From Space Access

As the asteroid began to crumble, Elias realized their mission had changed. They weren't scavengers anymore. They were the new librarians of the void. They turned the Aura back toward Earth, carrying the weight of a billion souls who had long since turned to stardust, finally bringing the stories of the deep home.

When they breached the asteroid's surface, they didn't find a cockpit or a laboratory. They found a cathedral of glass. Thousands of suspended, glowing filaments stretched from floor to ceiling, humming in a harmony that bypassed the ears and vibrated directly in the bone marrow. From Space

"We are the last of the Silence," the memory whispered. "We have carried the history of a thousand dead worlds so they would not be forgotten. Now, our light flickers. You are the first we have found with a heartbeat to match the rhythm." As the asteroid began to crumble, Elias realized