The faint, iridescent glow of the Luminite crystals in Elias's palm cast subtle, shifting colors across his sharp features. He'd taken them from Kaelen moments ago, his attention immediately captivated by their unique properties. The larger, duller sphere of captured pirate loot still hovered nearby, a testament to Kaelen's quick thinking and fierce efficiency, but to Elias, it was just ordinary material wealth. These shimmering gems, though, were something else entirely – a perfect mechanism, a new Law revealed, holding far more intrinsic value than any cosmic treasure.