The Cosmic Howl: Genetic Genesis

Previously

…It was a vast, consuming shadow, a cosmic hunter that had finally found its prey. The war between Anomalous and Purifiers had been a prelude, a distraction. Now, they faced a war for existence itself, a battle against a darkness that threatened to swallow everything. Maya, standing amidst the ruins of their old conflict, felt a strange sense of calm descend. The mystery of their origins, the animosity of their pursuers, all of it paled in comparison to the cosmic shadow that now loomed over them. Their individual struggles were insignificant; their collective destiny, it seemed, was now inextricably bound to the very stars from which this terror had emerged.