The captain's comms officer, Ensign Amy K'Rhyn, looked up from her console. "Captain, I'm picking up a faint energy signature from the coordinates. It's not natural."
As the ship shuddered and lurched, the captain's thoughts turned to the rumors that had circulated about R0712.7z – whispers of an ancient alien city hidden beneath the planet's surface, of technology that defied understanding, and of an unquenchable hunger that lurked in the shadows. R0712.7z
"We have been waiting."
"...Project Echo-12 abandoned...terrain anomalies detected... containment protocols engaged... Requesting backup..." The captain's comms officer, Ensign Amy K'Rhyn, looked
Captain Ortega's eyes narrowed as she studied the decoded message. The text itself was innocuous, a jumbled collection of words and phrases that seemed to dance around a central truth. The captain's comms officer