The ship's engines roared to life, and with a shudder, the Xephinon launched forward, its sleek frame slipping into the edge of the Boötes Void. The stars outside the windows quickly faded into a vast, seemingly endless darkness. The void wrapped around them like a thick shroud, and an eerie silence filled the air, broken only by the steady hum of the ship's systems.
As they traveled deeper into the void, strange gravitational anomalies tugged at the ship, and the controls flickered sporadically. Celesta struggled to keep their trajectory steady as the very fabric of space around them seemed to distort and twist.
"very dark," Tsiprani said. "It's like the inside of an old, empty cave."
"How long until we reach the Nexus?" Estella asked.
"At current speed, we should arrive within ten universe days," Celesta replied.
"Ten days..." Nomiki murmured under her breath. Ten days. Even though they'd known it would take time, even though they knew how long a light-speed journey took..."
