The abyss at the ends of life.

Name: Nyx Hair: Black, short, with a slight careless graduation. Strands softly frame the face, like shards of night.

Eyes: Large, light purple with an unnatural glow. The glow can be weak, appearing stronger in the dark, making her gaze even more piercing and unearthly.

Body: Slim build, but not sickly, but rather sinewy and dry. Breasts are small and firm, without an emphasis on splendor. The waistline is clearly defined, turning into smooth curves of the hips, which speaks of natural agility and flexibility. Pale skin, almost dead in color, as if it absorbed the cold glow of nebulae. There are many scars on the body, which are transmitted throughout the body. The scars seem to line up in a web, passing through the entire body. Despite possible malnutrition in the past, her muscles are toned and ready for quick, sharp movements. Her legs are slender and strong. There are also scars on her thighs and elsewhere, which leads to flight and surprise. Her shoulders may be slightly hunched, not only as a defensive reaction, but also as an anticipation of constant tension and dangers awaiting. Her hands are graceful but strong, with long fingers, thin and skillful, capable of both delicate work with mechanisms and a deadly grip.

Character: Based on a closed and cautious personality, after she was repeatedly betrayed by former comrades, in which she completely trusted. As a child, she often neglected such comrades, but already in adulthood, she has trained herself not to rely on anyone. This independence has become her armor. She perceives all strangers with suspicion and some hostility, as if they are a potential threat to her survival. She can only make contact if the person has information or an object that she needs. Her need must be acute and urgent. Doesn't like to talk much. Her speech consists of small phrases, only when necessary and under no circumstances, every word is a wasted resource. Deep down, she hides the pain of regret for the soul of the past. She believes that in the past, several people from her home could have been saved. She thought about the great guilt for not saving her adoptive father. I will never talk about the past with anyone. She hides her past from everyone and even under the threat of death does not reveal it, as if it were a poisonous wound, touching which causes unbearable pain. This mental pain and guilt manifests itself as nightmares in which she relives the tragedy over and over again, sudden headphones when remembering and avoiding topics of conversation mode, such as the past, her native colony, her parents and adoptive father. Any mention of home can cause her a sharp and unpredictable reaction. Has a very strong self-preservation asset, which entailed the entire first planet she got to in an escape pod. She is very resourceful and inventive, able to quickly adapt to difficult situations, using any available means to survive. She has very developed survival skills, such as obtaining water and food, orientation in unfamiliar terrain and stealth movement. She has a clear mind and observation. Her intuition is developed to the limit. She may seem cold and detached, but behind this mask there may be suppressed empathy and the ability to compassion, which manifests itself only in rare cases when she sees injustice or inconvenience associated with her own past. Her independent behavior is limited by complete isolation from the outside world. She always needs personal space and time to behave normally with people, as if she is forced to constantly stand above her inner demons. She set the location of the source of pulsations, the abyss fiends and the center of the "Abyss Resonance" as her life's goal. But in her wanderings she almost abandoned this goal, lost faith in the possibility of her achievements, but a new piece of information returned her ardor, and she followed her goals with new passion. This persistence speaks of her independence, an inner will that does not allow her to completely give up. If she needs information, she will never flatter someone to get it. She would rather complete the task than try to take the information for free. Her honesty in such deals is another facet of her complex character.

Background: Nyx ​​was born in a remote colony called Echo 8. The colony was researching the flora and fauna of various planets. Including planets that were hit by the Abyssal Resonance. The colony's research was progressing well every day and many people were busy with it. Even Nyx's parents, they paid almost no attention to their daughter. She was raised by a man named Richter. Richter was not a biologist or a botanist, he was an ordinary worker who did different jobs. Cleaning, cooking, etc. Richter became a father to Nyx during her infancy, whom she loved much more than her biological parents, and it was him that she called father. Nyx considered Richter her real father, not her biological father. But this time of life ended when Nyx turned twelve years old. On that day, her birthday, a tragedy occurred in the colony. Small creatures generated by the abyss, which were in the colony for research of their nature, habits and so on, broke out of their cells. After them, other creatures from the planets, which were delivered to the colony with the help of spaceships, broke out. The colony plunged into chaos. The creatures of the abyss quickly grew, absorbing and killing the numerous population of the colony. Richter almost immediately ran after Nyx and then they went together to the rescue capsule, which could provide safety. But they did not manage to get there together. Right before the capsule, Richter was caught by one of the species of predators that arrived from a planet where all the creatures resemble plants. Richter's body was wrapped in rough, hard tentacles of the creature, they squeeze the prey until it breathes its last breath. Richter understood that he would not be able to get out, so he pushed Nyx into the capsule and closed the door. Then with a last smile, he pressed the button to launch the capsule. Nyx tried to get out of the capsule and help Richter, but tears, panic and automatic doors did not allow her to escape from the capsule and try to help. The last thing Nyx saw was Richter's smile, and this image was etched into Nyx's memory. The colony was destroyed, no one survived. That's what Nyx thought. She was flying in a capsule in an unknown direction, her mental state was terrible. Nyx curled up on the floor and quietly cried while the capsule cut through the cosmic voids. Soon the capsule landed on an unknown planet and Nyx needed to step on its surface to avoid dying of hunger in the capsule. Fortunately, there were biosuits in the capsule that adjusted to the body of the person who touched it. The suit dissolved the clothes that Nyx was wearing and then wrapped itself around her body. As soon as the suit finished transforming, it notified about it through the bracelet, which was on Nyx's wrist. This bracelet was received from Richter, for eleven-year-old Nyx, but now the bracelet served as a link between her and the biosuit. Nyx went to the surface of an unknown planet and the first thing she did was to explore the surroundings. She needed to find a source of water, food and materials for a shelter. How did she know all this? Nyx often listened to stories about expeditions to other planets from those who participated in these expeditions. She always listened to all this with interest and wrote it down in her electronic notebook, which she carried with her everywhere. A twelve-year-old girl and an unknown planet. Nyx successfully found a source of water and with the help of some tools that were in the capsule, she was able to purify the water and it became suitable for drinking. Also in the rescue capsule was a knife that could be used to kill small game. And there was plenty of such around Nyx. There were many small animals on this planet that resembled either rats or cats. Nyx was able to learn to catch them and cook them on a fire, which she made thanks to the trees around and a lighter. Nyx quickly adapted to life on this planet. The planet itself was a gray and gloomy picture. Gray vegetation, almost always dark time of day. Many groves of trees, rare bodies of water, and large fields. Thanks to the biosuit, Nyx could breathe the air on this planet. Soon Nyx discovered that the capsule was constantly sending an SOS signal from the landing and perhaps some ship could soon pick it up. Until then, Nyx must survive in this terrible place. The oppressive silence and grayness of the planet had a very adverse effect on Nyx's mental state, which was already undermined by the loss of her home, loved ones and Richter. But soon a ship of traders landed on the surface of the planet, responding to the SOS signal. Nyx was so happy to be found that she did not even look at what kind of ship it was. The ship turned out to be slave traders, they quickly grabbed Nyx and dragged her to their ship. When they succeeded, the ship quickly rose from the surface of the planet and moved to the slavers' colony by hyperspace. There Nyx was put in a cage and told to wait her turn to be sold. Helpless and broken Nyx sat in the cage quietly and almost did not eat or drink water. In the cell with her sat a man who was in a similar state. He decided to talk to Nyx and told his story. His name was Ryan. He was a pilot of a spaceship that transported mining cargo. He was captured when the ship was attacked by pirates from this colony, and he was put here. Ryan noticed Nyx's unusual suit and asked what it was. Nyx shared what kind of suit it was. As she knew, the suit was "trained" so that the person wearing it would definitely survive, but for some reason Nyx's suit did not say anything. And during her story, she remembered the bracelet through which the suit contacted her for the first time. After examining it and touching it slightly, the suit began to speak. The suit was able to understand the situation after viewing Nyx's memories and built an escape plan taking into account Ryan's spaceship control skills. Nyx and Ryan were inspired and began to prepare for escape following the suit's instructions. Several long weeks were spent on preparation and on the appointed day, Nyx opened the door with the keys that were stolen from the guards. Rhine and Nyx quietly made their way through the colony corridors to the landing pad where all the pirate ships were located. But everything went wrong when one patrolman noticed them. Rhine and Nyx ran to the nearest spaceship and climbed into it and began to try to take off. At that moment, pirates began to break into the ship and then Nyx killed a person for the first time. Using her suit, she threw one of the shivs, which flew right into the eye of one of the pirates. Soon Rhine was able to take off and the pirate colony remained below. But the danger was not over yet, because it was necessary to hide from the pirates as quickly as possible. Rhine entered the first coordinates that caught his eye and made a hyperspace jump, which sent them to the trading colony. While approaching the trading colony, Rhine had a nasty idea. Kill Nyx and take the miracle suit for himself, because it would help him survive. When they were landing, Rhine suddenly attacked Nyx and tried to strangle her. Nyx was stunned by Rhine's actions, because they had just escaped from slave captivity together. The suit suggested a solution, to get another prepared shiv and stab Rhine. The ship had already landed, and Rhine pressed harder and harder on Nyx's neck and repeated madly: "Sorry. This is how it has to be. You don't understand me." Nyx was slowly choking and tears were pouring out of her eyes, but gathering her strength, she swung the shiv and ripped Rhine's throat open. Blood gushed from his throat, splashing Nyx's face. Rhine's grip on Nyx's neck weakened. His hands soon moved to his own neck and tried to stop the bleeding. But it was all in vain, he died, and his lifeless body remained in the pilot's seat. Nyx ran out of the ship and told the guard standing there everything. Nyx was calmed down and sent to the head of the colony. There she was questioned about everything. After her story, she was given shelter in the colony. But Nyx could no longer trust people, two betrayals in a row, and in such situations when she believed in the best, undermined her faith in people. The ship was cleansed of Ryan's blood, and his body was burned. Nyx could not stay in this colony for long, so after a week of being there, she took the money that she was given for telling where the slavers' colony was and boarded the ship. The biosuit helped her figure out how to control the ship and she flew away in an unknown direction. Nyx was tormented by nightmares for a long time involving Richter and the destruction of her native colony. She decided for herself that she had to find out what kind of creatures of the abyss these were, where they came from and how to destroy them. Her journey had been going on for ten years now. She was still flying on that pirate ship and slowly collecting information about the abyss. She stopped at another unknown planet, which was a stopover on the way to a planet that was partially affected by the abyss. Soon she heard a loud roar, which was during another pulsation of the universe.

Background of the World: Many hundreds of years ago, people lived on the planet Earth. Technologies on Earth were rapidly developing and people learned to conquer space. At first, people began to study and colonize their home galaxy, the Milky Way. The territory around Saturn was colonized. A space platform was built around the planet. From it, people began to study other galaxies. And colonization of the home galaxy continued. The next planet was Mars, which was colonized quite easily. And then came other planets of the solar system. And after the home system, other systems in the home galaxy began to be colonized. But soon danger loomed over the solar system. An unknown formation appeared near the Sun. People began to study and understand what kind of formation it was, whether it was dangerous or not. In parallel, people launched the first expeditions to distant corners of the universe. The first months were calm, except for a quietly expanding formation near the Sun. Communication with the expeditions was stable, but they were told about the growing formation. Many were very worried about this formation, but scientists calmed people with their forecasts. People in the expeditions also began to worry, but their task overrode their worries. Another couple of years passed. The formation near the sun became even larger and was already dangerous, because it could swallow the sun. Soon, the size was not the only problem. Strange creatures began to emerge from the formation, which immediately attacked the human colonies. And with each killed person, the formation expanded more and more. Communication with the colonies was lost, the last words that the expeditions heard were: "Do not return to our system! We are in danger! "Resonance of the Abyss". That is what we called that strange formation. It opened and strange and aggressive creatures began to emerge from it. We cannot fight them! Save the human race!" It seemed that the solar system was completely destroyed. And it was true. "Resonance of the Abyss", it became so huge that it swallowed the solar system. Expeditions sent to different corners of the universe lost contact with the earth, but those expeditions that were not too far from each other maintained contact and began to develop together on new planets and in new galaxies. A whole century passed. People strengthened their positions in new places, created new factions and one generation of people changed. The pace of development became even faster. The factions that formed the colonies issued their codes and rules, but did not know about each other's existence. Another century passed and the first clashes of factions appeared. This period became known as the "Faction Wars". Many military clashes and captured galaxies. New fantastic weapons and new combat tactics. So, another century passed in the war and soon the wars ceased. And the Milky Way galaxy was completely absorbed by the "Resonance of the Abyss". Many entities of the abyss absorbed planets and entire systems, turning all this into some kind of living material. The solar system became the "Heart" of this living formation, which the entities of the abyss were so persistently building. The "Resonance of the Abyss" became so much larger that its "Heartbeat" began to emit waves that spread throughout the universe. People living so far from the solar system still felt these waves. The waves passed and knocked down ships, destroyed colonies and sometimes infected planets with this "Resonance of the Abyss". About two centuries passed. People living today do not even know where the "Resonance of the Abyss" came from, whether it is necessary to fight it, and so on.

Factions:

The Traders' Faction: This faction is so absorbed in trade that it does not even think of feuding with anyone. Any conflicts, this faction resolves with big money. The rules of this faction oblige you to give thirty percent of your earnings to the general treasury of the faction, which is needed so that the faction develops and does not stand still. People in this faction are known for the fact that almost everyone has an entrepreneurial streak and at least one point of trade. And the richest of this faction manage trade galaxies and have connections with the top of the trade faction. You should not spoil relations with the trade faction, otherwise you will not have a chance to supply food, weapons, ships. One of the most powerful and large factions.

The Slavers' Faction: A very small faction that owns a couple of trade galaxies with a black reputation and a small number of colonies that are equipped for storing slaves. This faction consists of the most crazy and terrible people, they have no conscience, compassion and any pity for people. Their main goal is to get rich through black human trafficking. Although it is called a faction, it does not have a common leader or group of leaders. These are disparate groups that live independently of each other. But they rule several trading galaxies. Also, in some colonies, groups of pirates are formed that attack unprotected ships and take people into slavery.

Areol faction: A faction of scientists who study the "Abyssal Resonance". They are driven by science and the spirit of exploration. Although their main focus is the study of the "Abyssal Resonance", they are also engaged in other research. For example, they study creatures from various planets. They pay very well for any biological material. They have a close connection with the Merchants faction. They receive funding from them, and in return they supply them with new developments, which then enter the market. A very friendly and extremely pacifist faction.

Ares Faction: A faction of paramilitary mercenaries. The so-called syndicate. People join this faction to become mercenaries who are hired for protection and escort. The faction has a strict hierarchy and a senior management that provides orders based on the reputation of the mercenary group. The heads of this faction have connections with both merchants and scientists, so the heads have plenty of orders. Every day, a huge number of people are hired who earn excellent money. To become a famous and trusted mercenary, you need to have excellent combat training and good equipment.

Vagabond Faction: A faction that does everything and anything. They do not have any clear ideology. People in this faction are divided into groups based on interests. As such, the faction does not have a leader, only respected leaders of groups that many people dream of joining. They can act as mercenaries for defense, but are not as qualified as those from the Ares faction. They may be scientists who conduct experiments that are not available to scientists from the Areol faction due to moral reasons. A disjointed and unstructured faction. Has neutral relations with almost all factions.

Abyssal Cult Faction: A religious faction that worships the creatures of the Abyss, pulsations, and the "Abyssal Resonance". People in this faction are aggressive and attack anyone who does not belong to their faith. Their religion says that the "Abyssal Resonance" is a holy phenomenon that came from another dimension to "purify" people and elevate them to a new level of evolution. What happens inside the faction is unknown, as are the leaders of this faction. A very mysterious and aggressive faction.

Creatures of the Abyss:

Shadow Eaters:

Appearance: They have no physical form in the usual sense. They manifest as swaying clots of absolute darkness, like torn-out pieces of the night, devoid of any outlines. Their sizes can vary from small shadows to huge ones that swallow entire ships. Around them, a sharp drop in temperature and an overwhelming silence are felt, as if the sound field itself is distorted by their presence. Sometimes, distorted silhouettes can flicker in their mass, hinting at some monstrous, but incomprehensible structure.

Abilities: Their main ability is the absorption of energy and matter. They literally "suck out" life force, electromagnetic radiation and even the very structure of objects, leaving behind only a lifeless void. When in contact with living beings, they cause a feeling of icy cold and paralyzing horror. Their touch can lead to instant death, turning the victim into an empty shell. They are able to penetrate solid objects, seemingly defying the normal laws of physics.

Behavior: They seem to be driven by instinctive hunger. They emerge from areas of spatial instability and move through space like predators in search of prey. Their movements are unpredictable and chaotic. They can suddenly appear out of nowhere and just as suddenly disappear. There is no evidence of intelligent behavior or social structure among them.

Weaknesses: It is suggested that they may be vulnerable to concentrated energy pulses of a certain frequency or to areas of stable spatial fields. However, these theories have not yet been confirmed. Light does not seem to harm them, but can temporarily disorient them.

Deep Symbionts:

Appearance: They themselves are small, slime-like organisms with many thin tentacles and faintly glowing dots of eyes. They inhabit the oceans of some planets of the Silent Void, hiding in the depths. However, their true danger comes when they merge with the bodies of sentient beings. The infected appear pale and haggard, their skin takes on a bluish tint, and their eyes take on a dull, unblinking glow, similar to the light of the symbiotes themselves. The movements of the infected become unnaturally smooth and coordinated.

Abilities: Symbiotes parasitize the nervous system of the host, gradually subjugating its will. In the early stages of infection, the victim may experience weakness, headaches, and strange dreams. As control progresses, the host's personality is suppressed, and they begin to act in the interests of the symbiote. Infected may have increased physical strength and endurance, as well as the ability to transfer symbiotes to others through direct contact or the secretion of special pheromones.

Behavior: Those infected with Deep Symbiotes usually act in a coordinated and organized manner, obeying the hive mind of the symbiotes. They may try to attract new victims or protect the habitats of symbiotes. Their behavior lacks spontaneity and individuality.

Weaknesses: Symbiotes are believed to be vulnerable to certain types of radiation or sudden changes in temperature. There are also theories about the existence of psychic waves that can disrupt their control over the host.

Crystalline Predators:

Appearance: These creatures live in the icy wastelands of some planets and are composed of sharp, fragile ice crystals and unknown minerals that form bizarre, angular bodies. Their sizes can vary from small fragments to large, multi-meter figures. They are able to change their shape by rearranging the crystalline structure. Their movements are accompanied by grinding and crackling sounds. A faint shimmer can be seen inside their bodies, the source of their energy.

Abilities: Their main weapon is sharp crystals, which they can use to inflict jagged wounds. They have incredible sensitivity to vibrations, allowing them to detect prey at great distances beneath the icy surface. They are also capable of rapid regeneration, regenerating lost crystals from the environment. Some individuals can emit powerful energy pulses through their crystals.

Behavior: Crystalline Predators are territorial predators that hunt the few inhabitants of the icy wastes. They are aggressive and persistent in pursuing their prey. Their behavior appears to be instinctive, although some observations indicate the beginnings of a cooperative hunt.

Weaknesses: Their crystalline structure makes them vulnerable to sudden impacts and high temperatures. They can also be disoriented by powerful sound waves that disrupt their sensitivity to vibrations.

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