The Authorities' message device is a small sphere composed of hundreds of tiny black cells capable of playing recorded audio and receiving or transmitting live audio. It glows white and vibrates as a signal of activation. It was used to give a message from the Sovereign Supreme to the nine survivors of the destruction of Arcis in 2175.

Zach hesitated, a mix of struggling emotions passing over his expression for a moment, and then took out what looked like a small metal bead. He placed it into Ash’s hand, and closed his eyes again.

Ash looked down at the thing in her hand, a small sphere composed of hundreds of tiny black cells. Was this a message?

Suddenly, the sphere vibrated. Ash jerked back, and the tiny sphere dropped out of her hands and fell onto the floor. It glowed white for a moment, and Ash stared at it intently, worried and slightly perplexed. Everyone else in the hold was watching as well.

Then, a voice spoke from the tiny black sphere on the floor.

– Fallen Nation: Downfall