Chapter 70: The First Dawn
The first light of morning crept across the shattered horizon of Planet Novalis.
It wasn't the harsh glow of the resonance storms or the molten shimmer of chaos — it was sunlight. Real sunlight. Faint, golden, filtered through the hazy layers of a newborn sky.
From within Astra Haven, the light spilled through the transparent domes, catching on the smooth surfaces of the spire and scattering soft reflections across every corridor and platform. The shields no longer glowed in defensive luminescence; instead, they shimmered gently, adjusting to the planet's calmer pulse.
The storm had finally passed.
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