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Chapter 79 - Gravity Be Damned

T-minus 6 Hours

I sat in the cockpit, my hands hovering over the controls.

This was it.

My last day on Mars.

Fifteen days of surviving on borrowed time, of scavenging through the wreckage of those who came before me. Of fixing a ship that had no right to fly.

And yet—

I was here.

I exhaled sharply, running through the final pre-flight check.

✔ Navigation System – Operational

✔ Oxygen Levels – Stable

✔ Life Support – Functioning (Barely)

✔ Fuel Reserves – Sufficient for Takeoff

✔ Hull Integrity – Reinforced

Then my eyes flicked to the most crucial part of the list.

❔ Right Booster – Unverified

I tightened my grip on the console.

The right booster was my biggest gamble. A patchwork of scavenged parts, salvaged thrusters, and reinforced plating. It shouldn't work. But it had to.

Because if it didn't—

I wasn't leaving.

T-minus 2 Hours

I climbed out of the cockpit for the last time, my breath steady, measured, calm in a way it shouldn't be.

This was it.

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