Arbiter VI stood alone in the vast expanse of Xenon II's planetary surface. A small research facility managed by professor Christian Mengele, it's sole operative, Tasked with testing theories and ultimately finding a way to clone or replicate life to inhabit Xenon II's desolate plains. Aside from the supply craft's quarterly visits to Arbiter VI Christian was left alone to his experiments, the only other lifeforms he came into contact with. Small miniscule parasites kept in glass containers as he struggled to sustain and support their lives. The complex that he lived and worked in had four rooms connected by narrow corridors. One was his quarters, another two were his laboratories, the last his storage facility. The harsh surface of Xenon II was the frequent victim of storms which discouraged Christian from exploring far from the compound.

Christian marked the two hundredth and ninety ninth notch on the now covered wall of his living quarters as he let go a sigh. His research had shown no progress in the ten months he had been there and the year was creeping toward an end and if his studies did not soon yield progress then the Arbiter VI project would be shut down. After finishing his daily routine which included an array of exercises and other typical tasks Christian left his quarters and entered his laboratory. His test subject's vitals were stable but low and he knew if they could barely survive in this state of assisted living that they would never be able to exist on the harsh surfaces of Xenon II. Christian began the tedious task of coding in data to his computer as the dim lights of the lab illuminated the room with a neon blue glow.