The mission was simple: jump through the Foldgate at Cygnus-7, a route that had torn three previous ships into ribbons of exotic matter. Standard drives couldn’t handle the gravitational harmonics. But the Sunstone could. It didn’t push through spacetime—it negotiated with it.
The chorus peaked—a deafening, beautiful requiem. And then silence. Driver Sunstone V5 00 0 1 Whqled
“Engaging Fold,” Kaelen said.
— Status: Uncalibrated. Integrity: 99.7%. The mission was simple: jump through the Foldgate
The cargo bay of the Event Horizon Runner smelled of recycled air and ozone. Kaelen tapped the console in front of him, squinting at the readout. squinting at the readout.