"Josie... our sweet girl. You actually made it."The voices were soft, warm, and radiant, echoing like gentle chimes through the silent glass city of the higher ethers.As the shards of the dark obsidian monolith dissolved into harmless sparkles of light, two glowing figures stepped forward from the stasis lock. Xavier and Gwen looked just as they had in Josie's childhood memories: tall, strong, and wrapped in glowing robes of white-gold and platinum starlight. Their eyes shone with unspeakable pride and overwhelming love.Josie stood frozen for a split second, her breath catching in her throat. Then, tears spilled over her lashes, and she ran forward, throwing her arms around her parents.The embrace was warm and solid, radiating an energy that chased away every chill she had ever felt. For eighteen long years, she had only known them as distant stars in the night sky. Now, holding them close, the heavy ache in her chest finally vanished."I missed you so much," Josie sobbed softly,
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