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

As the flames dissipated, Lilith sighed and pulled her book from her jacket, flipping it open once more.


“It’s almost too easy,” she murmured, and resumed reading.


On the grass, the guards continued to thrash in pain.


“Do you know how to open it?” Eirian whispered.


Poppy offered them a sour look, turning away from the locked door to her mother’s office, the rows of computers behind them silent, the desks empty.


She turned back to the keypad on the door, and pushed the following sequence: 06, 01, 2005. The lock beeped, and the door slid open as Poppy turned back to smile mirthlessly at Eirian.


Hastily, she crossed the threshold of the room, rushing around the desk and turning the computer on, glancing up at Eirian as they stood hesitantly on the other side.


“Get in,” they whispered, “and shut the door!”


“R-Right,” Eirian answered, doing as they were told.


Chapter 52