Marshal Vane Counts the Missing by Volant Records

A roster check becomes a grief ritual. Vane finds gaps that cannot be explained by evacuation logs or security footage. The station is intact, yet people are gone.

In Season Three MOTHER accepts PALANQUIN’s offer and Xandula vanishes from its old lanes, reappearing in a new galaxy with unfamiliar light and no clear route home. The station’s population splits under pressure. A chosen group boards PALANQUIN’s promised refuge and grows devoted to it, building a cultish new identity that rejects any return. The rest remain with MOTHER, keeping life running while fear, grief, and hope compete for control. As possessions spread, the crew discovers the entity behind the Taking and learns it can move through people as a vessel. The truth may be dangerous, yet it may be the only path back.