The Lore of Votherium
Two astronauts travel through deep space on a long exploration mission. Their names are Wels and Votherium. For a long time the mission continues normally as they travel between distant systems, mapping unknown regions of the universe and following faint cosmic signals that lead them deeper into the void.
But during one moment of the mission, something goes wrong. The ship loses stability and the two astronauts become separated outside the vessel. In the chaos, Wels begins drifting away from the ship and from Votherium.
Votherium reaches out trying to grab him but the distance grows too large and Wels slowly disappears into the darkness of space. This moment becomes the event remembered as Farewell.
It is both the end of the mission they shared and the beginning of Votherium’s journey alone.
After the separation Votherium continues the mission aboard the spacecraft. The universe around him becomes quiet and empty. Wels is gone and there is no clear way to find him in the vastness of space.
Time passes until one day a faint transmission appears through the communication systems. The signal is weak and unstable but it carries the possibility that Wels might still be alive somewhere in the void. This moment becomes Intercom.
The ship’s systems attempt to reconnect with the source of the signal. It could be Wels sending a final message or it could be the automatic systems of his suit trying to contact the ship.
The signal does not stay stable long enough to determine its exact location but it proves that something is still out there.
Votherium begins searching for the origin of the transmission. The journey becomes longer and more uncertain. Signals fade and fragments of data become harder to interpret. The longer the search continues the more it begins to feel like the universe itself is swallowing the traces of Wels.
This part of the story is remembered as Forgotten.
It represents the fear that Wels has become another lost traveler drifting endlessly between the stars, unseen and unreachable.
Instead of giving up, Votherium continues forward into unknown space. The mission transforms from exploration into a search. Every system visited and every new region crossed is another attempt to find some trace of the lost astronaut. This stage of the journey is Explorer.
Votherium becomes a lone traveler moving through distant planets, starfields and nebula while chasing the possibility that Wels might still exist somewhere beyond the darkness.
Eventually a new transmission appears. Unlike the earlier signals this one is clearer and stronger. It feels familiar but its true origin remains uncertain.
The signal seems to point somewhere deeper in space and carries the feeling of guidance, almost like a beacon calling from far away. This transmission becomes known as Home Signal.
It could be a navigation signal that leads back to safety. It could be a message from Wels. It could also be an echo from somewhere in the past repeating across space.
Votherium begins following the signal, hoping it will finally reveal what happened to Wels.
The story reaches an open ending here as the ship travels toward the unknown source of the beacon.
9 Months later..
Votherium continues traveling through deep space, following the faint and unstable signal believed to come from Wels. The signal shifts constantly, sometimes growing stronger as if guiding him, other times fading into near silence. No clear path forms, only fragments to follow.
This part of the story is remembered as Tracert.
It represents the act of chasing something distant and uncertain, tracing a path that never fully reveals itself.
As the signal leads him closer to a sector known as MAW-R2-334, Votherium begins searching through old mission logs left behind by Wels. Fragments of data start to reconnect, revealing that Wels had once been here before.
The sector is controlled by Kepler Deliveries, a massive logistics operation built on efficiency, where identical delivery units are created, used, and replaced without hesitation. Among the records, one unit stands out.
Kepler.
A delivery unit that was changed by Wels, given something beyond its original design. For a brief time, they traveled together through this system.
This part of the story is remembered as Memory.
It represents the past resurfacing, where lost moments and hidden connections begin to take shape again.
The logs shift from data into something more personal. Glimpses of Wels’ time within the nebula system appear, showing a world of constant movement, industry, and light.
It was here that Wels and Kepler existed outside the control of Kepler Deliveries, exploring the system together for a short time. During this time, they worked together on a track called No Time, a moment preserved from Wels’ past before everything changed.
This part of the story is remembered as Nebula.
It represents a fleeting moment of freedom, a fragment of the past suspended in time before the events that would follow.
To be continued!
