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Commander Kade’s eyes hardened. “And what do you ask in return?”

“Commander, the source is… inside a nebular cloud,” she reported. “But the signal is coming from a fixed point, not a moving object.” JUQ-259

The hologram coalesced into a scene: a planet bathed in golden light, its oceans teeming with luminous forests, and beings of pure energy dancing among the tides. Their faces were both alien and familiar, as if they were the echo of every myth humanity ever told. Commander Kade’s eyes hardened

She turned to Aria. “What would you do?” Their faces were both alien and familiar, as

It was a monolith of some alien alloy, its surface etched with symbols that shifted like living ink. The beacon emanated from a small, recessed aperture at its apex. Dr. Aria Selene, the fleet’s xenolinguist, stepped forward. She placed a handheld translator against the aperture. The monolith responded with a soft hum, and a lattice of light unfurled across its surface, forming a holographic lattice of stars—constellations no human had ever cataloged.