If only Carol were here to help me, thought Kaiden as he scrubbed at a dirty dish with a damp rag. I'd wash dishes until my hands bled. He dropped a plate as he lost himself to a devious daydream, and the resultant crash brought about a loud, hissing curse. Instead, I'm with...
"You broke another plate. That makes, what, three this month? I didn't know that somebody could be so useless. Too bad you don't have any money, else I'd make you pay for it." ...
Deep within the farthest reaches of infinite space, a massive binary system sat within a vast stretch of darkness, the only two stars that remained of the galaxy that had fueled their incredible growth.
One was black as the surrounding area, one a white, shining sun. Their bodies had been warped by the peculiar laws of gravity that dominated the dual orbit, both susceptible to the push and pull of the other. Each had a massive tail of blazing energy that trailed behind the sour...