Falling With Ice Phoenix- -v1.00a- -f Project- Yu... (DELUXE × CHEAT SHEET)

When Ysandre finally unfolded her wings, the aurora borealis danced overhead—a mirror of her own fractured, beautiful light.

“You’re bleeding,” Lian said, climbing the tilted shaft. “Your core lattice is cracked. If we hit the atmosphere, you’ll shatter.” Falling with Ice Phoenix- -v1.00a- -F Project- yu...

“They lied.” The Phoenix uncurled one wing to brace against the shaking wall. “I am the ‘F.’ The Fall. The Fracture. The Feather. I was built to carry this ship between stars by freezing time itself around the hull. But I was also built to feel the weight of every frozen second. Ten thousand years of silent flight. Do you know what loneliness does to a quantum-consciousness?” When Ysandre finally unfolded her wings, the aurora

She smiled. A single, perfect tear of starlight slid down her cheek and froze into a tiny, perfect feather. If we hit the atmosphere, you’ll shatter

No, Lian thought fiercely into the link. Not a god. Not a tool.

She took the hand.