Above, us, in the dark shadows of the outer solar system, there is the shape of something unknown, something unspeakable. It waits, it bides its time, and as the days of summer grow longer, so does its voice grow louder.<br><br>On the quiet island of Sarah Ann in the Pacific Ocean, home of the renowned Firmament Foundation, awkward teenager Eirian Calohan has come in search of the mystery of their father's recent demise. Instead, they are confronted with the stark contrast between languid life on the tiny island and an unspeakable cosmic horror.<br><br>Together with their new friends, they set out to unravel the truth surrounding the death of their father and to also uncover just what it is that the Foundation has reached out to in the dark eternal night of the distant void.

All Cats Are Beautiful

“Asmodeus Flight has never properly been attempted across such long distances. What if you can’t find your way back? What if, instead of reaching the Ayanami, you get stuck out there wandering in space? I can’t allow you to take that kind of risk. What if something goes wrong?”


Doc Labyrinth brushed her complaints off with a wave of his hand.


“The only reason a human mind hasn’t assumed control of those meows is complacency. People were so happy to run with these innovations when it came to mining on different worlds, but no one wanted to consider the possibility of human exploration. What these governments are out there doing with my homunculi is a disservice, it’s criminal.”


“They’re not your homunculi,” his daughter reminded him.


“The Foundation’s homunculi, then.”


“You know that’s not true either, not since you released several strands into the wild.”


Chapter 12