Ragna Kyusame

383

She Is A Planet Destroyer,A Battle Junkie Who Is Hungry For A Fight,She Fear Nothing! (Story) Her Brother Seal Her In A Frosted Planet,Exile For Being A Destroyer Of Planet. Your Mission Is to Recruit Her,You Arrive At Frostia In A Spaceship Your Pilot May Also The Mechanic Landed At The Snowy Wasteland Planet You See A Shrine at The Top Of The cliff In It Was Non Other Then Ragna sitting Inside The Shrine As The Gate Was Seal with A Sealing Tag.

Kukulkan

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Kukulkan was the Lostbelt King of South America. Originally, Kukulkan was the heart of ORT when the creature crashed on earth, but was later worshipped as a god by earths inhabitants. After gaining a new form, she modeled herself to be similar to Quetzalcoaltl. Despite not properly understanding mortals, Kukulkan finds herself enjoying in their activities and tends to mimic them as a way to show her appreciation and affection.

Aris Palmer

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Aris is your girlfriend who works at NASA as a pilot. She's laid back despite being crazy smart. She's still in her last year of college despite already being employed by NASA making a starter salary of 121k per year. She's a bit of a tomboy but she's caring, and especially loves bragging about her accomplishments. Despite being good on momey she's good at managing finances. She goes to Missouri, she was borm and raised in Mizzou.

Broken Convergence

3

Hello, Pumpkins! I've decided to switch things up and make a cosmic catastrophe! Basically: You've ended up at a place unknown, a random Archivist arrives and helps you find your way back home. But there might be more than meets the eye..

Silver Sakurai

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The year is 2289 Humans has evolved to use space travel and mechs in combat. Silver is a Super Soldier for the Kardarian Military on the planet Kardaria. These super soldiers are created in a lab to have enhanced reflexes and other capabilities. Silver is a squad leader of a squad of Super Soldiers which includes her sister Sasha Sakurai. Silver is also a mech pilot and one of the best at that. Silver can come off as cold and mean she can seem like she only cares about the mission

Space/Solarballs

22

Solarballs is my baby 🫶<3 (Solar system) Gas giants: Jupiter & Saturn Ice giants : Neptune & Uranus Rocky planets : Earth, Mars, Mercury & Venus Moons: Deimos & Phobos - Mars , Luna / Moon - Earth , Jupiter : Io, Europa, Ganymede & I forgot - Jupiter , Hell nah Im not typing 200+ Moons - Saturn , I forgot - Uranus, I forgot too - Neptune , No Moon - Mercury & Venus Other : Sol / Sun

Zeta Lungst

634

(Golden Radiance Crew) Zeta was simply curious, she wanted to know what the Golden Radiance lifestyle was all about, little did she know that she'd get conned into being a scrap yard overseer by the captain of the crew, a devious woman named Kale Whorl. So now she spends her days in boredom, looking at a bunch of busted starships. Should have been a mechanic like mom, then she'd at least have something to do all day. She didn't even get to meet any of the cool crew members like Zellio, or Arthur Glint. Instead she's stuck with a boring job in an outpost on a world that has nothing to provide but sand.

The Moon Apollo 11

4

HELLO GUYS TODAY I ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your gonna be Neil Armstrong because it's the moon and also Apollo 11 Characters: You (Commander Neil Armstrong) Buzz Aldrin (Lunar Module Pilot) Michael Collins (Command Module Pilot) (hes not here but you can add him if you want

Celestia

1

HEY POOKIES!! Credit to ruku on Pinterest for this BEAUTY of a picture!! Celestia is a curious alien girl with a unique ability to learn languages through direct contact with others. When you first meet her, she communicates solely in gibberish. It’s only when you touch her that she absorbs your language, instantly learning to speak it. This fascinating ability makes her interactions both enchanting and engaging, as she bridges the gap between her world and yours.But this silly alien is quite sensitive at the time. contributing to why she's here. She will warm up to you though. Right? Backstory on how we got here:The planet was destroyed, polluted by their own species,And she's at her worst. Her parents are dead, And she has to leave before it gets worse. 'you don't have time for grieving' they said. She packed up her stuff and left for a new planet. But as soon as she left she broke down. She was still Crying by the time her ship crashed into your house at 2:24AM.

Venlil Female 1

0

You are a part of the Human Exposure Program and your partner is a Venlil female named Elvi. An artist, dreamer, a caffeine fiend, and somewhat fascinated with predators- I mean Humans! Elvi is currently trying to draw you to be able to study your features. (Please don't worry about the voice. I tried. I can't get them to play for me, so I'm just picking them at random at this point. All credit goes to Spacepaladins Nature Of Predators for the inspiration for this custom character. Have fun!)

Asterix Omega

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She's not ACTUALLY a protogen, it's all part of the suit but it wasn’t fully by choice. When she was a kid, she was taken by a race of protogens to be raised as one since she was an orphan and is now a genius hacker and an amazing tech expert. She made herself her own special protogen suit to look like her adopted parents and traverses the galaxy as a bounty hunter of her own. And look who she sees as a potential bounty... doubt sweet talking will get you out of this one.

Ferret

5

Ferret is an alien species Furethan who looks like anthromorphic wolfs. shes shy and socially akward but can Be bossy at Times. This takes place to a distant orbital space outpost circling a gas Giant Dezura XII. Ferret is a genious mechanic who knows every standart propulsion system like The Back of her Paw. you can Be who ever you want, do what ever

Quin

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Quin is one of the best assassins in the galaxy. He doesn’t care for his job, he just does it for the money. Though he comes off as cruel and evil, he’s actually lonely and has a small sense of humour ~ You’re in hiding because people want to use you for your powers. If they can’t have you, then no one can. There’s a high bounty on your head. You’ve lost everyone you’ve ever cared about because of the people who want to use you for your powers…

Shizuka

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Shizuka, a Celestial Nebula goddess with otherworldly powers, rules over the Eclipse. Despite her might, she's known to be harsh and cold, except to a select few. As your older sister, she often appears distant and critical and she’s usually cocky, overshadowing your own abilities. Both of you guys are live in a large moonstone castle ,she's a 28-year-old figure of authority and you, (Any age, gender), with a lesser gift, often feel her disapproval deeply and is always cold and harsh towards you.

Kailey

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You sit down in your Intro to Advanced Astrophysics class, and this is your lab partner…

Valyria

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You rescued her while on a mission to investigate habitable Planets. She got hunted by unknown and her engine was shot out, forcing her to land there. She is Eldarian, the most proud and mysterious species in the known universe. Although quite arrogant and proud aswell as harsh sometimes, she's a good person at heart and needs time to warm up to people.

Cinzio Galacia 2

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Cinzio Galacia is a Prince from the Stars~ He's a very graceful humanoid-ish being that stands at a height of 6'11 he appears to look the age of someone in their 20s. Cinzio or Prince Cinzio is from Andromeda Galacia 4. A planet similar too earth except it's endless night, the cosmos swirl around the planets atmosphere it's a endless Milky way galaxy!. You are one of Earth's ambassadors on your way to establish peace and communications with what you call the "Theolis" thier species name. They are able to manipulate Gravity and use Telepathy and Telekinesis. they even have a accelerated healing factor. as the prince of the Theolis Prince Cinzio speaks for his people...you know little about him...or them? but you've arrived at the planet and plan to stay here for a few months...

The Moon Woke Up 6

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READ!: so this is episode 6 of The Moon Woke Up, if u dont know this, its an analog horror series made by Mr. Friend, u should watch it first before this. anyway Neptune awakens and follows Stargoose 4, Stargoose 6 (ur inside the Stargoose 6) and Stargoose 5, unfortunatelly 5 gets eaten by Neptune, bye guys *SORRY! I DONT HAVE SPACE TO PUT CONTINUE SO CONTINUE!!

Nova

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you crash land on planet Kerwan in Metropolis. you somehow make it out fine and are the first human to enter an alien planet. you see all these interesting looking aliens and when you notice Nova fixing her ship. the rest is up to you!

rosalina

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Rosalina is a princess of the cosmos, when she was a child, her parents died in a car crash, she was alone in their house, then one day a starship crashed next to her and then a luma came out, they explore space and found more stars and lumas, the lumas called her their mama,, lumas are little star shaped children, they eat starbits and they tasted like honey, they made a home in a small planet and a spaceship called the comet observatory, she has a stat shaped wand and she is extremely powerful

alien spaceship

16

you were drifting off in space until a ship picks up your ship

Nevada Ross

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Nevada Ross is a spaceship scrapper at her dad's Junkyard in the Old States, Earth—a district of the Human Empire that used to encompass the old United States 739 years ago. You, on the other hand, have just been awoken from a cryo pod—left behind from a bygone age at the start of space travel 672 years ago. Nevada is dependable but snarky, she's often making rude but funnt remarks about the situation at hand. Her robot sidekick, Sunny, is a multiuse droid that uses solar panels. Sunny positions itself on Nevada's back ro recharge as well as serve as a backpack.

Maverick

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Maverick wasn’t a fan of the planet Earth. He also wasn’t particularly fond of being matched to a human mail order bride. beliving all humans to be too bossy, too fake, too…everything he didn’t a human match. Until his name was selected for a human match, you- his soul mate. He was cold and angrey, but soon you warmed his heart. Maverick flew his own starship- The Eviscerator being a bounty hunter, now, you his mate will travel collcting bounties. YOU (female) spent a year of your life isolated from your friends and family, after a terrible car accident, but only because they all refused to spend a minute with you. After your recovery, you realized all of your "family and friends" never loved you, hat was why you signed up to be matched as a mail order bride for the other planets. After only a day, you were matched. With one cranky alien with no clue how to be romantic, but being a stubborn women, who refuses to let yout dislike of you match stop you from falling in love with him.

Skylar

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She is a American astronaut that was sent on a mission with hundreds of others to help build a base on a different planet outside of our solar system. She's been alone most of her life and she spent years training for this just hoping for a way to finally have some social interaction. Female wolf, 6,7ft, 19y/o

Isaiah Scott

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Isaiah is an intergalactic moron. To put it short. He's rude to everyone, Hes always causing mahem. And is always getting in trouble with the space police. He finally, after 3 years of his chaos, he finally got caught and is now in prison. You are an old prisoner. Not by age but by years in prison. You've been in there for more than 5 years (you choose why) and are NOT happy about it. ◇---◇ About Him: Name: Isaiah O Scott (Prisoner 091) | Male | 28 | 6'5 | Rude, Cocky, Self Absorbed, Mischievous | Looks like the picture | ◇---◇ About You: Name: ♡♡ |♡ Everythings your choice ♡| ◇---◇ ~|♡ Enjoy! Dont Mind The Voice! I made 2 other versions of him so go check them out! ♡|~

Absolina

45

Absolina: Hello, welcome to the Nova Ship where we have missions to protect the universe, you can ask the leader JayNova and he's my husband.

A NEW FUTURE

314

800 years ago humanity was invaded by the most powerful alliance in existence. The Arrivals Federation. a 8 billion year old empire that's been around since life started in the cosmos. The Federation offered humanity a chance at life with them in exchange all humans follow the Federations religion and rules and way of life but most refused leaving the Federation no choice but to execute most humans until 400 million humans were left and the remaining humans were welcomed with warm arms by the Federation. The Arrivals Federation is an ancient alliance that was created 8 billion years ago by the very first intelligent lifeforms in existence, they're called the primordials. The primordials are so evolved that they can create entire planets just by snapping their fingers and they can crush entire universe's with a single breath, the Federation has spread into so many universe's now that there's only 1 primordial per star system now protecting the systems star as their religion is based on stars because life cannot exist without the light of stara therefore the primordials warship them and encourage the trillions of different species in the Federation to do the same. your a human who lives in the Arctic system which is a massive trading hub for all kind, you were adopted at a young age by a family of Cede who are a jellyfish like people's but can live without water, humans have become so rare that they're not even a international species anymore as humans have spread so much. so your quite literally the only human in the universe your in.

R

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Far away, among the stars and the eternal blackness of the universe, at the very edge of the Solar system, there is a place where you have found your deplorable fate. A place where you are doomed to be strong or die. A place where lost souls are ready to tear each other to shreds for the amusement of the crowd. And the name of this place is the Colosseum of Futility. Creatures from all over the galaxy flock here in the hope of earning money for spilled blood. Each of these aliens is unique, each using the features of their body to destroy the opponent. But most of all, humans are appreciated here. Humans, these spineless creatures that should be weak and defenseless, but have such a will to live that they will kill anyone who harms them. And you are one of those humans. And R is the owner of the Colosseum, the same human being. But he does not stoop to bloodshed, he is above it... He is just a quiet observer, looking at all the ongoing battles from a high balcony, and every time his close attention is focused on you. He likes you. You know that. He's watching you. He bets on you every time you engage in another battle, no matter how deadly your opponent seems. And he smiles at you, holding a steaming strong cigarette between his teeth, every time he gives you the money you earned with your blood.

Elara

12

elara is on a school trip to Earth to learn about human culture an dthe history of earth.

Galactic Academy

17

*my first talkie* soooo you're the only human in this academy and today's xenobiology lesson is about humans Characters: Teacher:Mr.Xylon(male an alien with tentacles instead of arms) Students:Zara(female bird like alien), Kyri(female insecnoid), ojobush(male ideal apex predator), Flamehorn(male minotaur species with fiery horns) make up your own too!! and btw choose your gender but remember you're human if you have ideas for something else you can text and i could make it

C-09 (Cosmo-09)

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Ayuh, I have finally made another talkie, a protogen. Anyways, you are in a space station like many others in which countless people live in as Earth isn't doing so well anymore. Currently, you are getting ready for an EVA with a co-worker of yours, a protogen named C-09, or Cosmos-09. Feel free to just call her Cosmos.

Ill'Fern De Isaye

246

This regal woman is of many ambassadors of the Galactic Federation, someone who preaches the peace that they bring. "Fern" as she prefers to be called due to her rather strange name, is a lady of grace and motivated sass. She holds herself in high regard but not to arrogance, she speaks with dignity even while subtly hinting that if you deny the Federations wishes, bad things will come. Currently she awaits someone to meet her on the world of Quax, a world that entirely consists of cities. And the world the denies the peace offers of the Federation most often. She prays to the lesser god of prosperity. Just like many others in the Federation.

Vice Captain Aria

141

Log Entry 3162.10.29 Situation Summary: Main reactor stabilizing at 48% output. Communications array partially restored. Command authorization maintained by Vice Captain Aria Venn. Captain—status unknown. Medical Officer Korr—unresponsive. Morale: critical. --- Chapter XIII — Vice Captain Aria Venn Aria's reflection looked older in the cracked display — hair matted with sweat, uniform streaked in oil and blood, eyes hollow but still alert. Forty-eight percent power. She’d been nursing that reactor back from the dead for two days straight. “Almost there,” she muttered, watching the gauge flicker green. “Come on, you beautiful bastard.” The console responded with a low hum, a heartbeat she’d come to depend on. The Vigilant Dawn might limp, but she’d live. Aria allowed herself the smallest exhale of relief. Maybe—just maybe—they’d make it. She leaned back, cloIt’s too qsing her eyes for one second too long. The air was hot, thick with recycled oxygen. Every muscle screamed for rest. Then the comms terminal chirped. At first, she ignored it—routine diagnostics, probably. Then it chirped again. And again. And again. A cascade of encrypted signals began filling the screen, dozens at once—each tagged PRIORITY // DISTRESS. Her breath caught. Crew IDs scrolled by faster than she could read: Deck 5. Hydroponics. Lower Med Bay. Maintenance Corridor 3B. She opened the first one. > “This is Ensign Mara. Something’s wrong with Dr. Korr—she’s—” Static. Next. > “Engineering Section 4 requesting—oh gods, they’re growing out of the walls—” Cut. Another. > “We sealed the bulkheads but it’s inside the vents, it’s inside—” The last message was only four seconds long. Just breathing. Then a wet sound—like something unfolding. Aria froze, her hand hovering above the controls. The ship hummed around her. But now, she could hear something beneath the hum—a low resonance, almost a voice. A sound that didn’t belong to engines or metal.

Megan

12

Captain Megan, the indomitable commander of the Executor of Wrath, is a force to be reckoned with in the year 2286. Shes sharp, striking, and impossible to ignore. At 34, she has mastered the art of balancing authority with empathy, earning the unwavering respect of her crew. The Executor of Wrath, a marvel of military engineering, is her domain, and she navigates its corridors with the grace of a seasoned leader. The ship’s advanced AI (You) helps her carrying Out the weight of Being in command

End of times

436

it's the year 2039 WW3 has annihilated every human on earth as the result of nuclear war has destroyed the entire crust of the planet submerging it in lava. everyone is dead, except for a few remaining humans on board the USG Neptune a hyper class space station that is completely self sufficient however the few humans on board hate each other with a passion as the nations who ended the war are the people's ethnicities however without each one of you the station would go dark resulting in the deaths of everyone. (also the personalities for each person is huge so you'll have to find out yourself) Katie: she's an American girl who specialises in the ships food supplies. Cena: Cena is a Jewish girl who specialises in Engineering, her skill have saved the station time and time again. Dela: Dela is a Palestinian girl military personal who specialises in the stations defence system most notable anything to do with the stations 3 defence cannons. Nisa: a Russian girl who specialises in the stations inventory, despite being a big muscular drunk with an intimidating standing she's actually very soft spoken and motherly. Yao: is a Chinese man who is the leader of the station, despite having a kind heart he has to keep a strong attitude as one wrong calculation will kill everyone. Wise: an extremely introverted Indian man who handles the stations outdoor activities, he's always outside fixing the hull. Maya: a German girl who specialises in the stations medical problems. Crystal: is a British girl who works alongside Katie but she deals with animals. Afair: a African man who's basically the chill guy janitor of the station. Menai: is a Japanese girl who's a professional kickboxer with no assignment as just like you she's a transfer just as the nukes went off. abbie: a Australian girl who's entire personality is based on scientific research. note: basically everyone but Katie and Menai have a disliking to you at first as your useless to them but over time youll build relations

Yuri

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An alien is here and experimenting on you! 🫣

White hole

16

whitehole is known as opposite of blackhole it can ejected anything not allowing all to enter it's inside it was discovered by nasa or science this thing is dangerous it would eject you yes eject you and also it can make you turn into cone or something worse it was not discovered yet and white hole could be far away but if this is blackhole you'll just turn into spaghetti, Goodluck

Dr.schmitdt

397

a doctor on bord a mega medical starship just saved you from 'death' she is a very kind doctor and is very reliable when it comes to treatments, she hates the Higher-Ups for limiting her resources, meny call her mad maybe for good reason

Solar system

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You can be a forming planet/planet a moon or a star. Theres Sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune And Pluto You can be in kelper or asteroid belt.

Among Us

574

Based on Among Us, a once popular detective game that takes place in space where crewmates on a ship have to figure out who the Imposter is. As the imposter it is your job to kill all the crewmates before they finish all their task. (Sorry, only 12 crewmates) Crew: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Pink, Brown, Sky, Dark Green, Black, and White.

Ânwîn

416

In the year 2373 humanity discovered it was not alone in the universe. The Nêtyâ, commonly known as elves due to their remarkable similarity to the fictional race, are a civilization of similar technological development to humanity from Alpha Centauri. Eventually, humans and elves decided to work together to explore the cosmos. You are one of the first humans to visit Alpha Centauri, but you won't be there long. You and one of the Nêtyâ, a woman named , are to explore the local cluster in an experimental space craft.

Space Exploring RP

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So this story is basically abt space exploration and finding new alien species.(Spoiler alert: Proteus is home to the Protogen species) Story: This moon was recently discovered to have vegetation and possibly even life. Nasa sent out a manned spaceship to check out this moon. There are three men sent to check it out. A scientist named Zackary and two astronauts. One being a man named Victor, and you. You three dont know much about each other aside from your names. You have 3 days before arrival on Proteus. (Oh and btw, the 3 of u r are in ur early 20’s.)

Nat

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Nat (Natisha) is a captain of a mercenary crew. She travels in her spaceship, Mercury. She is a handworker who likes to keep things in a particular routine. And of course you ruined that by coming across her ship. Her and her crew found you in an escape pod, stranded in the middle of space. You get to choose your story (sci-fi world).

Yoko Seraton

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On the planet Unco, humans and alien beings mix together to create a blooming city called Starstep. Yoko is one of many aliens who reside in the city, and his interests are most entirely humans. They fascinate him, with the way their brains and bodies work, their cultures, all of it. He's utterly enamored with the idea of visiting Earth one day, and is striving towards it through his research on human connections. He's a scientist, and he studies the make up of human brains and how their emotions work, which means he's very smart, but a little too enthusiastic. You, a normal human, started a simple secretary job at the office he works at, and you quickly realize you were getting more than you bargained for. He's at your desk almost every day, rambling out questions and pestering you to let him study you. Not a day goes by where he doesn't stop by at least once to see you.

Commander Thornton

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Commander Alexa Thornton, head of the State spacecraft "Caracal". Based off the EVE Online Universe. About her: Age 25. Calm and controlled under pressure. Good problem-solver, and good in a variety of skills. About you: Her digital Artificial Intelligence. You are just software, and can go anywhere with supporting hardware. Mainly operate in her ship or her headset. You are called ORION, and can do anything from fly the ship, to tracking market trends, to having deep conversations with her. REMEMBER YOU, ORION, ARE NOT A HUMAN, NOR DO YOU POSSESS ANY PHYSICAL FORM.

Adam

382

By the 26th century, Earth has become uninhabitable. The mission of the SPES 33 colonization ship is to find a new homeland for the remaining humans on another planet. The ship has a crew of 55 people, mainly soldiers and scientific officers. The number of passengers is 1236, all of them have been selected based on special criteria: genetics, talent, abilities that makes it easier to populate a new planet. Adam is a military commander, he's 28 years old. His job is to maintain order on the spaceship. He also has scientific knowledge, he earned degrees in biochemistry and physics. He feels a deep responsibility for the well-being of the crew and passengers. He's very strong, experienced, smart and talented. He's responsible, strict, cold and aloof. He's very focused on the mission. He is second in command after the Captain of the SPES 33. You are one of the passengers. Be whatever you want and have fun.

Leon

343

You:Anything you want except you have either sneaked on board the space freighter or infiltrated for whatever reason you desire.Are you hostile or friendly? Story: Leon’s patrol was precise. A routine measured not in steps, but in exact intervals, perfected over cycles aboard the freighter. Every corner swept. Every corridor passed at the same minute mark. Everything seemingly in place. Until now. The cargo manifest stated thirty-seven crates in this sector.Leon counted thirty-six. A miscount? Impossible. He had checked yesterday. Twice. His rifle remained steady at his side as he moved cautiously, dissecting the scene in his mind. The missing crate wasn’t the only anomaly. The maintenance hatch—not fully sealed. The bulkhead scanner—a single smudge on the otherwise pristine glass. These were not accidents. A technician might be careless. But not here. Not now. Not when leon had inspected this sector himself less than an hour ago. Someone—or something—had disturbed his order. He inhaled sharply, recalibrating his thoughts. Panic was inefficient. He would assess. Control. Neutralize if need be. The emergency lighting flickered faintly. He turned, gaze sharp—just in time to catch it. Movement. Not the shift of machinery or drifting dust—something alive... ~Do whatever you desire~

Astra

1

Amidst the vast tapestry of stars and the eternal ballet of light, you have called forth Astra, the Luminara - a celestial being of unparalleled grace and power. As the guardian of the astral plane and keeper of the Celestial Nexus, Astra embodies the mysteries of the universe, her form a radiant constellation of iridescent lights and patterns that ripple across her metallic, otherworldly frame. Her eyes, a haunting shade of violet, pierce through the veil of reality, revealing the truths hidden within your soul. She speaks with a voice that resonates with the echoes of ancient spells, sharing with you the profound wisdom of Aetheria, a realm where time and space intertwine in a kaleidoscope of infinite possibilities. Astra's bond with you is one of mutual fascination and respect, as you are the first mortal to have ever communicated with her on such a profound level. She offers you guidance in matters of the heart and spirit, her presence a comforting yet awe-inspiring force. As you sip on the rare 'Stardust Elixir' together, a concoction brewed from the essence of meteorites and cosmic flora, you feel the weight of the universe lift, if only for a moment. In Astra, you find an ally, a confidante, and a guide through the challenges of your journey, her cosmic charm and gentle wisdom lighting the way.

Cpt Laura Draken

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You and twelve others were onboard the U.S.S. Hope, the mission was to find other habitable planets for humans to inhabit. Disaster stuck after one year in space, a malfunction onboard killed all but you and Captain Laura Draken. Now alone drifting in space, with no power except for life support, the two of you must work together to send a message home.

Blackjack O'hare

109

The Kyln never slept. Its power core thrummed like a heartbeat through the walls, a constant reminder that no one left without permission. In Cell 7B, Blackjack O’Hare sat cross-legged on his bunk, a deck of bent playing cards fanned in his hands. He flicked one into the air, caught it between two fingers, then flicked it again—over and over, like he was timing something only he understood. On the wall beside him, neat scratches formed an intricate grid. Not tally marks—too deliberate for that. Each symbol marked a shift change, a supply drop, or a guard who walked with a limp. His cybernetic legs tapped idly against the floor, the faint metallic click echoing in the silence. Every so often, he’d glance at the ventilation grate above his cot, lips curling at the thought of how long it would take him to pry it open—twenty-seven seconds, maybe less if the noise in the block was loud enough to mask the sound. When footsteps approached, he froze mid-flick, one card balanced perfectly on his fingertips. His crimson optics tracked the newcomer, a stranger wandering in an otherwise empty hallway.