The galaxy of Lyren sang.Not metaphorically — sang.Every planet, every moon, every drifting ember of light resonated with a faint hum, the legacy of a teacher who had once taught the cosmos how to breathe.
In the system's heart, around a young blue sun, floated a world of glass and living forests — Aurelia.
And on its surface, within a city woven from light, a child woke from a dream of fire.
She gasped and sat upright, breath fogging in the cool dawn. Her hair shimmered faintly like threads of molten gold, her eyes pale silver with a trace of orange flame at their center.
Around her, the walls pulsed with slow light, reacting to her heartbeat.
The monitors flared awake.
BIOSIGN: STABLE.Designation: LYRA.Core Resonance: Unregistered frequency.
The child blinked. "Unregistered?" she whispered. Her voice carried a tone that made the lights flicker.
