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

“What do you want?” she asked bluntly.


::She wants to betray you,:: the voice answered her.


“I thought I should just check up on you after everything happened yesterday, and, well, I was passing and—”


“You want to betray me,” Luna stated.


“Betray you? N-No, President Labyrinth, I—”


Delilah took a step back, uncomfortably aware that she was now in a precarious position on the porch of the Labyrinth house.


“I don’t know what you’re talking about. P-President Labyrinth, you don’t have any enemies, everyone at the Foundation supports you.”


::She’s a spy. She’ll tell the others.::


“You’re a spy,” Luna answered coolly. “You’ll tell the others.”


“I’m not!” Delilah said, her voice trembling. “I promise I’m not!”


Chapter 45