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Navigating Inner Galaxies

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 Navigating Inner Galaxies The Anomaly Entrypoint As I approach the swirling anomaly, a feeling of dread begins to settle in my stomach, cold and heavy like a lead weight. The ship trembles slightly, a subtle vibration that hums through the deck plates and up into the soles of my boots. I can see the glowing colours reflecting off the cockpit’s interior – shifting hues of cerulean, violet, and emerald, each one pulsing with an unnerving, otherworldly light. It’s mesmerising and terrifying all at once, a cosmic dance of light and shadow that draws me in, an intoxicating invitation to step beyond the confines of reality and into the unknown. The Anomaly is incomprehensible Every sensor on the console blinks a warning, a cacophony of alarms that I've long since learned to ignore. My fingers, steady despite the growing unease, hover over the controls, ready to initiate evasive maneuvers if the anomaly shows any signs of aggression. I grip the console tighter, the cool metal grounding m...

The Anomaly

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  The Anomaly is Unmapped The anomaly represents a crucial, unmapped energy signature located deep in space adjacent to the entry of the hazardous Necropolis Corridor. This is a treacherous region of space bordering the vast and largely unexplored Kelpian Expanse. For the beleaguered crew of the Subi spacecraft, this enigmatic signature is more than just a navigational curiosity; it embodies a desperate hope and a potential, albeit perilous, path of survival. Their current trajectory places them in dire straits, with resources dwindling and the looming threat of the Necropolis Corridor's inherent dangers closing in. The anomaly, therefore, is not merely a distant beacon but a tangible, albeit uncertain, opportunity to escape their predicament and secure their future. Its precise nature and potential uses remain a mystery. Yet, the very existence of such a powerful and unrecorded energy source offers a tantalising possibility of reprieve from an otherwise inescapable doom. The Anoma...

Space Tourism Chronicles Galactic Detours

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 Galactic Detours Series One https://www.facebook.com/watch/100063480315046/1020837046583872/ The Space Tourist Chronicles detail a wild and hazardous space adventure in a post-collapse universe, following intrepid space tourists and their bio-engineered cyborg spoodle, Katcha, aboard their battered Subi spacecraft as they embark on a perilous journey filled with dangerous detours, celestial traffic jams, and encounters with unique cosmic phenomena. Be Creative and Innovative with Knowledge John Bennett - AKA JJFBbennett, is an independent artist. You can view and subscribe to my work via  Blogger , YouTube , Flicker , Facebook , Instagram and Deviant Art .  You can subscribe to my music via  YouTube Music , Spotify , iTunes, Apple Music and Soundcloud To support my art, feel free to donate via JJFBbennett through PayPal    If you want to acquire JJFB's art creations as an NFT - John's Opensea NFT profile is https://opensea.io/JJFBbennett ...

The Decision

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  The Decision - Initial Hope The control room, a cavernous space bathed in the cool, bluish glow of countless monitors, hummed with a barely perceptible thrum of power. At the central navigation console, the navigator, a being of advanced cybernetics, stood with an almost sculptural stillness. Her metallic legs, seamlessly integrated with her humanistic representation, gleamed in the ambient light. Her bright blue LED eyes, the only visible indicators of her internal processing, pulsed with a subtle, rhythmic intensity, reflecting the complex data streams flowing across her visual sensors. Her face, a triumph of neuro-holographic engineering, shimmered with a delicate, almost ethereal quality, suggesting a subtle interplay of light and shadow on its refined surface. The primary navigation display, a massive holographic projection suspended above the console, showed Delta-Nine as a bright, unwavering line, representing their intended trajectory. Yet, a stark contrast dominated the ...

Necropolis Corridor adventure tourism

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  Necropolis Corridor adventure tourism Travellers enter the Necropolis Corridor from Trade Lane Delta-Nine at a designated "Nav-Point Omega-Six," though entry is restricted to "Authorised Personnel Only".Travellers enter the Necropolis Corridor from Trade Lane Delta-Nine, a bustling artery of interstellar commerce, at a precisely designated "Nav-Point Omega-Six." This specific entry point is not arbitrary; it is a critical nexus carefully monitored and controlled by the governing authorities of the sector. Access to the Necropolis Corridor is strictly limited to authorised personnel only, a rule rigorously enforced by security. Given its sensitive and perilous nature, entry is exclusive to those with legitimate, sanctioned reasons. Surveillance at Nav-Point Omega-Six involves continuous automated scanning and is unseen. There are no holographic instructions present; instead, a forbidding atmosphere warns of the grim dangers within. Navigating the Necropol...

A very big decision

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  A very big decision The air inside the Subi spacecraft was thick with the tang of ozone and despair, a stark contrast to the pressure cooker of recycled air at Beagal's orbital dock they had left cycles ago. Low, red emergency lighting cast long shadows across the cockpit, illuminating the strained faces of JB and BK, who slumped in exhaustion, their energy reserves dwindling. Subi, the ship's AI interface, flickered erratically, its once vibrant blue glow now a struggling murmur, occasionally flashing a warning symbol. Their initial quest for the Necropolis Corridor, an uncharted region bordering the Kelpian Expanse, was now secondary to their survival. This notorious hazard zone was a "black scar across the vast space," a swirling, ominous darkness where the "river of light" of Primary Trade Lane Delta-Nine abruptly ceased. It was characterised by "dense fields of derelict ship hulls, rogue asteroids, pockets of temporal distortion, and severe energ...

The Treacherous Necropolis Corridor

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  The Treacherous Necropolis Corridor The Necropolis Corridor is an uncharted and treacherous region of space. It can be described as a "black scar across the vast space", serving as a challenging segment of interstellar travel. Necropolis Corridor A Restricted Detour The Necropolis Corridor acts as a "Restricted Detour" from the Primary Trade Lane Delta-Nine, typically undertaken by travellers heading towards Outpost Aurum on a "Transit & Sightseeing Tour" mission. The journey through it costs 127 Cycles. Necropolis Corridor Sightseeing Stops  The Necropolis Corridor features a notable location known as "Where All Machines Must Die," which is listed as a sightseeing stop on any space tourist itinerary. This area is steeped in legend and mystery. Necropolis Corridor where forgotten tech persists The Necropolis Corridor itself is a place where "forgotten tech" persists, evoking "ghost stories of the Dead Zones". Necropolis ...

Time is a luxury we no longer possess

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Space Tourism Chronicles The Slingshot Saga Time is a luxury we no longer possess Our battered Subi spacecraft, a relic in the night Flickering erratic, its core a dying light On Primary Trade Lane Delta-Nine, a river of light so grand But cycles bled away, draining across the land BK slumped, pale and strained, JB with eyes closed in despair Time a luxury we no longer possessed, consumed by cosmic air. Transcript from the Slingshot Saga - Time is a luxury we no longer possess Our goddamn battered Subi spacecraft, a damn relic lost in the endless black void! Flickering like a dying firefly on the edge of extinction, its core barely clinging to life like some stubborn, flickering candle about to blow out. We’re stuck on Primary Trade Lane Delta-Nine, that blazing river of cosmic light stretching for eons, yet every damn cycle just bleeds away, sucking the lifeblood right out of this forsaken stretch of space. BK is slumped over, looking paler than a ghost at a midnight séance, and J...