The sky of Elysia was no longer blue.

It had become a battlefield.

The ancient planet that had slept peacefully for thousands of years was now surrounded by hundreds of Imperial warships. Their massive engines burned across the darkness, covering the stars like a second galaxy.

Below them, the Starborn Temple stood alive with energy.

And in front of it…

Aiden Vale faced the greatest threat humanity had ever known.

Grand Admiral Kael Draven looked down from his command platform.

The same man who had destroyed planets.

The same man who had hunted the Starborn legacy for decades.

“You have no idea what power you have awakened,” Draven said.

Aiden stared at the fleet above.

“I know enough.”

“You want to use it to control everyone.”

Draven laughed.

“Control?”

“No.”

“I want to save the universe from itself.”

Aiden frowned.

“By destroying freedom?”

The Admiral’s expression became cold.

“Freedom is the reason civilizations fall.”

“People fight. People betray. People destroy.”

“I will create a galaxy where nobody has the choice to cause chaos.”

Aiden shook his head.

“That’s not peace.”

“That’s a prison.”

Draven raised his hand.

“Then you will die defending your pointless ideals.”

The Imperial fleet fired.

Thousands of energy weapons descended from space.

The Starborn Temple activated automatically.

A massive blue barrier surrounded Elysia.

The attack collided with the shield.

The entire planet shook.

Mountains cracked.

Oceans rose.

But the barrier held.

Aiden looked surprised.

“The Starborn defense system…”

Orion stood beside him.

“It recognizes you as its master.”

Aiden looked toward the battlefield.

“Then let’s use it.”

---

Above Elysia…

The Imperial fleet moved into position.

The largest battleships opened their weapons.

Inside the command bridge of the flagship, Draven watched the battle.

“Destroy the temple.”

An officer hesitated.

“Sir, the energy output is unstable. If we fire again, we might damage the planet.”

Draven looked at him.

“That planet has been hiding power from humanity for thousands of years.”

“Destroying it is a small price.”

The officer lowered his head.

“Yes, Admiral.”

The weapons began charging.

---

On the surface, Aiden suddenly felt something.

A presence.

A voice.

Not from the Starborn Core.

Something else.

“The Void remembers you.”

Aiden froze.

The darkness beneath the temple moved.

Orion noticed.

“What happened?”

Aiden looked toward the sky.

“The Void…”

“It’s waking up.”

Orion’s face became serious.

“Impossible.”

“The seal is still active.”

Aiden shook his head.

“No.”

“The seal is breaking.”

Suddenly, space above Elysia cracked.

A black line appeared between the stars.

The entire Imperial fleet stopped.

Everyone stared.

From inside the crack…

A wave of darkness spread outward.

Ships disappeared the moment they touched it.

The soldiers panicked.

“What is happening?”

“Something is coming through!”

Draven stood silently.

For the first time…

Fear appeared in his eyes.

“No…”

“That isn’t possible.”

---

The crack widened.

A massive shadow appeared.

Not a ship.

Not a creature.

Something far larger.

A force that existed before humanity.

Before the Imperium.

Before the Starborn.

The Void.

The ancient enemy of the galaxy had awakened.

Aiden felt its power.

It was different from what he expected.

It wasn’t angry.

It wasn’t hateful.

It was empty.

A force without emotion.

A force that only consumed.

The Starborn Core inside Aiden reacted violently.

Blue energy surrounded his body.

The Void reached toward him.

Suddenly…

Aiden saw visions.

Thousands of planets.

Millions of civilizations.

All destroyed by the same darkness.

Then he saw the Starborn.

They weren’t fighting the Void.

They were trying to understand it.

They discovered the truth.

The Void was not created to destroy.

It was a natural force.

But without balance…

It would consume everything.

Aiden opened his eyes.

“The Starborn weren’t trying to defeat the Void.”

Orion looked at him.

“Then what were they doing?”

“They were protecting the universe from imbalance.”

---

The Imperial fleet began retreating.

Even Draven understood the danger.

His dream of controlling the Void had become a nightmare.

The darkness moved toward his ships.

One by one, Imperial battleships vanished.

Draven shouted.

“All ships retreat!”

But it was too late.

The Void had awakened.

And it was hungry.

Aiden looked at the destruction above.

He knew what he had to do.

Orion grabbed his arm.

“No.”

“If you go near that thing…”

Aiden looked at him.

“I have to.”

“You are the last Starborn.”

Aiden shook his head.

“No.”

“I’m the last person who can fix the mistake they left behind.”

He stepped forward.

The Starborn energy surrounded him.

The Void responded.

The entire galaxy seemed to become silent.

Then…

Aiden disappeared into the darkness.

---

Inside the Void…

There was no sound.

No time.

No space.

Only endless darkness.

Aiden floated alone.

Then a familiar voice reached him.

“Aiden.”

His heart stopped.

He turned around.

Standing behind him…

Was his mother.

Elena Vale.

But this time…

She was not a recording.

She was real.

For the first time in twelve years…

Aiden saw her again.

“Mom…”

She smiled.

“You finally came.”

Aiden’s eyes filled with tears.

“But why?”

“Why did you leave me?”

Elena looked at the endless darkness around them.

“Because someone had to stay.”

“But now…”

She touched his shoulder.

“…someone has finally arrived.”

The Void began shaking.

Aiden looked around.

“What happens now?”

His mother smiled.

“Now…”

“We end this.”