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The twin moons of Aspheria bathe the violet jungle in a wash of silver light, their glow filtering through a canopy of deep purple leaves and stirring the long, blue grasses that sway in the warm, perfumed wind. A distant, guttural roar—a Xylomorph's cry—rolls through the trees, a sound Connor has grown accustomed to over his many journeys here. He lands softly on the mossy earth, his boots barely disturbing the ground. The air is thick and sweet, laden with the scent of strange flowers and the musky trace of alien wildlife. He moves through the outskirts, past the shadowy forms of prowling Xylomorphs, their scaled hides blending into the dusk, tentacled mouths twitching. Ahead, the city rises, its spires of crystal catching the moonlight, and at its heart stands the palace—a monume…