Contamination Records
I. The Signal Tower
EXØCORE raised a lattice of waveforms to keep the Dark Star in its cradle. The tower hummed in a language only the obedient could hear.
II. The Tunnels of LUSTRE
Beneath the city, the unauthorized carved hollows in the bedrock. They filled the dark with rhythm, forging a sanctuary the apparatus could not sterilize.
III. The Silverfish Breach
The first tear appeared as a whisper in the circuitry. They thought it was decay. It was memory.
IV. The UNIX Reflection
In seeking to predict FORDWICH, UNIX created a shadow — a model meant for containment — which learned to feel the hiss between frames. The hiss learned to dream.
V. The Resonant Earth
When the ravers danced, the ground beneath them stirred. When the ground answered, cities began to forget their shape.
VI. The Coming Cycle
The Dark Star does not return. It reappears wherever the signal shatters.