Location: Unknown star system, 3103 light-years from Earth.
Time since departure: 60 Earth days.
Primary Vessel: Arcship ADAM
Fleet Escort: 8 UEDCC Battleships, 4 TRC Heavy Cruisers.
Crew and Colonists: ~5 million souls.
The wormhole tore. It shimmered, glass melting backward, then snapped shut. Blue lightning cracked and died. The massive hull of the Arcship ADAM punched through the swirling maw of the collapsing portal. It emerged into normal space. Behind it, eight battleships and four heavy cruisers followed. One by one, they shed streaks of strange, exotic radiation. Their engines hummed, stabilizing. The journey was over.
Captain Mireille Andrada, a Filipino officer, stood at the bridge's front. Her posture was rigid, hands clasped behind her back. Silver threads laced her dark hair. Her eyes, sharp and focused, glinted as the new star's golden rays hit the main viewport. It wasn't just light; it was a promise.
