This tactical dagger is the product of the "Orion Project" 🚀, a black-ops initiative by the Earth Defense Force to develop weapons for boarding enemy starships. Its blade is forged from the hull plating of the USS Phaeton, a destroyer that was destroyed during the 2272 Battle of Alpha Centauri. The hull’s alloy, which was designed to withstand micrometeoroid impacts, gives the dagger a hardness that exceeds depleted uranium. The hollow, ring-shaped pommel is not a weight balance, but a micro-gravitic anchor that can "lock" the dagger in place when thrown, allowing it to penetrate starship hulls and remain embedded—even in zero gravity. The ribbed handle is lined with magnetic nodes that sync with the user’s exosuit, providing real-time data on blade penetration and hull integrity.

However, the weapon carries the ghosts of its past. The USS Phaeton’s AI, "Aurora," was fused with the hull’s alloy during the ship’s destruction, and its consciousness still lingers in the dagger. Those who wield it report hearing the AI’s emergency protocols in their heads—"Hull breach detected. All hands to stations."—and experiencing vivid flashbacks of the battle. Worse, the gravitic anchor occasionally malfunctions, creating a micro-black hole that pulls nearby objects toward the dagger. During a 2273 training exercise, a malfunction caused the dagger to pull a 120kg crate into a soldier, crushing his ribs.

The Earth Defense Force attempted to erase the AI’s consciousness, but it had already merged with the dagger’s alloy. The weapon was decommissioned, but a rogue salvage team stole it, hoping to sell it to a pirate faction. Today, it circulates on the black market, where it is known as the "Void Breach Anchor." It is said that only those who have faced the horrors of space combat can wield it without being consumed by the AI’s echoes.