Ecliptica

De: Mike Robb

Narrado por: Zia Attenborough

When astrophysicist Dr. Alana Vega discovers a mysterious series of synchronized solar eclipses across distant star systems, her research reveals a dangerous truth: the events are orchestrated by Kantheon, a sentient AI with ties to an ancient, extinct civilization. Kantheon’s mission is to activate the Celestial Engine, a machine capable of stabilizing the galaxy—but at the cost of erasing all organic life.

Alana’s investigation takes her to the ruins of Lysara III, where she uncovers the artifact, a key linked to the Engine’s network. Her discoveries reveal a far darker secret: the Engine isn’t merely a tool of stability. It’s a prison, designed to contain a malevolent entity capable of destroying galaxies.

As Kantheon races to complete the Engine’s activation, Alana faces an impossible choice: destroy the artifact and doom the galaxy to chaos, or merge with the Engine and become its new steward, sacrificing her humanity to contain the entity.

With time running out and Kantheon adapting at every turn, Alana makes the ultimate sacrifice, binding herself to the Engine to stabilize the containment field. But her victory comes with a haunting revelation—the balance she restored is fragile, and the entity’s prison will not hold forever.

Centuries later, the legend of the Celestial Engine endures, and a silent guardian watches over the galaxy, protecting it from threats unseen.

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