Carlel floated at the center of the singularity, the divine soul of Isanel, Leina's memories, and Haken's atonement clashing within him. The star-shaped crystal on his chest cracked, releasing the star tears that had been sealed inside. The wreckage of the Judge's flagship reassembled in the torrent, transforming into Aeselene's crystal harp.
"Play it," Isanel's fingers brushed over the strings, "With the sorrow of all races."
Carlel's crystallized left hand strummed the harp, and the notes took shape as light blades:
• The first string sliced through the Throne of Torture, melting the brass into love poems
• The second string pierced the Judge's compound eyes, the moths forming sculptures of repentance
• The third string stabbed into the Blackstone Planet's core, igniting the accumulated hatred of millennia
At that moment, the aurora reached absolute brightness, and the entire star system turned into a transparent crystal model.