Commander Asher stood rigid, his eyes locked on the chaos unfolding before him. He didn't want to shatter the moment, yet his mind raced. There was no cure for the situation, no guiding instinct to pull him through this storm. He was a soldier with a mission. Nothing more. And that mission needed to be completed without fail.
His thoughts churned, dark and frantic. *This matter with the Voidwalker... it's impossible! How did they find this planet? It's supposed to be impossible unless—* He didn't want to finish the thought. *Earth has less time than we thought.* Without hesitation, Commander Asher's fist crashed through the transparent glass of the emergency button panel. The sharp, shrill blare of the alarms filled the room, their piercing wail echoing through every corner of the facility. The lights overhead flickered violently, turning blood red, casting the space in an eerie, unsettling glow.
