For the third time, Jake experienced this kind of utter silence and darkness. He didn't need to breathe, couldn't feel his body or anything else. Without Xi to keep him company and the Oracle System interface to entertain him, who knew how long it would take him to go insane.
After some time he estimated in hours, the familiar notification of the Oracle System popped up in his mind.
[Participant: Jake Wilderth, Silver Myrtharian.]
[Successful Ordeals: 2.]
[Awaiting matchmaking for Third Ordeal. Species allowed: Humans.]
[…]
[Matchmaking complete, Third Ordeal determined.]
[Type: Horror/ Space Travel]
Aether density: *20 or 200 pts.]
[Number of participants: 6,694,729.]
[Background:]
[The Galactic Consortium has recently discovered an exoplanet with ideal conditions to establish a new colony. Riva, the mother planet of the Third Brotherhood is dying, and the Third Brotherhood has volunteered to initiate the colonization of this new planet]
The beginning of this Ordeal may be reminiscent of the movie Passenger with Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence for those who have seen it, but it will soon take another turn.