Today wasn’t supposed to be anything special.

It started like any other day in hiding quiet, tense, and careful. But everything changed the moment the detector led us back toward Yukimori’s remains. That’s where I found him—Kurofangra. A glyph forged from the same eruption as Tuskunai, carrying blades instead of fear, and power instead of hesitation.

He didn’t fight me the way most glyphs do.

He judged me.

And when he chose to come with me… I knew things were about to change.

Bringing him back to the sanctuary wasn’t easy. Even inside his glyphid, I could feel the tension between him and Tuskunai like two storms trying not to collide. And Aura Beak? He felt it immediately. The moment Kurofangra was released, the entire room turned into a silent standoff.

Three different powers.

One space.

And me in the middle, trying to hold it together.

But something shifted.

They didn’t fight.

They chose not to.

And that choice… mattered.

Because not long after that, the Council found us.

They didn’t knock.

They tried to break their way in and take what they still think belongs to them.

But this time

We didn’t run.

We fought.

Together.

Aura Beak struck from above. Tuskunai moved with precision. Kurofangra cut through everything in front of him. And for the first time since we started hiding…

We pushed the Council back.

We won.

After that, things felt different.

Zena and Luna came out ready to fight but they didn’t need to. Not this time. And somehow, in the middle of everything, Astra walked out with a tray of starbound muffins like the world wasn’t almost ending.

And honestly?

That might’ve been the best part.

Because for a moment, we weren’t being hunted.

We weren’t preparing for the next attack.

We were just… home.

We sealed the sanctuary after that stronger than before. Not just with power, but with trust.

That’s what this episode was really about.

Not just gaining another glyph.

Not just beating the Council.

But learning that strength doesn’t come from power alone.

It comes from standing together.

And now?

If the Council comes back…

They won’t find us hiding.

They’ll find us ready.