“You’re bleeding,” Lian said, climbing the tilted shaft. “Your core lattice is cracked. If we hit the atmosphere, you’ll shatter.”
“Let go,” Lian said softly. “You don’t have to hold the whole sky. Just hold me.” Falling with Ice Phoenix- -v1.00a- -F Project- yu...
The cold was absolute. It didn’t just touch her skin—it entered her memories, her fears, her heartbeat. She saw the Phoenix’s past: a creature born in a vacuum-sealed lab, given a name (Ysandre), given a purpose (fly), and denied a single touch for ten millennia. She saw the F Project ’s true goal: to create a god that could endure the silence between stars, then be decommissioned like a broken thruster. ” Lian said