The Alpha's Forgotten Bloodline
The Lunar Dark Side
The ship’s automated proximity sensor, powered by a tiny, shielded radioactive battery, nudged Kael awake as they entered the Moon’s shadow. The transition was violent; without the sun’s radiance, the temperature on the ship’s hull dropped instantly.
Vara was already awake, her obsidian skin perfectly at home in the lunar gloom. "We are approaching the Mare Tranquillitatis," she signaled through the direct-link neural patch. "The Syndicate base is hidden within a collapsed lava tube. They aren't using solar power. They’re using Helium-3 Fusion."