In the depths of the universe, whenever a civilization accidentally crosses a technological threshold, a countdown quietly begins. When it gains the chance to touch the truth of the universe, divine judgment will descend. But these so-called gods are merely advanced civilizations using their technological superiority to eliminate any civilization they see as a threat. A civilization that possesses the truth of the universe has, in effect, “ascended to godhood.” After an accidental breakthrough through the technological lock of controlled nuclear fusion, can humanity glimpse the truth of the universe, a truth that has endured for 13.8 billion years? The “gods” are coming.