The Last Station Standing
souls—millions of them—huddled in the station’s Buffer-State, waiting for a door to open.
"Kaz..." she whispered, her voice echoing through the Telepathic-Link she had forged with him over months of survival.
In the cockpit, Kazimir froze. The roar of the battle faded into a dull hum. "Elara? I’m here. I’m holding them, I swear."
"You can't hold them forever, Kazimir," she said, her voice filled with a haunting, divine peace. "The station is the shell, but I am the pearl. It’s time to let the shell go."