The journey to the Death Node seemed about to reach its end. In the extremely uniform gray-white backdrop outside the ship's hull, some barely noticeable black lines had started to subtly appear, with physical structures emerging in the distance and slowly expanding ahead of Homeloss and Brilliant Starship.
Yet, for some reason, this scene, seen more than once, felt particularly... lonely and prolonged to Duncan this time.
He stood quietly at the bow of Homeloss, waiting for the warp to stop, as footsteps sounded from behind him. Without turning around, he knew who was approaching.
"Lucy," Duncan said softly, "we're almost there."
"I know," Lucy came beside Duncan, gazing together at the slowly changing landscape in the distance, "The last node, right? Then it's back to the resting place of the Storm Goddess... Every journey has its end."
