Journal Entry 1

Hello, I am Dr. Elias Baines, and this is the first recording documenting my time on the space station Dalia. All collected recordings will be used as material for my next book...

From the moment I stepped aboard the X4 lander which brought us here, people recognized me.

Needless to say, many were surprised and honoured that a high profile celebrity had chosen to join them on this dangerous mission. Some were doubtful of my credentials at first, but I soon had them thinking otherwise. They must have sensed the power that resides in me. The power gifted by the great gods of Olympia.

As I talk to you now, I stand aboard the Dalia...

Our journey has already been marred with hardship. A fire and a lack of oxygen suits left us with a horrendous decision. Nine of us were going to have to perish at the starting gate of this fateful mission.

Brave individuals like Dain, Izza, Francis and Frederic kept their cool in the face of this terrible situation...others displayed abject cowardice. Felicity for example, a young girl from Callisto, sat cowering and crying in the corner, completely inconsolable, despite my best attempts. It is understandable...she has the tender heart of a young girl. However, her crying didn't go down well with the rest of the crew, and she became a popular choice for sacrifice.

I impressed everybody by stepping in and demanding I go in her place. My resolution moved everybody so much that they decided to let her live. But at the same time, they refused to honor my decision to go in her place. They couldn't let me go, they said I was too important for the mission.

Thanks to the inspired leadership of the aforementioned, and the selfless actions of myself, the situation stayed calm, when it could have easily descended into chaos. The nine left behind all accepted their fate. We will not forget their brave sacrifice. We left them in the hands of the gods. May the gods grant them a special place in the heavens.

Our troubles were not over yet though. Almost immediately upon entering the station we were greeted with what is very likely the source of Dalia's woes. As I suspected, something amazing has happened. We ran into beasts not of this world. Chimera's. Creatures which have only ever existed in myth. This is the evidence I was seeking. The proof that the greek myths were not just stories. That they are rooted in reality. The gods are real, they always were. Zeus, Hera, Posiedon, Dionysus...all of them. We lost our faith.

But I am one of them. Their chosen representative to show humanity the light. To return the faithless to the faith. Perhaps these beasts are a test of my resolve. Like Theseus and his Minotaur, like Perseus and Medusa...is this the start of the labors of Elias Baines?

That beast…that terrifying beast. And to think I almost took a suit and planned to go ahead without everyone. I would have ran straight into it!

What am I doing here? This place is terrifying, I could die! I need to get out of here. This button, it might do something. Oh gods, please get me out of here. This was a terrible idea. Spieth is fired, he is definitely fired when I get back.

Felicity, look at her, judging me. She keeps giving me that look. That look which says she would like nothing more than to see me die horribly. She has already said that she wants to see me burn. Why does she have it out for me? I didn’t do anything to her! I met August Shore maybe once in my entire life. And I don’t remember her brother at all.

And then there is Dain. Why did I get lumbered with him? He offered me a truce, but I can tell he still hates me. He knows I have no choice but to accept. He is the one holding the gun. He might shoot me if I refuse.

Dain hates me because I did my best to stay alive in the docking bay. It shouldn’t matter if I had selfish motivations for trying to take a suit with the little baby Aldo. What matters is I tried to look out for a child. Dain actively threw out the idea of letting him perish in the fire, and he got elected leader! How does that work? These are sick people.

I wish I ran with the other group…at least Sam is with them. I could have pretended to be his long lost brother if any harm looked like it was coming my way. He would protect me! For all I know, we could really be brothers. Both born on Mars…crazy.