Aeloria stood on the inner edge of the starfire realm, and for a long moment, she simply looked out over the outer lattices before she spoke.
"The staged readiness window has concluded. The next external pressure will not arrive the form of another probe. If we wait for it to land, we lose the choice of timing."
Nyx's living darkness moved once. "Then stop waiting."
Lucifer did not require a lengthy discussion. The foundation jump had settled enough for controlled movement. The Divine Blood Core turned over with dense, steady weight. Residual power still bled from the forced absorption prior, but it no longer threatened to rip the structure apart. He looked between the two women and simply gave a single nod.
