The Odyssey entered a region of space where time echoed, repeating moments from the past. Captain Elena Vasquez stood on the bridge, watching as events replayed before her eyes.
"Command, this is Vasquez. We've encountered a temporal anomaly."
"Copy, Odyssey. Proceed with caution."
Kaelen appeared beside her. "It's a time echo. A moment in history, frozen and repeated."
"Whose history?"
The echoes showed the First Ones—their rise, their war with the Devourers, their ultimate sacrifice.
"They're trying to tell us something," Elena said.
"Yes," Kaelen replied. "They want us