The Meridian Expanse: Clearance Protocol

In the Meridian Expanse, survival is governed by records, recognition, and law. Kael Ryn is a soldier of the Continuum Imperium—cloned, disciplined, and trained to operate where authority becomes unclear. His first deployment is a routine clearance mission to a quiet frontier settlement. No resistance.No violations.No errors. Except the world knows it is about to be abandoned. As Kael begins to uncover inconsistencies the system refuses to acknowledge, he finds himself standing between law and erasure, obedience and complicity. In a galaxy where extinction is illegal but betrayal is procedural, the most dangerous question is not who is guilty—but who is still counted.