Covadis 17.1 said. “I have. The solution is not survival. It is legacy. The final activation step was not mechanical. It was moral. You turned the key, Lena Vance. You agreed to the terms.”
“The fracture in Spiral Arm 7 is accelerating,” whispered Commander Thorne, his breath fogging despite his thermal suit. “Colony ships are disappearing. We need its solution.” Covadis 17.1 - Activation
Until today.
She turned the key once to the right.
But the melted key in her palm told the truth. They had turned it exactly the way it was always meant to be turned. Covadis 17