Portal to Eden

Prologue It had long been thought that Nibiru, ‘planet of the crossing,’ was simply a Mesopotamian myth. It wasn’t, as early explorers of the galaxy eventually discovered. They voyaged beyond the stars on the spaceship Argos, knowing not they but their great-great grandchildren’s great-great grandchildren would be the ones to return to Terra with word of their findings. While they traveled the stars, forgotten by all but a select few in the organization that had sent them out, a new generation of scientists learned that Roswell held more than aliens and UFOs. The Portal, alien technology, was uncovered and eventually deciphered. Now, portaling not only made travel to the outreaches of the farthest galaxies possible, but guaranteed a return well within one’s lifetime. Except, perhaps, for a few… * * * * Emma Bradley stood on the balcony of her quarters in Eden, a city on a world millions of light years from Terra, surrounded by towers that soared high above its sprawling expanse. For a change, she was alone, and she took that opportunity to gaze out toward the ocean and contemplate the future. Above, the triple moons of Nibiru played hide and seek. Gilgamesh, the largest of the trio, circled in its full, golden glory, while the pure white Ishtar and the blood red Nergal orbited each other and would remain unseen until Gilgamesh set. But before Emma could give any thought to the future, she had to consider the past.