Avery was barely able to steady herself from the Architect's assault when she felt the cosmos change beneath her feet, as if an invisible boundary had been crossed. Each seemed heightened, her attention drawn outward, detecting an interchange not only in the world around her, but in the very shape of reality itself. She knew her decision had consequences, but she had not anticipated the scale of what she had just set in motion.
An lovely glow surged in the air around her, emanating from the ground and the sky, as if each molecule had been stirred awake. The energy was raw, overwhelming, but familiar, a force she'd tapped into numerous times but never truly understood. This became the right weight of Celestial energy, which was now rebounding outward and impacting everything.
Lucas dashed into view, his expression filled with amazement as he took in the colorful brilliance that surrounded them. "Avery, what… what did you do?"
