Chapter 7, The Neutronium Alchemist: Conflict Summary

Quinn Dexter has now taken over the whole asteroid Jesup. While supervising the placing of a fusion bomb, he senses a strange presence and decides to go in search of it. He senses a chink in reality and pushes through to find a group of souls. He tries to touch one, but it recoils in pain. The souls tell Quinn that they are ghosts.

Louise, Genevieve and Fletcher arrive at Phobos, Mars' moon. They shop for clothes and supplies, find a ship bound for Earth, and buy tickets. Endron takes them to get fake passports created, but Fletcher glitches the machines carrying out the full body scan and they realize that he is possessed. Louise tries to explain to Endron that Fletcher is not a threat. Endron is reluctantly persuaded to help them, and agrees...