Deep in the center of the universe, the being known as Regent Vorlag was confused. This was a new and very uncomfortable feeling for it. Vorlag was a creature of pure logic, like a giant, super-smart computer. For its entire existence, it had understood the rules of the universe perfectly.
Until now.
For the past few hours, it had been fighting a messy, chaotic energy coming from the "Odyssey" and its fleet. This chaos was an error, a problem that needed to be deleted. Its plan was simple: attack the chaos with ideas of decay and isolation, breaking it apart until it was gone.
But then, something changed.
The chaos just… stopped.
One moment, Vorlag's senses were filled with a wild, screaming storm of unlawful energy. The next, there was silence. The storm was gone. In its place was something new. It was a single, powerful point of light.
