The Marker observed in agony as Isaac fled the planet, he had made it whole with the pedestal, but it was then stolen again by a human female, and now the marker waited for its imminent destruction from the massive cracked piece of the planet plummeting towards it. The marker was sentient, but it had no feelings, it did not fell sad or scared. The massive rock hit Aegis VII and the marker shattered from the shockwave, the broken pieces shot into the sky. The pieces of the marker orbited the broken planet, it was still alive, and it used its abilities to take control of the Necromorphs aboard the Ishimura, they're minds were now vulnerable from the destruction of the hive mind and they were easily controllable. The Ishimura slowly retrieved pieces of the marker. Finally, the marker began to plan, its first pedestal had been destroyed, and its individual pieces could not be put back together by the Necromorphs, who were already falling under the influence of a new infant hive mind. The Ishimura would almost certainly be destroyed if it was seen again. The marker decided, and used the remaining Necromorphs under its influence to turn the Ishimura towards its new destination. A few weeks later the Ishimura entered the event horizon of a black hole.

The Ishimura appeared at its destination at last, barley intact after its journey through space and time. It floated through space, dead, until finally there was a blue flash and a wraith hive ship exited hyperspace right next to the Ishimura.