Hidden Deep V0.96.5a -

Recovered Data Fragment // Depth: 7,342m // Signal Attenuation: 94.3%

Something wrote v0.96.5a. Not us. Not anymore. It's been down here longer than the rig. It just needed an excuse to update its permissions. Hidden Deep v0.96.5a

I sent three drones down the fracture. Their eyes are mine: grainy, green-hued, skipping frames. They found the Cathedral first—a natural formation of basalt columns arranged in a spiral, each one carved with grooves that match no known tool pattern. The water inside is still. Dead still. Not even particulates move. Recovered Data Fragment // Depth: 7,342m // Signal