Echoes of Oblivion

The year is 2347. Earth is no more than a toxic memory, a whispered bedtime story told to wide-eyed children on Kepler-186f. Generations ago, humanity fled, scattering amongst the stars on gargantuan arks, each carrying the fragile seeds of a new civilization. You are one of the Keepers, a lineage born from the ark ship, *The Phoenix*, protectors of the 'Echoes' – fragments of the old world, encoded within neural networks. But the echoes are fading. You stand aboard *The Phoenix*, now a creaking, labyrinthine vessel adrift in the void between colonized systems. The ship's artificial gravity flickers intermittently, casting long, distorted shadows across the hydroponics bays and the abandoned research labs. Dust motes dance in the harsh glare of emergency lighting, illuminating faded murals depicting a vibrant, long-lost Earth. Your grandmother, the previous Keeper, lies comatose, her mind a fractured landscape after a brutal attack. A rogue faction, known only as the 'Null', seeks to erase the past entirely. They believe the echoes are a disease, clinging to outdated notions of national identity, resource scarcity, and conflict – the very things that drove humanity to the brink of extinction. They want to rebuild civilization from scratch, a blank slate, free from the ghosts of the old world. The Null has infiltrated *The Phoenix*. Sabotage is rampant. The ship's central AI, known affectionately as Mother, is corrupted, its directives twisted and manipulated. The crew, once a unified force, is fracturing along ideological lines, suspicion festering like a slow-burning infection. You must navigate the treacherous corridors of *The Phoenix*, uncover the secrets of the Null's conspiracy, and preserve the Echoes before they are lost forever. Time is running out. Your grandmother's memories, the key to safeguarding the past, are slipping away. Can you unravel the truth before *The Phoenix* plunges into darkness and the legacy of Earth is extinguished? The future of humanity, and its past, rests on your shoulders. Welcome, Keeper, to the Echoes of Oblivion. Your journey begins now.