"Void Wolf, you are clear for takeoff."
"Roger that, Moon Base."
The dark spacecraft rumbled to life, its engines humming, and with a thunderous pulse, the Void Wolf lifted off from the lunar platform, cutting through the void and leaving Earth's orbit behind—its destination, Centauri City.
Aboard the Void Wolf, there were two new passengers—Glita and Gwen.
Glita, already recognized as a full magus within the Earth Faction, had traveled between planets before and possessed all the necessary permits. Gwen, however, had spent the last few days wrestling with bureaucratic formalities. Energy verifications, spiritual identification, clearance signatures.
Fortunately, this was her third time leaving Earth, and the process was far easier than her first. With Emery's help and the authority of the Earth Faction's caretaker, she was granted a three-year temporary permit after paying a hefty five million spirit stones in administrative fees.
"I'll pay you back!" Gwen said brightly.
