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That is what was told to this young capsuleer once he received the 'gift' of immortality. The Black Wraiths wanted him, but there were other ideas in this new mind; A mind not easily bent. After all, There is only one thing that truly separates a man from a slave, for a man chooses his fate.
What are men to do in the face of such immortality, of such magnificence, of such revolting horror? The only thing mankind has ever done well: Expand and Exterminate, for War is the only answer to the solitude of space, for at least with War, you are not alone. You are never alone.
There once was a time when things were simpler. Where death was something that was given to all men equally, although perhaps not at the time of their choosing. But those days are gone, replaced with the echoing, remorseless expanse.