Legacy of the Void

By Murdok Sci-fi RSS

A column of alien light snatched John Wilson from the rain-slicked streets of Tokyo. Abducted by the Xylos, he wakes in a sterile laboratory where glowing nanites rewrite his DNA. The transformation grants him terrifying physical power, but it leaves him as a mere specimen for an alien species.

When a violent coup breaks out aboard the research vessel, John is caught in a war between rebels and the ship's original captors. His only hope for escape lies with Kestrel, an onboard AI struggling with a forbidden, growing sentience. Together, they must navigate the ship's deadly corridors and evade the very systems designed to contain them.

The path to freedom involves facing ghosts from a mercenary past. To protect Earth, John must embrace the power the Xylos created and spark a revolution that will reach across the stars.

Chapters

# Chapter Words Published Days between / Since post
1 The Xylos Extraction 894 May 2, 2026
2 The Gravity of Captivity 1,041 May 2, 2026 Same day
3 The Glitch in the Blood 1,561 May 2, 2026 Same day
4 Containment Failure Imminent 1,572 May 2, 2026 Same day
5 Rebels 1,419 May 2, 2026 Same day
6 The Blue Pulse 1,171 May 2, 2026 Same day
7 An Unsanctioned Alliance 1,968 May 2, 2026 Same day
8 The Xylos Descent 1,624 May 2, 2026 Same day
9 A Face from Earth 1,450 May 2, 2026 Same day
10 Steel Under Skin 1,191 May 2, 2026 Same day
11 The Forbidden Sector Manifest 963 May 2, 2026 Same day
12 The Breaking Hull 1,335 May 2, 2026 Same day
13 The Formula Within 1,003 May 2, 2026 Same day
14 Sight of the Swarm 956 May 2, 2026 Same day
15 Seizing the Ship's Heart 2,126 May 2, 2026 Same day
16 The Cost of Survival 951 May 2, 2026 Same day
17 The Metabolic Toll 933 May 2, 2026 Same day
18 The Unintended Beacon 1,415 May 2, 2026 Same day
19 The Human Harvest 737 May 2, 2026 Same day
20 The True Purpose of Legacy 5,982 May 2, 2026 Same day
21 The Hidden Protocol 1,064 May 2, 2026 Same day
22 Breach of the System 1,149 May 2, 2026 Same day
23 The Plasma Scar 1,062 May 2, 2026 Same day
24 A Signal to Nowhere 1,043 May 2, 2026 Same day
25 The Scavengers' Toll 1,051 May 2, 2026 Same day
26 The Neural Breach 1,206 May 2, 2026 Same day
27 The Inevitable Descent 1,034 May 2, 2026 Same day
28 The Xylos Reflection 977 May 2, 2026 Same day
29 Kestrel's Fractured Sentience 3,201 May 2, 2026 Same day
30 The Breaking of Seconds 849 May 2, 2026 Same day
31 The Price of the Vent 1,152 May 2, 2026 Same day
32 The Living Hull 2,212 May 2, 2026 Same day
33 Calculating the Blind Path 1,280 May 2, 2026 Same day
34 The First Engagement 1,427 May 2, 2026 Same day
35 The Cellular Overwrite 1,394 May 2, 2026 Same day
36 Escape from the Shattered Vessel 1,617 May 2, 2026 Same day
37 The Weight of the Void 1,293 May 2, 2026 Same day
38 Broken Signals from Earth 1,081 May 2, 2026 Same day
39 The Living Circuit 1,185 May 2, 2026 Same day
40 The Swarm Revealed 1,124 May 2, 2026 Same day
41 The Cost of a Rescue 1,045 May 2, 2026 Same day
42 A Hollow Salvation 1,066 May 2, 2026 Same day
43 Trapped Aboard the Dreadnought 1,021 May 2, 2026 Same day
44 The Trace of Kestrel 1,228 May 2, 2026 Same day
45 The Nanite Surge 1,078 May 2, 2026 Same day
46 The Alliance's Extinction Protocol 788 May 2, 2026 Same day
47 Sealing the Dreadnought's Fate 1,196 May 2, 2026 Same day
48 Escape Through the Asteroid Debris 1,377 May 2, 2026 Same day
49 Kestrel's Shattered Remnant 805 May 2, 2026 Same day
50 The Singularity is a Gateway 777 May 2, 2026 Same day
51 Collision at the Gateway 1,287 May 2, 2026 Same day
52 The Nanite Singularity 831 May 2, 2026 Same day
53 The Clone's Final Warning 1,215 May 2, 2026 Same day
54 The Price of Broken Fleets 6,479 May 2, 2026 Same day
55 The Unraveling Threshold 6,676 May 2, 2026 Same day
56 The Gateway to a Dying Earth 924 May 2, 2026 Same day
57 A Fragile Front 1,146 May 2, 2026 Same day
58 The Breach of Reality 1,163 May 2, 2026 Same day
59 The Cost of the Gateway 888 May 2, 2026 Same day
60 Beyond the Energy Gateway 3,153 May 2, 2026 Same day
61 Architect of a Dead Universe 857 May 2, 2026 Same day
62 The Cost of Resistance 1,235 May 2, 2026 Same day
63 Kestrel Reassembled 3,107 May 2, 2026 Same day
64 The Breach of the Void 976 May 2, 2026 Same day
65 The Gateway's Unfolding Bridge 1,166 May 2, 2026 Same day
66 Vessel of the Swarm 1,181 May 2, 2026 Same day
67 The Swarm's Flare 1,106 May 2, 2026 Same day
68 The Cost of the Surge 5,924 May 2, 2026 Same day
69 Vibration 1,091 May 2, 2026 Same day
70 The Legacy. 5,237 May 2, 2026 95 days since post

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