OLADOKUN_EMMANUEL

In the far future, space is cold, empty, and full of forgotten things.

Elias Thorne is a space scavenger—he travels alone, picking through old wrecks and broken stations. One day, he finds a ship floating near a dead star, where no one should be. Inside, there’s a woman in cryo-sleep. Her name is Maeve Calder, and she’s been missing for 50 years.

She wakes up with no memory of what happened.
The ship’s data is gone.
And something feels... off.

As Elias and Maeve try to figure out what happened, they start to grow close. But strange things start happening—time doesn’t feel right, and they keep hearing things in the ship. Maybe they’re not alone after all.

Now Elias has to choose—leave Maeve behind and save himself, or stay and face whatever’s out there with her. Even if it means they both get lost in the void.

Pulse In The Void

The dark corridor stretched out in front of them, cold and quiet. Vines that glowed faint purple curled along the walls like they were alive. The air smelled sharp—like metal mixed with earth and something old.

Maeve hesitated. Her fingers shook a little as she pushed the glowing vines aside. "This is where everything began," she whispered. "Where I first woke up."

Elias felt his throat tighten. "And maybe where it all ends."

They stepped forward slowly. The sound around them grew louder, a steady beat like a heartbeat matching their own.

The narrow hall opened into a huge room. At the center stood a giant structure. It looked part machine, part living thing. Wires and roots twisted together like veins, all leading to a glowing core that pulsed softly.

Maeve moved closer, her eyes wide. "This is the source."

Elias raised his weapon but stopped. The humming filled his body with a strange vibration.

Suddenly, the core flared bright. A deep voice echoed inside their heads. It wasn't words exactly, but they understood.

Maeve's knees shook. Elias caught her before she fell.

"It's the mind that made me," Maeve said, her voice shaking. "The intelligence behind Project Maeve. Now, it wants me to finish what was started."

Elias looked at her, searching her eyes. "What does that mean for us?"

Maeve's gaze didn't leave the glowing core. "I don't know. But I'm scared it will change everything."

Chapter 15: Descent into the Heart