The Ground War
Author: F.J. Wilder
last update2026-04-19 11:48:23

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 board
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