Artifact

As the code scrolled, it began to translate itself, tapping into the laboratory's computer databases and deciphering the English language at an exponential rate. Within minutes, text began to form in the air.

It was not a weapon, nor was it a power source. It was a diary. artifact

The small cube was made of a dense, matte-black rock that seemed to absorb the light around it, defying any known material on Earth. As the code scrolled, it began to translate