A space-faring vessel teetering on the verge of collapse suddenly came into the Path through the glowing portal. It had certainly seen better days, with flickers of energy appearing on its cracked surface, the almost transparent shield covering it seeming to be the only reason it was still in one piece.
The spaceship kept advancing with the stumbling grace of a drunken man, and after a few more kilometers, it crashed not far from a camp-like city. As it made contact with the ground, the shield also seemed to have reached its limit, and its job done, it heaved its last breath, then flickered out of existence. But it also seemed to have given way a bit too soon, as the remaining energy it failed to absorb before dying became the last straw that broke the spaceship.
