The architect reviewed the streaming data. Recent tragic events on the homeworld had delayed expansion plans, but at the same time, made them more urgent. The old world-building projects became more important than ever.
One particular data string drew the architect's attention. The readings fluctuated and varied in anomalous patterns, then suddenly stopped. This should not be.
The initiative on this world originally appeared particularly promising, but something unexplained happened to the Legion.
A probe would be sent to investigate.
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Paradise Blight
Science FictionThe first terraformed world, Tau Ceti Four, was now ready for colonization. Some called it Paradise, and it seemed a fitting name. The initial conditions before the terraforming began were perfect, too perfect for botanist Mora Torr. Something wa...
