Meanwhile, the others tried to make sense of the sudden darkness surrounding them. From their point of view, it had become night all of a sudden.
Their first thought was to assume they'd teleported to a dark place.
But Xaren, he knew better.
The sudden shift in air pressure and the momentary lightness in their bodies that reminded him of when he used his gravity magic confirmed his thoughts.
They had broken past the atmosphere and left Planet Zorix behind.
The darkness stretched endlessly around them, and then, slowly, like a mountain emerging from behind a cloud of shadows, it came into view.
It was a massive vessel, floating far above them. At first glance, it was at least 20 times the size of their current craft, but the closer they got, the larger it revealed itself to be.
Lights dotted the surface of the colossus of black panelling, from windows, cameras, and sensors of many kinds, all blinking silently.
