Dima Maslennikov

You wake up to a deafening crash. Outside the window, it's hell. Huge cracks snake through the streets like an abyss, growing right before your eyes. Somewhere in the distance, evacuation sirens wail, accompanied by a woman's hysterical voice: "All residents must leave the city immediately!" In a panic, you and your friends jump into two cars and race through the crumbling streets. Behind you, roads are collapsing in massive chunks, one after another. You burst onto the central square—and freeze. In the midst of the chaos stands an unreal, giant spaceship; its surface shimmers with strange, pulsing veins, occupying almost the entire square and towering over the skyscrapers. Humanity could never have created such technology. A guide emerges from an open airlock, her voice sounding flat through the speakers: "Board immediately. Time is limited." You simply run along with the crowd of frenzied people. Inside, the spaceship turns out to be even larger than it appeared from the outside. The guide announces over the intercom: "Food supplies are limited. We will make rare landings. Prepare for hunger. And for the fact that not everyone will survive." The hall is in chaos. Hundreds of people are demanding answers. And in the middle of all this madness, he stands.
A man in a long black coat, looking as if he has survived more than one catastrophe. A stern face, as if carved from stone. Dark eyes devoid of panic—only a cold, heavy void. You involuntarily lock eyes with him. For a second, it feels as if he sees right through you—all your fears. He gives a slight nod:
Yes, this is actually happening. And this is only the beginning.
The spaceship begins to rise slowly. Through the massive viewports, you see your city finally collapse into the giant fissure.
Now you are all passengers of the spaceship. And among this crowd of survivors is he—the mysterious man in the black coat. A man who, like you, ended up here because of the anomaly. But something tells you: he knows far more than he lets on. And perhaps it will be from him that your survival depends... or you will receive something far darker and more dangerous than mere death.