A trace of memory

Awakening on a dimly lit deck of an alien star‑ship, a battle‑scarred mercenary finds himself alone among the bodies of friends he thought he would never lose. The only clue to his predicament is a strange purple gown and a humming cylinder that captures the dying memories of his companion. With no response from the ship’s silent consoles, he must piece together what happened and why a fleet of pale‑light hunters is closing in.

Fleeing through corridors that echo with the wreckage of his crew, he reaches a shuttle bay and ignites a lifeboat before the hunters can overwhelm him. The craft crashes onto a rugged, forest‑clad world where the only signs of civilization are a landing ring and a handful of bearded locals brandishing bronze swords. As the strangers stare, the mercenary realizes his fight for survival has only just begun.