"Command Center, this is Dawn. Nineteen minutes to the Sane. Tell my son that I love him." The last transmission from the Kuiper wreck still follows Dawn Lucius — the father who left his son behind.
Hard SF. No LitRPG. No status sheets. Physics and logistics constrain the story.
After the Federation War, Dawn still holds the office that can move dark matter — and he is still a Hangzhou father whose son is named Stacean. Dark matter is vanishing. Stacean is taken. White Crystal returns among the three federations.
There are hearings. A Super Star Bridge. Datheon. The DeFi Passage. A battle for Kukra City. An immortal legion. The shepherds are finishing their work. This cosmic bubble is going dark.
Complete. 22 chapters. Free. Also on Inkitt: https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1621707
Also free: Book I: Federation War
Also free on the author site: https://mangotaoist.com/books/star-map-draftsman-ii
Author's note: “If chapter 1 earned another chapter, follow. If it did not, leave. I prefer a quiet unfollow to a fake five-star.”