Chapter 1:

Disaster in Motion

Athir: Divine Fragment


29 December 2025

Night fell once again.

The stars were still gone.

Only the Moon and the faint glow of the Milky Way remained in the endless darkness.

People around the world reacted in different ways.

Some whispered,

"The end of the world is near."

Others accepted their fate.

"No one can fight the laws of the universe. If our time has come, then nothing can stop it."

Fear remained, but humanity continued to wait.

8:00 PM (UTC)

International Emergency Conference

Leaders from every major nation gathered for an emergency meeting.

The chairman stood before the delegates.

"Everyone here understands the seriousness of our situation."

"From this moment onward, every nation must cooperate."

"A special international task force will be created to investigate this unprecedented astronomical event."

The world's leading space agencies were assigned to the mission.

NASA

ISRO

ESA

JAXA

CNSA

"You have only one mission."

"Find the cause behind the disappearance of the stars."

"Every nation will remain on high alert."

"Military forces are to maintain maximum readiness."

"We cannot predict what will happen next."

The meeting ended.

International Space Agency Headquarters

Scientists and researchers from around the world gathered inside the command center.

The director spoke firmly.

"Use every telescope."

"Activate every satellite."

"Monitor every radar."

"Search every corner of space."

"If necessary, launch new satellites immediately."

He looked around the room.

"Today, we are not working as separate nations."

"We are working together for humanity."

The mission began.

Throughout the night...

Scientists worked without rest.

Hours passed.

Every observation returned the same result.

Nothing.

30 December 2025

Another peaceful day passed.

Nothing unusual happened.

People slowly convinced themselves that perhaps the disappearance of the stars was only a strange astronomical phenomenon.

Preparations for New Year's Eve continued.

Markets became crowded.

Cities decorated their streets.

Families planned celebrations.

Many believed the worst was already over.

They couldn't have been more wrong.

31 December 2025

The final day of the year had arrived.

Across the world, people prepared to welcome the New Year.

Children laughed.

Families gathered together.

Music filled the streets.

Fireworks waited to light the sky.

Yet inside every major space agency...

No one celebrated.

The scientists knew.

Something wasn't right.

11:11 PM

International Space Agency Headquarters

A researcher suddenly stood from his chair.

"Sir!"

"We're receiving an unknown frequency from deep space!"

The room fell silent.

The director immediately replied.

"Trace the signal."

"Find its source."

"Now!"

11:32 PM

An emergency conference was called.

The director addressed world leaders.

"We've detected an unknown frequency."

"Its origin cannot be identified."

"Something... is approaching Earth."

Silence filled the room.

11:53 PM

Unknown Location

A low-ranking creature knelt.

"My Lord..."

"The plan is in motion."

A towering figure slowly opened its eyes.

"Then..."

"Let the disaster begin."

11:56 PM

Scientists rushed into the international conference.

One of them shouted,

"Sir!"

"Something is coming!"

A world leader stood up.

"What is it?"

The scientist stared at the monitor.

His hands trembled.

"A massive object..."

"Bright..."

"Unknown..."

11:59 PM

The countdown began across the world.

10...

9...

8...

7...

6...

5...

4...

3...

2...

1...

Fireworks exploded across the sky.

People hugged their families.

Voices echoed through the streets.

"Happy New Year!"

Then a little child pointed upward.

"Mom... look!"

"There's a light!"

Millions of people looked up.

For a single moment, the entire world fell silent.

1 January 2026

12:00 AM

A brilliant white star appeared in the empty sky.

It was unlike anything humanity had ever seen.

Its light was pure.

Silent.

Motionless.

The entire world stared upward.

Nobody spoke.

Nobody understood.

They simply watched.

The New Year had arrived.

So had something else.