No one moved.
The blue sphere dissolved into countless streams of light that flowed through Linh's fingertips and spread across the silent chamber.
The universe seemed to exhale.
The frozen stars began moving again.
The alarms inside the First Harbor remained silent.
For the first time in twelve thousand years...
There was peace.
Silence looked at Linh with something that almost resembled approval.
"You remembered."
Linh slowly lowered her hand.
"I didn't remember."
"I chose."
Silence inclined its head.
"The difference is everything."
Behind them, the ancient gateway continued opening.
Massive rings of silver light rotated soundlessly, revealing not another universe...
...but an endless horizon filled with floating structures.
Libraries.
Millions of them.
They stretched
