The Worm In the Maggots Nest
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MatureComplete Tue, Apr 22, 202543m
In the desolate reaches of deep space, survival isn't earned-it's taken.
Aboard the Maggot's Nest, a decrepit salvage ship run by cybernetic pirates, a nameless recruit known only as Worm claws his way through the brutal hierarchy in hopes of earning a name and a future. When the crew intercepts a distress signal from a long-lost luxury cruiser.
What begins as a routine salvage operation unravels into a waking nightmare.
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