Chapter 192 - 192 - The Green City Syndicate

The transition from the celestial plane to the terrestrial world brought a profound, heavy peace to the master suite of the island villa. When Solis finally opened his eyes the following morning, the brilliant, warm sunlight of the mortal realm was streaming through the sheer curtains. The rhythmic, familiar sound of the ocean waves replaced the terrifying, harmonic hum of the cosmic nebulas. Solis lay perfectly still against the plush white pillows. He felt a deep, resonant ache in his muscles from the sheer physical toll of the Crucible, but the blistering burns were entirely gone, healed flawlessly by the golden starlight.