The Reality Dysfunction

Set in the year 2600, humanity has expanded across hundreds of planets, achieving remarkable advancements in genetic engineering and space travel, leading to a flourishing and diverse galactic civilization. However, this golden age is threatened when an encounter with an alien entity on a remote colony planet awakens an ancient, terrifying force known as the Reality Dysfunction. The story explores the fragile balance between progress and peril in a richly developed sci-fi universe.