Upon request The scientific council Issues you To research the magnetic field residing On Erebus 2 As I approach the site, I feel a static current Running up and down my spine. When I see what lays ahead, I know the reason why. This dark slab before me stands towards the sky. No light reflected. Commanding. Imposing. Pure silence emitted. Yet, it speaks to me; The monolith. Electronic implants Just below my skin Pick up a signal. My hair stands on edge. Yet, no one is here except me. What makes up this creature? Not skin nor steel nor stone. This pure dark mass invites me. I present my hand. The second I make contact, the monolith uploads The history of its people to my skull. A type V civilization Mortal as you or I, Found an eternal way to survive Their bodies long turned dust Their consciousness still lives Implanted deep within the monolith. Colonizing planets Then self-replicating; Eternal masters from another time. Now I see our fate before me. We become machine