The constellation slowly returned to equilibrium.
Across the vast lattice of sovereign constructs, thousands of defensive structures dimmed from combat intensity to a steady, protective glow. The violent brilliance that had filled the network during the clash with the Predator faded gradually, leaving behind a calmer radiance—like stars settling after a cosmic storm.
Energy clusters reorganized themselves with quiet efficiency.
Streams of anomaly power flowed through the lattice like rivers returning to their natural courses. Where the Predator's tendrils had disturbed the outer network, repair systems moved swiftly to restore order.
Fragments of broken structures reassembled.
Damaged nodes stabilized.
Long arcs of pale light connected the constellation's outer defenses, weaving a protective mesh across the region of space the triad now governed.
The newborn node pulsed faintly in the distance.
