Citizens of Super Earth knew Meridia as "The Jewel of the Outer Rim." Now, they know Meridia "The World That Fell Into Itself."
Meridia once shimmered like a jewel among the stars — a lush world of emerald jungles, roaring volcanoes, and endless horizons bathed in gold light. Beneath its canopy, settlers dreamed of prosperity, and scientists marveled at its unique biosphere. But beauty, as history has proven time and again, is fleeting in the galaxy of Super Earth. When the Terminid outbreak spread beyond containment, Meridia became not a paradise, but a proving ground — and ultimately, a tomb.
Then came the disturbances. Electromagnetic storms erupted around the Meridian Singularity months after its creation. Fleets dispatched to study the phenomenon reported distorted sensor data and phantom readings — ghost signatures resembling Illuminate vessels. One recon drone, SEV-Redoubt, transmitted a garbled final message before being pulled off-course:
On June 2, 2184 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), Super Earth High Command lost all contact.
For Managed Democracy! For Super Earth! For the memory of Meridia!
Meridia once shimmered like a jewel among the stars — a lush world of emerald jungles, roaring volcanoes, and endless horizons bathed in gold light. Beneath its canopy, settlers dreamed of prosperity, and scientists marveled at its unique biosphere. But beauty, as history has proven time and again, is fleeting in the galaxy of Super Earth. When the Terminid outbreak spread beyond containment, Meridia became not a paradise, but a proving ground — and ultimately, a tomb.
The Rise of the Supercolony
The infestation began subtly, creeping through the lowland jungles and volcanic fissures like a sickness in the blood. Early reports described rapid mutations among the Terminids following the planet's exposure to Termicide. Within weeks, the infection consumed the planet's surface. The lush canopies turned into chitinous hives, rivers into streams of acid, and the very air thickened with spores. By the time Super Earth's tactical divisions could react, Meridia had become what the High Command grimly labeled a Supercolony — an uncontainable nest threatening multiple sectors.Operation Enduring Peace
When diplomacy and conventional warfare failed, only one option remained: annihilation. Thus began Operation Enduring Peace — a campaign not of conquest, but of deliberate planetary execution. Helldivers were deployed across Meridia to inject Dark Fluid deep into its crust using experimental tectonic drills. The goal was clear: to collapse the planet's core, erasing it from existence before the infestation could spread beyond the system. On June 2, 2184, the operation concluded. The ground shuddered, the sky tore apart, and Meridia — once a world alive — folded inward and vanished. In its plac,d a glowing violet scarlingered in space, soon classified as the Meridian Singularity.The Birth of the Singularity
At first, scientists from the Ministry of Science described the event as a standard black hole formation—the predictable aftermath of gravitational collapse. Yet, the readings didn't match expectations. The Meridian Singularity emitted faint energy fluctuations that were inconsistent with those of any known black hole. Worse, Helldiver outposts positioned at the edges of the system reported auditory anomalies — deep resonant tones that defied transmission protocols. When analyzed, these sounds bore uncanny resemblance to Illuminate sonic patterns — ancient signals not heard since their eradication centuries prior.Theories from the Void
Whispers began circulating through command channels. Was the black hole truly the end of Meridia, or the beginning of something else? Some theorists proposed that the Dark Fluid, rather than destroying the planet, had punctured the very fabric of spacetime. In their view, Meridia hadn't been consumed — it had fallen through, becoming a bridge to somewhere… or something. Others within the Helldiver Corps suggested a more sinister idea: that the Terminids, ever adaptive, might have survived the collapse, mutating beyond physical reality and festering within the singularity's event horizon.Then came the disturbances. Electromagnetic storms erupted around the Meridian Singularity months after its creation. Fleets dispatched to study the phenomenon reported distorted sensor data and phantom readings — ghost signatures resembling Illuminate vessels. One recon drone, SEV-Redoubt, transmitted a garbled final message before being pulled off-course:
On June 2, 2184 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), Super Earth High Command lost all contact.
Signals from Beyond
Today, the Meridian Singularity remains quarantined. Super Earth officially denies any correlation between the anomaly and renewed Illuminate activity, but the whispers persist in every Helldiver barracks. Some say it hums louder each passing week. Others claim it's growing. Whatever lies beyond that violet horizon, one truth remains immutable: Meridia was sacrificed for the greater good. But whether it rests in peace or waits to return — only the void knows.
For Managed Democracy! For Super Earth! For the memory of Meridia!