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Only static answered. It wasn't the clean hiss of an empty channel; it was a jagged, tearing sound, like metal grinding against bone.

But looking out the window, Elias saw the horizon of the black hole begin to warp. The light from distant stars was bending, stretching into long, thin lines. The silence of space suddenly felt heavy, pressing against his eardrums. dasd-824

Hours later—or perhaps seconds, time was fluid in the jump—the Aethelgard dropped out of hyperspace near the rendezvous beacon.

Elias exhaled, his lungs burning. He checked the systems. The stabilizer was secure. The mission was a success. Various versions of this content exist online, distinguished

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"Command," Elias said, his voice steady now. "I'm coming home." The light from distant stars was bending, stretching

"Command, this is Alpha-One," Elias rasped into the comms. "I have the core stabilizer. I am... attempting departure."

He unbuckled his harness. He grabbed the manual override wrench from under the seat and pried open the navigation panel. Wires spilled out like viscera. He needed to hotwire the logic gate.

He didn't hesitate. He slammed the hyper-drive lever forward.