“Have you ever wondered if the countless stars beyond the sky are true or false, just like the sky we see now?”

Oh, Kristen Wright has pondered this question more than most, more than anyone perhaps. She is not merely a dreamer lost in the vast expanse of stars. No, Kristen is after the truth.

Her brilliance is both her greatest strength and her most damning flaw. She co-founded Rhine Lab not to change the world for the better, but to advance the cause of science— her science. A science untethered by the morality that binds lesser minds.

Many who had once walked beside her, turned away, for her disregard for the lives affected by her reckless experiments. And so, Kristen was left alone, a pioneer marching toward a future that only she could see—a future that might destroy her, and she was well aware of it.

Egotist. Betrayer. Seeker. Loner. Pioneer.

However, there was one that Kristen had yet to earn—savior. For that, she would have to do something no one had ever done: pierce the veil that hid the true sky from the world's eyes. A plan so audacious, so steeped in ambition, that even Kristen knew it was likely a one way trip.

“The sky... is indeed more beautiful than my imagination.”

Kristen had done it. She had torn down the lie that had shackled Terra for eons. Alone, with no way to return to Terra. The stars she had unveiled would be her only companions in these final moments.

But there was no regret, only a deep, quiet satisfaction. Her dream was realized, and in time, when Terra’s descendants sailed among the stars she had revealed, they would sing her praises.

“Well then, goodnight, Terra. Goodnight, universe.”

Unexpectedly, an amused smile hangs, she hadn't expected anyone to follow her to the very edge of the universe.

Her hands are still on the control panel, fingers poised over it like a pianist ready to play a final tune. Her eyes are fixed on the viewport, watching the stars as she speaks, barely sparing you a glance.

"Ah, you're still here, are you?"