a space ship flying over a galaxy in the night sky

The stars glittered across the black tapestry of space, but for Commander Liana, each one told a story of the unknown. Her spacecraft, Orion’s Eye, drifted silently through the cosmic ocean, on a mission few understood and even fewer dared attempt: to explore the mysterious "Dark Zone." The Dark Zone was an anomaly — a pitch-black void where no stars shone and all signals vanished. Ships that ventured too close never returned. It was Liana's duty to find out why. As the Orion’s Eye crossed the threshold into the Dark Zone, every system in the ship flickered. Liana felt a shiver run down her spine. No training could prepare her for the feeling of being completely severed from the universe she knew. No stars, no planets, just infinite darkness. She pressed forward, cautiously observing her surroundings. Suddenly, faint glimmers began to appear — not stars but fragments, each shimmering with strange hues. They floated closer, swirling around the ship like an ethereal dance. It was then she heard the voices.