through the smeared, broken viewport, Elena could see the atmospheric bridges of Sanctuary Prime flying by. The capital world was a hectic, breathtaking outburst of uncontrolled biology. Mile-high trees, their violet canopies piercing the cloud formations, their huge branches held complete suspended cities made of living vines and living silk. The drop-ship was followed by flocks of huge, many-winged birds whose minds were not organized into form, wondering at the unsightly, smokeless, and smoke-polluting machine in their sky.Vael, making it hard to manage the rough pirate ship, announced: "We are nearing the position of the Genesis Forge. The Grand Archivist was seriously offended at the manual flight stick in his hands, far much preferring the conductive sap of the Root-Ship which was instinctive.Behind Vael

The Sanctuary Prime space station exists within the Sanctuary Cluster of Deep Space. The time period which follows the ambush attack stands at 85 hours. The Genesis Forge underground atmosphere existed with high humidity and the scent of damp soil and ancient raw power. Ethan stood at the edge of the colossal biological crucible. The massive hybrid chassis of Jarek had been born through the birth process which made the silver-green amniotic fluid move in its slow, thick circular motion. The forge remained inactive while the enormous ironwood roots which functioned as its manipulators stayed hidden in the dark areas along the cavern walls.Vael included his pale blue hands which rested above the console. The Grand Archivist showed signs of extreme fatigue because his impeccable appearance had suffered from the intense work schedule which continued for multiple days. His solid black eyes displayed scientific intensity despite his exhaustion.Vael explained to the empty cavern that "The

Deep Space. The Sanctuary Cluster. Sanctuary Prime Surface.Time: 97 Hours Post-Ambush.The aerial battle lasted precisely four minutes before ending.The Harvesters functioned as a machine that executed decisions through its logical processing system. The machine reacts to network breaches by executing a cutoff procedure. The machine interrupts connection to its network.The machine released iron.The carriers released thousands of heavy dark matter boarding pods that lacked windows. The boarding pods descended from the carriers, which activated a blackout mode, and began their descent toward the Sanctuary Prime jungle.Ethan observed the pods as they moved through the air. The Dissonance Core emitted a bright green and blue light that indicated its operational status. Ethan used his burned right hand to emit an intense sound wave that would intercept the incoming pods.The dark matter wave moved forward to meet the descending material.Nothing happened.The pods stayed unchanged. Th

Deep Space. The Sanctuary Cluster. Sanctuary Prime Surface.Time: 100 Hours Post-Ambush.Rain started to fall and it created a flood over the damaged jungle area. The rain washed away the mud and thick black oil from the shattered Harvester machines.Ethan stood in the center of the clearing while water fell on his face from above. The green light inside his body had changed into a normal rhythm of life. The Ravager pirates and local refugees created a celebratory atmosphere around him. The victory celebration took place because they had defeated the perfect machines.The victory celebration did not appeal to Ethan. His memory of Vael's radio message still played in his head.The Architect is waking up. The activity was conducted as a stress test.The wet earth started to tremble from heavy footsteps which produced loud sounds. Jarek emerged from the tree line with his giant hybrid Titan body which stands at twenty-five feet tall. The giant machine looked down at Ethan while its eye l