In the quiet of deep space, beyond the shimmer of stars and the hum of Earth's satellites, drifted a single vessel-The Solara. Within its sleek frame slept a man not just on a mission, but on the edge of a dream. Ryan Blake had always looked to the skies as a child, drawn not to the promise of fame or exploration, but to the silence-to the unknown whisper that called from beyond.
Earth was changing. Climate crises, overpopulation, and political tension had turned society inward, fearful of what lay beyond its atmosphere. But Ryan... Ryan looked up. He believed the answers to humanity's survival might lie in the stars-not just scientifically, but spiritually. What if out there, somewhere, existed another way to live? Another way to be?