The Decadal Shift is a free prelude and your entry point into the Aeshan Continuum. It is a short story. If you want to know what happened to Vehl's Reach after these six days, The Infection Protocol (The Parasite Wars, Book One) continues the story approximately a decade later. You can follow the ongoing canonical records, craft notes, and in-universe documents from Vehl's Reach through The Archivist, a free weekly newsletter at https://a2rkcreative.com/the-archivistThank you for reading. - R. R. Panwar Vehl's Reach rises ten thousand feet above the heat each morning, carrying a society divided between those who benefit from the light and those who keep it alive. Six days before the Festival of Alignment, investigator Nira Vaesh notices something wrong in the shield readings. No one who matters listens to her. The society believes the system is infalliable. No system ever is. The Decadal Shift is a complete six-chapter prelude to The Infection Protocol and The Parasite Wars. It intro