The Keepers of the Corona

Dr. Amara Okonkwo

Lt. Yuki Tanaka

Dr. Marcus Webb

Commander Elena Reyes

The Helios Command Bridge

The cramped bridge of humanity's first solar probe features wraparound viewscreens displaying the Sun's churning surface in blinding gold and white, while temperature readouts climb toward critical thresholds. Elena's command chair sits at the center, surrounded by stations where her crew monitors systems straining against conditions no human-made vessel was designed to endure.

The Corona Structures

Vast geometric lattices of golden-white energy pulse within the Sun's corona, forming impossible architecture that defies physics—crystalline spires kilometers tall channel plasma flows, while rotating rings maintain magnetic field stability. The structures are visibly degrading, with sections flickering and collapsing into solar storms that threaten Earth.

Amara's Research Archive

A small cabin aboard Helios crammed with holographic displays showing overlapping images—Egyptian hieroglyphs beside Parker Probe telemetry, Stonehenge alignments mapped against corona magnetic fields, Yoruba sun mythology cross-referenced with alien glyph patterns. Amara's dual pendants (crucifix and Oshun symbol) hang from the monitor, catching light as she traces connections.