Season: 42010

She soared through the neon amber sky, feeling the Silicon Forests vibrate beneath her wings. For the first time in an epoch, she felt the "Glint"—the specific moment when the sun hit the glass leaves just right, shattering light into colors that hadn't existed in Season 41010. The End of the Cycle

As her physical form dissolved back into light, she joined the billion other voices in the Lattice, whispering the same thought: The next one will be even brighter.

Season 42010 lasted exactly one hundred solar years. As the Lattice prepared to archive the design and reset for the next epoch, Elara uploaded her sensory data. She had captured the sound of the amber wind and the cold touch of the mirror-seas.