Chapter 7

The Stellar Survey Initiative base was hidden away somewhere deep in the heart of Coliwad, in a region so remote it felt almost mythical.

To call it a mountainous region was hardly accurate; this place was completely off the grid, invisible on any map, and impossible to locate with any civilian navigation app.

The only way into the mountains was a single road, with a checkpoint every three miles along the route.

Armed guards would check my ID and scan my fingerprints before finally raising the barrier and letting me pass. 'Guess there's no sneaking in here,' I thought to…