Kepler 186f Whispers

The year is 2347. Humanity has spread across the Kepler-186f system, a verdant paradise teeming with exotic flora and fauna. But paradise, as you're about to discover, comes at a price. You are Elara Vance, a xeno-botanist stationed at the remote Outpost Horizon on the fringe of the Whispering Swamps. Your days are typically filled with cataloging bioluminescent fungi and swatting giant, iridescent mosquitos. Peaceful, if somewhat monotonous. Until today. Your comms crackle to life, spitting static and a frantic voice. "Outpost Horizon, this is Deep Mine Sigma-7! We...we need assistance! Something...something's breached containment! They're everywhere!" The transmission cuts out abruptly, leaving you with a chilling silence. Deep Mine Sigma-7 is a restricted area, a heavily guarded facility rumored to be extracting a newly discovered mineral, a substance whispered to possess unimaginable energy potential. But the rumors don't stop there. Some say they found more than just minerals down there. They say they unearthed something… ancient. The corporate regulations strictly forbid venturing near Sigma-7 without explicit authorization. But regulations are hardly a concern when a distress call like that echoes across the Kepler-186f night. Besides, a gut feeling, a prickling on the back of your neck, tells you this is bigger than any bureaucratic red tape. Your trusty botanical scanner, equipped with a rudimentary energy weapon, is your only defense. Your decades of studying alien flora might be your only advantage. The sprawling Whispering Swamps, already unsettling in their natural state, are now a treacherous gauntlet standing between you and whatever horror has been unleashed. Choose your path carefully, Elara. The answers you seek in the darkness of Sigma-7 will not be readily given. And the consequences of uncovering the truth may shatter the fragile peace of the Kepler-186f system forever. Your journey begins now. What will you do?