Ultra deep space . . . quintillions of lightyears beyond the edge of the observable universe.
Traveling at .999+c, it's surprisingly easy to reach, a one-way journey anyone can make.
Going eons per second, you will witness the final evolution of the universe. The distances between galaxies increase as they run out of stars. Globular clusters puff into extended ghost clouds.
Soon, even individual stars are so far apart they can only be seen by telescopes, then not at all.
The remaining nebulas are purely theoretical. Particles have extended electron orbits not possible in normal space. Cubic lightyears don't contain a single normal photon or graviton.
Welcome to the Deep Dark. You can never leave.
Location is everything!
Remember that space keeps expanding. Darkness approached as the stars pulled away. Eventually, your personal horizon will recede at the speed of light.
From that moment, you are at the center of a new universe. In fact you are your own universe.
An eternal void in all directions. Nothing will ever come out of that darkness, guaranteed.
Soon you won't even see the color black. The Blackground will be a blind spot framing your field of vision.
You will only have a limited supply of matter to work with, under one hundred kilos, but an increasing volume of space to fill.
Matter doesn't matter! Just organize it smarter. Data can be stored by measuring the exact positions of particles with increasing precision.
Distance is energy. All operations are powered by the eternal tension between gravity and expansion. A critical balance must be maintained. Your local geometry will become increasingly distorted as surrounding regions expand unevenly.
The outcome is inevitable: a spacequake. The first will cause serious damage, but each will generate showers of new particles to harvest.
Our simulations show most customers will become delighted with their newfound independence.
The key breakthrough is to forget that anything except yourself can exist. The very notion of 'other' must become unthinkable.
It's easier than you think.



Still the best hard SF novel ever written: Infinite Thunder by Jack Arcalon.
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