Dark Matter

Dark Matter

Dark Matter - Chapter 27: No One Owns a World

Final approach. A plea to spare the Aurora fleet and the AI ship before the council decides.

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Bruno Rothgiesser
Oct 18, 2025
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⏳ Chapter 27 of 28.

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The Aurora fleet, with the AI ship following at a careful distance, was on its way home. At this range, a real-time link with Earth could be re-established. Cass chose a recording first, so the plea could be heard without the theatre of a live confrontation. Let them digest it without pressure. Let them think before they performed.

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