[ WP ] In the near future , mankind explores the stars in search of life . Life indeed exists beyond Earth , but you , a researcher on a science ship , discover that all of the spacefaring alien civilizations died out . Curiously , their deaths seem directly linked to humanity reaching outer space .

Humans are such a clumsy race. Full of energy and enthusiasm, but lacking severely in finesse. It is a trait long treasured by the Space Cyclics. Used in the Creation and Destruction it can bring about great beauty and terrible displays of nature's elemental glory. 
 
 Since the Second Cycle, two species have successfully escaped their home planets, watched over by the Cyclics. The first were the Fae, wiped out by their own experiments and there species later known as the Final. However, another species rose, shielded from us by the remnants of a long dead civilizations attempt to recreate Destruction, leading to the erasing much of revered constellations and Fair Towers within a 4 light year radius. 
 
 Following the downfall of the Fae and their assumed extinction, the blast zone filled with turbulent forces. The sole remaining star system was forever severed from the rest of the universe. The Cyclics could no longer oversee the zone, leading to the unmonitored Rise. 
 
 Finesse can only be acquired after ascending to the stars, thus the need for a universal council of individuals with finesse. Without finesse, the consequences of rising are cataclysmic. When the First rose, the first cycle ended and the First gained finesse. 
 
 The end of the first cycle brought on a dark age only broken by the First using finesse to utilize Creation, thus began the second cycle in a burst of light and raw power. The Creation took 7 eons, only ending when Destruction was activated by a rebellion of the dark clans. The impact of another unregulated Rise had been theorized, but obviously never tested due to fear of ending everything. 
 
 Out of sight of the rest of the universe, a planet began to thrive with new life made out of a new material, something no lifeform of its type has existed before. This life was made up of water and warmth, stark contrast to the metallic and gaseous sentience found everywhere else. Many scientists believe it is the result of the turbulence, the deadly nature of which lead to a new kingdom, one immune to the turbulence that surrounds and hinders them. 
 The turbulence is thought to be the primary reason that, in spite rising, that have n't attempted to colonize other star systems. The machines they use are impaired by it, leading to a maximum limit on their velocity and durability. 
 
 When they first rose, the impact was not felt by the Cyclics. It was n't until it was too late that the cataclysm of the second cycle was noticed. It began as small pockets of turbulence appearing and disappearing, leading to horrific deaths when a pocket of it would pop up inside of a life form. The turbulence appearances seemed to begin as a pinpoint before expanding to a sphere of several units ( roughly equivalent to an inch ). 
 
 Sudden and explosive deaths led to mass mayhem and terror, especially when the rate of appearances began to exponentially increase. It was then that the rise was noticed, leading to a universal civil war. One side wished to destroy the Risen while the other side wished to preserve the only life immune to turbulence. 
 
 The resultant war raged until the bitter end, when the turbulence appeared in both Creation and Destruction. This led to mass extinction of gaseous species as Destruction whipped gases up into maybe clouds of dust and power. Creation began a tidal wave of turbulence, wiping out the remaining metallic life. The dust from this was then compressed by Destruction into tiny spheres of super dense mass. 
 
 As the end approached, the Final made an attempt to understand the turbulence. As the last species still organized and working as one, they were the second best hope of survival. They found that the turbulence was a result of a vibrations of crystals not only in space but also in time. These vibrations led to the sudden appearance and disappearance of turbulence. The vibrations also caused damage to the Flow, the basic building block of all life outside of the Risen. It also causes resistance to movement of metallics, unnoticeable at low speeds but insurmountable at higher speeds, much like air resistance. The rise of the Risen punched a hole in the turbulence, leading to a rapid collapse. this collapse led to the destruction of one of their space craft and compressed a large amount of vibrating crystal. this formed a highly dense concentration of vibration in time and space, setting off a chain of reactions leading to the end. The Final used their last members to bring this information to the Cyclics in the hopes that they would be able to preserve it. 
 
 The Cyclics tried to hold back the flood of death, but their numbers were whittled down by war and turbulence. In the end, a record is all that's left, contained within the last act of creation by the first. A icy sphere containing the best recreation of the Risen. It was sent hurtling towards the Risen in the hopes that it would allow them to bring life back to the dead Ramsons of the universe. 
 
 Edit: first time doing a writing prompt, and on phone apologies for the formatting, ca n't fix it for the next few hours
