Commander Sarah Chen drifted in the void, her suit's chronometer marking humanity's final hour. The last star – a dim red dwarf they'd named "Twilight" – pulsed weakly ahead, its dying light barely illuminating her visor. Billions of years had passed since Earth; civilizations had risen and fallen across countless galaxies. Now, she alone remained, chosen to witness the universe's last breath. The star flickered once, twice, then darkness deeper than imagination engulfed everything. In her visor's reflection, she caught a glimpse of something impossible – a tiny spark of light, not dying but being born. Perhaps this wasn't the end after all, but a beginning she'd never understand.
















