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Suddenly, the progress bar leaped to 100%. The computer didn't beep; it let out a low, discordant hum that vibrated through the floorboards. The archive began to unpack itself.

In the silence of the Eventide scout ship, the name felt like a heavy weight. His crew had found the drive floating in the debris of the Oort Cloud, tucked inside a black box that absorbed light rather than reflecting it. Parts one through six had contained nothing but static and what sounded like rhythmic breathing.

"If you are listening to part seven, the loop has failed again. The anomaly at the AN27 marker cannot be contained. Do not attempt to decompress part eight. Whatever you do, Elias, stay away from the light." Sieihtusuh02EMNLD26PEH6-AN27.part7.rar

There was no static this time. Just a clear, calm voice—his own voice—speaking from a recording that shouldn't exist.

Instead of blueprints or coordinates, a single audio file appeared. Elias hit play. Suddenly, the progress bar leaped to 100%

"A date," Kael replied, his voice trembling. "April 27th. Tomorrow."

"I didn't download a part eight," Elias said, his hand hovering over the emergency power kill-switch. In the silence of the Eventide scout ship,

"We didn't have to," Kael whispered, pointing at the void outside. "It’s downloading us."