The final preparations were nearly complete, and tension hung thick in the air aboard the Ark. Every system had been checked and re-checked, and the fleet was moving into position. The Varaxis Nebula, where Celos Vex awaited, loomed in front of them, swirling with dark energy and almost alive with malevolent power.
As Ethan prepared to give the order to move out, Lillith approached him. Her expression was serious, but there was something else beneath it, a mixture of determination and something unspoken. She had been a key ally, once a feared warrior of the Empire, now fighting to destroy the very forces she had once served.
"You're ready for this?" she asked, her red eyes glowing faintly with the remnants of her connection to the dark Ether.
Ethan sighed, adjusting his gear. "I don't think anyone can be fully ready for this, but we don't have a choice. Vex has to be stopped."
