I could hear my own breathe hit the glass of my helmet.
"One small step for man." I chuckled as I heard that. It made me jealous that he was the first one out. At least I was the second.
As he was finally stepping out, I gently began my own descent down the ladder.
My Gloved hand grabbed the rail, and I took my first step. The shoe hit the metal bar, and the second step came next. Then the Third. The fourth...The shoe slipped and I dropped...to the ground that was a few centimeters from my feet.
"You alright there, Barkly?" The captain said. I looked towards him, and saw the beautiful red landscape behind him.
-600 years later-
Mars shined with the sun behind it. Instead of only barren landscape, bubble cities dotted planet, barely noticeable. But the cities had something off about them; there was smoke rising from some of them, and some were obviously desolate.
Ships were leaving the atmosphere. Hundreds of ships. Some were in obvious disrepair. They were heading in no discernible direction, just not there. Some could even be seen attacking other ships, mechanical arms reaching out and ripping out parts. Once far enough away, these same ships could be seen adding the parts to themselves.
All ships were fleeing the planet...except for a small fleet.
This fleet was different. Unlike the junky ships leaving, these were in pristine condition. Including their weapons. Unlike the randomness of the other ships, these were in formation, and their design were the exact same, possessing a sort of uniformity. The ships eventually reached the orbit of the planet, and dropped hundreds of devices to the planet.
The entire surface of the planet became lit with bright flashes.
-992 years-
A giant sprawling city rising...
-1000 years-
...becoming embroiled in a war for power.
-20000 years-
A remnant of a fallen civilization, tiring of the democratic ways of the small, but still caring nonetheless.
Another planet, this time completely engulfed by...something unnatural. The entire surface was covered by a purple lit up shell, like a civilization had reached its apex and covered the entire planet in a city.
But this was no civilization; This was...an individual.
-?-
" Sir, the relay is activating!" A navigator shouted, turning around.
"But that can't be! We have no ships on the other side!" I said. I looked at the viewscreen. The infamous rings were spinning, blue light coalescing in the middle."Contact Shanxi! Get me General Williams on the line!"
A massive ship, none like any other I had ever seen, appeared from the relay.
CODEX ENTRY
The Technocalypse: When massive advancements in technology, such as fabrication and ai, were made, a civilization, without the proper control over its people and technology, would became unstable to the point of catastrophes arising. This moment of technological advancement gone wrong, would be called a 'Technocalypse', and the most infamous one was the 'Technocalypse' of old sol. This event completely destroyed the civilizations of old sol, culminating in the great expulsion.
The Federation: After the fall of old Sol, lost and abandoned colonies began to get into contact with each other, rebuilding civilization into the Federation. The Federation began to expand, colonizing other star systems, bringing back interstellar Civilization. Sadly, as time went on, the rulers engaged in a power struggle, and civilization fell once more.
Archailect: Something that can only be comprehended as a 'machine god'.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own the Orion's arm world building project, nor do I own the Mass effect series. This was made purely for fun and not for profit.
EDIT: Realized how confusing this was at first. Added dating, hope this clears it up, but this was my take on timeline summaries.