Return III

"No!" Aried jolted out of his trance and shouted. "Stop! Quick, stop the ship!" His face was drained of blood.

"Halt!" Ye Chong gave the order without delay. Darkniss slowly came to a stop. Ye Chong looked to Aried and asked, "What is it?"

Aried stuttered, "This is spatial crack… No… There are cracks in space… It's unstable…" He was not making much sense, perhaps because of feeling too nervous.

Ye Chong frowned. "Try again."

Aried inhaled deeply and gathered himself. "There are cracks in the space around here. These are small regions of chaotic spatial dimensions. These cracks in space move slowly, and anything in its way will be sliced into pieces. Our bodies cannot withstand spatial cracks. Besides, they are not visible to the naked eye. This place is dangerous. If our warship encounters a region with spatial cracks, everything in the warship, including us, will be cut into pieces." He pointed to the holographic screen. "Just like that rock!"