In 2045, Dr. Nia Celestine Temple leads a groundbreaking experiment in starlight energy conversion within the Obsidian Dome, a sealed facility carved from volcanic glass. When project director Dr. Marcus Chen is found dead in an allegedly impenetrable command sphere, six researchers become trapped in an increasingly unstable environment where gravity fluctuates and reality bends. The mystery deepens as Nia discovers ancient African astronomical codes embedded in the facility's architecture, suggesting the dome itself is a cosmic antenna built on sacred geometry. Working with Commander Kwame Okoye, she realizes the murder connects to a pattern of disappearances spanning centuries, all linked to attempts to harness stellar energy. As the team races to solve the murder, they confront The Symmetry - a non-human entity that manifests through the dome's obsidian surfaces, offering a devil's bargain: sacrifice one team member or face total annihilation as the facility collapses into a gravity well.
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