
In a silent, marble‑clad citadel on a dead world, the last survivor of an extinct race tends the glowing heart of his ancient civilization. Irgi, a towering, tentacled guardian, has spent centuries alone among mist‑filled halls, preserving the secrets of his people and the power that grants him true immortality. His lonely vigil is broken when a quartet of Earth explorers lands, desperate to claim the very secret he guards.
The strangers bring weapons that cannot touch the enigmatic monster, forcing them into a tense battle of wits and will. As they navigate the alien architecture, they discover that the city's radiant core holds more than just eternal life—it hints at a technology capable of reshaping humanity’s fate. With each step, the explorers must decide whether the price of the coveted knowledge is worth the cost of confronting the last of the monsters.
Language
en
Duration
~53 minutes (51K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2020-11-05
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1911–1986
A prolific writer of comics, science fiction, and fantasy, he helped shape the early superhero era and left a lasting mark on DC's biggest characters. Best known for co-creating heroes including the Flash, Hawkman, and the Justice Society of America, he wrote with a fast pace and a huge imagination.
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