A Beginning and an End

We stand on the cusp of godhood. The Aetherophasic Engine is complete, and the vast power of the Shroud lies within our grasp. When the Engine is activated, the resulting subspace backlash will detonate every single star in the galaxy. All galactic life will be erased, but by then we will have safely left this reality behind for a higher plane of existence where time has no meaning and where the very fabric of the universe is ours to do with as we please. Destiny awaits. Shall we activate the Engine?

The command below will trigger the "A Beginning and an End" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:

• Do it.
  • We ascend to a higher plane of existence. The galaxy is destroyed.

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how A Beginning and an End (crisis.6050) connects.