A mystical psychological science-fiction novella
Author: Živilė Kalsytė
“Sometimes the longest journey doesn’t lead through space, but through a person’s conscience.”
When the research ship “Asteria” reaches a space station mysteriously abandoned thirty years ago, Captain Lyra hopes to finally learn what happened to her brother and the missing crew. But the station holds neither bodies nor answers — only empty corridors, strange signals, and people who seem to be themselves. The longer the crew remains in the Dark Orbit, the more the line between memory, guilt, and reality begins to unravel. This mystical psychological novella invites reflection on whether humanity’s greatest betrayal always comes from others, or whether sometimes it begins the moment we betray ourselves.