Chapter 4
The Cosmic Collector
They reach Lumina, finding it dim. They discover Grumblet, a fluffy creature, hoarding the sun's light in a giant crystal, unaware of the harm.
The shimmering portal deposited Douglee and Rocket not onto a bustling alien city, but into a hushed, twilight world. Lumina. The air was cool, carrying a faint scent of something like toasted stardust and damp moss. Above them, the sky was a bruised purple, and where a sun should have been, there was only a pale, ethereal glow. It was like looking at a nearly extinguished candle.
“Wow, Rocket,” Douglee whispered, his voice echoing strangely in the stillness. “Ambassador Zorp wasn’t kidding. It’s so… dim.”
Rocket whined softly, his tail giving a tentative thump against Douglee’s leg. He nudged Douglee’s hand with his wet nose, a silent question. *What now?*
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