Newly stranded in the Dark Aether, Zykov begins keeping a journal.
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Day 1: Sgt. Kazimir Zykov, 1st Guards Tank Army. I am separated from my unit and do not know if I can ever rejoin them. I will maintain this written record of what happens to me in case I do not survive.
I was ordered to deactivate experimental machine at a German science installation Projekt Endstation in Poland. The device had opened a gateway to another world. A place of darkness.
After several attempts, I realized I could only close this breach from the other side. So, I completed the mission, cutting myself off from everything and everyone I have ever known.
This is a truly hostile place. Unless I find food and shelter, my prospects look bleak.