143 The Test Of The Universe

Dante walked up the open ramp and actually entered his spaceship. As he stepped through the threshold of the Solaris Horizon E7, his heart shook with a mixture of excitement and satisfaction. Excitement because he was about to enter space, while satisfaction was because he owned a legitimate spaceship.

The moment he crossed the boundary between the entrance and the padded floor of the ship's interior, he was greeted by an ethereal luminescence that bathed the place in an otherworldly glow. The walls seemed to hum with energy, a dance of lights cascading across sleek surfaces that mirrored the cosmic expanse that should be beyond the ship's windows.

The quantum reactor's gentle thrum resonated through the ship, a reminder of the boundless power that surged beneath the surface. It was present but not irritating in the least. Rather, as a city boy, Dante would feel uncomfortable without white noise in the background.