The Last Station Standing
It looked like a city from a nightmare, clinging to the edge of the world.
"That's not a research station," Jun breathed, his eyes wide. "That’s a fortress."
This was Thorne’s secret. He hadn't just been waiting for the ISS to crash; he had been building the infrastructure to receive it for years. This was The Aether-Reach Base, a completely illegal, off-the-grid facility located in international waters where no government could regulate his experiments.
Suddenly, a massive mechanical arm—much larger and more powerful than the one on the ISS—extended from the nearest dome. It moved with fluid, predatory grace, illuminated by powerful floodlights that turned the murky water into a blinding fo