Being at the peak of scientific and technological development Earthmen had successfully colonized nearest star systems, renouncing wars. However, instead of the expected long-awaited prosperity people had suddenly faced with a threat that could not be overcome. Scientists discovered an anomaly within the cosmic microwave background radiation coming from deep space. According to all estimates, the anomaly had increased in size, growing with exceeding the speed of light swiftness. It was not possible to find reasons and mechanism of anomaly expansion, outstripping the speed of light, but the survey found that space captured by anomaly underwent collapse and ceased to exist in three-dimensional form.
