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Facing the Arbiters
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The Cosmic Concordance pulsed with an energy that seemed to mirror the Seers' own exhaustion. Streams of data flowed more slowly, as if the very fabric of knowledge itself was recuperating from the strain of recent events. Aria and her companions sat in a circle, their forms still shimmering with residual power from their reality-shaping efforts.

Koda broke the silence first, his voice uncharacteristically subdued. "So, does anyone else feel like they've been rewritten from the inside out? Because I'm pretty sure I just experienced every possible version of myself simultaneously."

Zephyr grunted, his form still occasionally flickering between states of matter. "We've touched the fundamental forces of creation. It's bound to leave a mark."

Lyra's song, usually a constant melodic undercurrent, was faint and discordant. "I can still hear them," she whispered, her eyes distant. "All those realities we touched, their songs echoing in my mind. It's... overwhelming."

Raven nodded, his ancien
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