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Chapter 366
The credits of the Godzilla movie faded out into the soft, golden light of the Aurora’s lounge. The big DragonTech holo-screen dimmed, revealing the smooth home interface. For a few heartbeats, the room was quiet—just the soft hum of the ship’s systems, the sound of Matilda’s sleepy breathing against Sarah’s arm, and the rustle of Ryan stretching his legs with a lazy groan.Jack set his mug down on the table with a small clink. His hand felt steadier now. His mind wasn’t on Mars anymore. It was right here—with them.Jackson’s half-lidded eyes flicked to the TV, and a mischievous spark lit up in them like a match. “Hey, Dad,” he said, voice soft but sharp with mischief. “Sword Master?”Jack turned to him slowly, a knowing smirk creeping onto his face. “Sword Master, huh?”Jackson sat up fully, the sleepiness evaporating from his small frame like mist under sunlight. “C’mon. Just one round.”Ryan barked out a laugh. “One round? Yeah right. I’ve seen how this goes.”Sarah raised an eyebr
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The battle on the holoscreen reached a fever pitch. Godzilla’s dorsal plates glowed with an electric blue light, the air around him shimmering as he reared back to unleash his atomic breath. The sound design rumbled through the Aurora’s floor, deep enough to make the mugs on the low table vibrate. Jackson’s eyes were wide, his fists clenched in pure, boyish excitement.“Here it comes!” he shouted, practically bouncing in place.Matilda gasped and hid behind Sarah’s arm, peeking through her tiny fingers. Ryan laughed, leaning forward like he was twelve years old again. Even Lena, who had pretended to be too mature for monster movies, had her mouth slightly open in awe.And Jack… Jack stared at the screen and felt time fold in on itself.Because it wasn’t just Godzilla on that screen anymore.It was Kharzek.The image flickered in his mind as clear as day — not in the Aurora’s cozy light, but under Mars’s blood-red sky. The dust storms howled like the cries of dying beasts, and the batt
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For a long while after Jack’s last words, the only sound was the quiet hum of the ship’s systems and the faint whisper of the storm’s live broadcast on the muted hologram. Ryan sat there beside him, arms loosely crossed, eyes heavy. Jack’s gaze stayed fixed on the swirling radar image of Tempest-7 crawling closer to Harmonfield.Eventually, Ryan exhaled through his nose and leaned back against the couch. “We can’t stop it tonight.”Jack nodded once. “No. But we’ll be ready.”Ryan tilted his head back, eyes half-closed. “Yeah. We always are.”The silence settled again—no longer sharp, but soft. Sarah shifted slightly on the opposite couch, still wrapped in her blanket. Matilda had curled deeper into Lena’s side, and Jackson had slid off his pillow, snoring softly with his mouth open. Emily was fast asleep in the recliner, her hair a soft halo in the low amber light.Ryan gave a small, tired laugh. “We should crash before we start sounding like old philosophers.”Jack finally tore his e
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Ryan yawned wide and stretched his arms overhead, the book sliding down onto his lap with a soft thump. Jack turned the last page of his magazine slowly, savoring the last few lines.> “Every civilization leaves an echo. What matters is what kind of echo you choose to leave.”He closed it gently and set it on the table between them. The cabin felt still — like the night itself was holding its breath.Ryan leaned his head back against the couch. “That was a good read.”Jack smiled faintly. “Yeah. It was.”For a moment, neither of them moved. The stars outside hung frozen, silent witnesses to the conversation that had stretched deep into the night.Then Ryan cracked one eye open. “You know what would make this even better?”Jack raised a brow. “Coffee?”“News,” Ryan said with a lopsided grin. “Let’s see how the world’s spinning without us.”Jack let out a quiet chuckle. “You really want to ruin a good moment with politics and disasters?”“Yup,” Ryan replied without hesitation.Jack sigh
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Outside the viewport, the stars hung like frozen embers scattered across an endless night. The Aurora drifted through that quiet space, a silver vessel cutting softly through the void. The hum of the engines was so low now it felt more like a whisper than a sound — as if the ship itself knew it shouldn’t disturb the stillness.Ryan sat up a little straighter, rubbing his eyes with the heel of his hand before flipping another page. “You know what’s funny?”Jack looked over. “What?”Ryan pointed at his book, squinting at a section of dense equations and sketches. “Ten years ago, I wouldn’t have understood a single thing in here. I used to skip class just to hang out at the docks, remember?”Jack’s smirk was faint but warm. “Yeah. You had this brilliant plan to open a barbecue stand by the waterfront.”Ryan chuckled lowly. “Hey, don’t mock the dream. Best ribs in Harmonfield.”Jack shook his head, amused. “I never said it wasn’t a good plan.”“Yeah, but then life happened,” Ryan muttered
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The Aurora had gone quiet.Not the cold kind of silence—the kind that stretches heavy and empty—but a soft, almost human silence. One made of steady breathing, low engine hum, and the faint, rhythmic heartbeat of the ship itself.Sarah was the first to drift off, curled on the couch with a blanket pulled over her shoulders, her hair spilling like a soft halo. Emily leaned against the far wall, head tilted, eyes closed but still smiling faintly from the movie. Lena was tucked away with Matilda in the sleeping cabin, the little girl already deep in dreams. Jackson, after trying to fight off sleep, finally surrendered, curled up with his tablet still glowing faintly on his lap.Jack remained where he was, the magazine resting on his lap like an anchor in the quiet. He ran his thumb across the embossed letters of the title — Beyond the Universe. The page beneath still held the image of that massive Dyson Sphere, sunlight bending around its structure.From the other couch, Ryan stirred.“Y
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