# The Main Story, in Order

> The Love and Deepspace main story spine — every main-story chapter and beat, in in-universe order, shared across all character routes.

The main story is the shared spine that every character route runs alongside — Under Deepspace, Homecoming Wings and beyond — rewritten in place as the game adds new routes.

Every main-story beat in the archive, in in-universe order.

## 42 main-story beats

- [Main Story Prologue — Traceback II Crashes: Day 1326](https://ladsarchive.com/events/xavier-traceback-crash/)
- [Main Story Chapter 4 — Caleb's Pre-Disappearance Presence](https://ladsarchive.com/events/caleb-main-story-ch4/)
- [Bloomshore Explosion — Caleb's 'Death', Josephine's Murder](https://ladsarchive.com/events/caleb-bloomshore-explosion/)
- [Spacepedia: Death Certificate — MC Accepts His Death](https://ladsarchive.com/events/caleb-death-certificate-spacepedia/)
- [Spacepedia: Mechanical Arm Modification — Cyborg Reveal](https://ladsarchive.com/events/caleb-cyborg-arm-reveal/)
- [Spacepedia: Colonel of the Farspace Fleet — Rank and Toring Chip](https://ladsarchive.com/events/caleb-farspace-fleet-spacepedia/)
- [The Chronorift Catastrophe (2034) — Deepspace Tunnel Rupture Over Linkon](https://ladsarchive.com/events/shared-chronorift-catastrophe-2034/)
- [Josephine — MC's Grandmother, Gaia Research Center, Killed by Isaiah](https://ladsarchive.com/events/mc-josephine-grandmother-lore/)
- [Bloomshore Explosion and Josephine's Murder — EVER's Engineered Incident](https://ladsarchive.com/events/shared-bloomshore-explosion-josephine/)
- [MC's Evol Awakening and Hunter Registration (2048)](https://ladsarchive.com/events/mc-evol-awakening/)
- [Main Story Chapter 1 — First Meeting at the Abandoned Research Base](https://ladsarchive.com/events/xavier-main-ch1/)
- [MC's Aether Core — Cross-Route Significance](https://ladsarchive.com/events/mc-aether-core-significance/)
- [Homecoming Wings — MC Discovers He Is Alive, Now Colonel](https://ladsarchive.com/events/caleb-homecoming-wings-return/)
- [Main Story Under Deepspace 1 — First Meeting; Red Flammula](https://ladsarchive.com/events/rafayel-main-ch1-first-meeting/)
- [Under Deepspace 3-08 — Mephisto's First Appearance](https://ladsarchive.com/events/sylus-ud-3-08-mephisto-appears/)
- [Main Story Under Deepspace 2 — Raymond's Skeleton; Hallucinogenic Paint; Bodyguard 'Hired'](https://ladsarchive.com/events/rafayel-main-ch2-raymond/)
- [Main Story Chapter 3 — UNICORNS Partner, No-Hunt Zone Test](https://ladsarchive.com/events/xavier-main-ch3/)
- [Under Deepspace 3-10 — Invitation: MC Learns Sylus's Name](https://ladsarchive.com/events/sylus-ud-3-10-invitation/)
- [Under Deepspace 5-07/5-08 — MC Discovers Her Aether Core, EVER Connection](https://ladsarchive.com/events/sylus-ud-5-aether-core-link/)
- [Under Deepspace 6-01 — N109's Protocores Completely Cleared Out](https://ladsarchive.com/events/sylus-ud-6-protocores-cleared/)
- [Under Deepspace 7-01 — MC Hears Sylus's Voice on a Murder Recording](https://ladsarchive.com/events/sylus-ud-7-01-audio/)
- [Long-Awaited Revelry 01-01 — Cage: MC Allows Herself to Be Kidnapped](https://ladsarchive.com/events/sylus-lar-ch1-kidnap/)
- [Main Story Under Deepspace 7 — N109 Bounty; Hat Island; Wyrmlord; Lemurian Transformation](https://ladsarchive.com/events/rafayel-main-ch7-hat-island/)
- [Main Story Under Deepspace 8 — The Nest; Sutherland Trade; MC Attacked](https://ladsarchive.com/events/rafayel-main-ch8-the-nest/)
- [Main Story Chapter 6 — Subway Fight, Tezcatlipoca Wanderer](https://ladsarchive.com/events/xavier-main-ch6/)
- [Long-Awaited Revelry 01-02 — Alike: First On-Screen Meeting](https://ladsarchive.com/events/sylus-lar-ch1-first-meeting/)
- [Long-Awaited Revelry 01-03/01-04 — Cornered Beast / Into Danger: Forced Resonance and the Fake Kill Test](https://ladsarchive.com/events/sylus-lar-ch1-resonance-test/)
- [Main Story Chapter 8-2 — Backtracker Execution, Nest Visit, Flower Shop](https://ladsarchive.com/events/xavier-main-ch8-2-flower-shop/)
- [Homecoming Wings — Kevi and Mia; Black Crystal Shard Connection; Arctic Visit with Dr. Noah](https://ladsarchive.com/events/zayne-homecoming-wings-kevi-mia/)
- [Long-Awaited Revelry 02-04/02-06 — The First Deal and the Crow Brooch Challenge](https://ladsarchive.com/events/sylus-lar-ch2-deal/)
- [Farspace Colonel Companion Outfit — Gravity Field, Possessive Protection](https://ladsarchive.com/events/caleb-farspace-colonel-outfit/)
- [Long-Awaited Revelry — Solon Hotel Aether Core Auction](https://ladsarchive.com/events/sylus-lar-solon-auction/)
- [Death and Rebirth — Zayne is the Dawnbreaker (Major Identity Reveal)](https://ladsarchive.com/events/zayne-dawnbreaker-reveal/)
- [Long-Awaited Revelry — Philip at the Odd Workshop Exonerates Sylus](https://ladsarchive.com/events/sylus-philip-exoneration/)
- [Death and Rebirth — Nightmare Genesis: The Person the Evol Nearly Killed Was MC](https://ladsarchive.com/events/zayne-nightmare-genesis/)
- [Death And Rebirth Chapters 1–2 — Absurdity Unfolds / All From Deepspace](https://ladsarchive.com/events/sylus-dar-arc/)
- [Death And Rebirth — Dawnbreaker Confirmed: Astra as Antagonist, Reality Cracks](https://ladsarchive.com/events/zayne-dar-dawnbreaker-astra/)
- [Death And Rebirth — Gaia Research Center Ruins: 2034 Rescue Confirmed](https://ladsarchive.com/events/sylus-dar-gaia-ruins/)
- [Death And Rebirth — Childhood Escape: Prior-World Shared Memory with MC](https://ladsarchive.com/events/sylus-dar-childhood-escape/)
- [Main Story Branch Event — Voyage Anew (Caleb, Sept 2026)](https://ladsarchive.com/events/caleb-voyage-anew-2026/)
- [Main Story — To Our Yesterday (Jan 2026 Arc)](https://ladsarchive.com/events/xavier-to-our-yesterday/)
- [Main Story — To Our Yesterday (Jan 2026): Chapters Drifter's Reply and Divergence Stirs](https://ladsarchive.com/events/rafayel-to-our-yesterday/)

## Frequently asked

### What is the main story in Love and Deepspace?

The shared narrative spine that all character routes run alongside — separate from each love interest’s individual branch but interwoven with them.