2: Atlantis

The last message from Neo-Thera was a single line from Dr. Aris, broadcast on all frequencies:

They called it the Hubris Fault.

For three thousand years, the legend of Atlantis was a warning etched into amphorae and whispered by Ionian sailors: a civilization of unrivaled power, swallowed by the sea in a single night of fire and wave. But in the year 2147, humanity had traded reverence for radar. We didn't seek wisdom; we sought lithium, rare earths, and the cold calculus of salvage. atlantis 2

What lay beyond was not a ruin. It was a second city. The last message from Neo-Thera was a single line from Dr