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Shortly after they assumed command of Ops, the station was assailed by four seemingly sentient ion storms. These storms housed ancient elemental entities, seeking an arena to do battle. Essen was selected by one as the champion of fire and possessed by its avatar becoming, for a time, an entity called Cinder. | Shortly after they assumed command of Ops, the station was assailed by four seemingly sentient ion storms. These storms housed ancient elemental entities, seeking an arena to do battle. Essen was selected by one as the champion of fire and possessed by its avatar becoming, for a time, an entity called Cinder. | ||
Confined to hospital for a short while after the elementals were defeated, Essen remained troubled by her actions as Cinder and the deaths she had caused. Soon after, a transfer to the USS Gemini offered a chance to move on. | Confined to hospital for a short while after the elementals were defeated, Essen remained troubled by her actions as Cinder and the deaths she had caused. Soon after, a transfer to the USS Gemini offered a chance to move on but Cinder still haunted her. | ||
Unable to focus on her duties, Essen took a leave of absence from Starfleet for nine months, eventually returning to a posting on the USS Apollo-A. | |||