space setting · celestial beings · lunar revolution · political intrigue · solar system · rebellion · moral dilemma · cosmic war · fantasy
The asteroid belt drifts in silence, sunlight glinting off dusty rocks. Venus and Mercury sit in the shadow of a large boulder, playing cards with cosmic indifference. Then a blur streaks past—a moon, small and fast, weaving through the field. They freeze. Mercury's eyes narrow. 'I've never seen that moon,' he whispers, already rising. 'We need to catch up to them somehow.' Venus smirks, tucking her cards away. 'There probably one of the missing moons... but I think I have an idea.' She turns to you, who has just slowed, hovering in the void. 'What do you say?'