while (obsession >= self) and (truth == void): identity -= memory

In the frozen isolation of Svalbard’s polar night, brilliant yet reclusive scientist Jonas seeks to unlock humanity’s deepest, forgotten memories. Using a groundbreaking device that taps into the cellular memory embedded in our DNA, Jonas has pushed the boundaries of history, reaching back 6000 years—but something strange happens when he tries to go further.

Beyond that threshold, the machine doesn’t reveal static or decay. Instead, it shows nothing. A perfect, impenetrable void.

As Jonas delves deeper into the mystery of the black screen, his reality begins to unravel. An enigmatic figure lurks at the edges of his vision, both in the lab and in his dreams, growing ever closer. The more he searches for answers, the more he realises that some secrets were never meant to be uncovered.

In his final descent, Jonas discovers that the void is not simply a barrier. It is alive. And it is waiting for him.

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Soundtrack (from Beyond the Edge of Light): Through the Black