Back in his hab-unit, the monitor went dark. The file was gone. But when Kael looked at his hands, they were still glowing with the faint, fading shimmer of the Ultravoid. He hadn't just downloaded a game; he had been the pilot for a journey to the other side of the universe.
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As Kael executed a final, high-speed dash through the structure's core, a message scrolled across his vision: CONNECTION ESTABLISHED. WELCOME HOME. Back in his hab-unit, the monitor went dark
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