For a long while, the room remained quiet.

Then, Trisha began to tell Lilith the story of her mother.

Lilith's biological mother was named Hathaway.

Like Lilith, she was a human.

However, by some incredible chance, Hathaway had awakened and inherited

the ancient and pure Star Bloodline of the Starborn Clan.

But because she was human,

even with such a noble bloodline,

she suffered discrimination and rejection within the clan.

Trisha and Hathaway were half-sisters, sharing the same father,

and the two had always been very close.

Their father—Lilith's grandfather—

was a respected elder in the Starborn Clan.

Yet under immense pressure from the clan's conservative factions,

he had been forced to banish Hathaway

to a remote, low-magic world far from the clan's territory.

Hearing her mother's story, Lilith fell silent for a long time.

Her voice trembled slightly when she finally asked,

"Aunt Trisha… where is my mother now?"

"Why did she leave us?"

Trisha shook her head, worry clouding her beautiful face.

"That's what I've been trying to find out," she admitted softly.

"By right, with your mother's strength back then,

it should have been nearly impossible for her to leave that world on her own…"

Seeing the distress in Lilith's eyes,

Trisha gently reached out and comforted her.

"Don't worry, child.

I'm sure your mother is still alive."

Lilith nodded quietly.

Given her father's unfathomable power,

if something had truly happened to her mother,

he would have torn this entire universe apart by now.

The deeper Lilith ventured into the path of magic,

the more she realized just how mysterious her father truly was.

Even in this Sakend Universe,

where the density of mana and the average power level were far beyond her home world,

it still could not compare to Dalton Town—

nor could it match the overwhelming presence her father emanated.

"Lilith," Trisha asked curiously,

"how did you even come to the Sakend Universe?"

Lilith sighed softly.

"I don't really know," she said.

"It seems I was pulled here by a summoning ritual of the Snow Cat Clan.

They said I was blessed by the Goddess of Fortune."

She deliberately left out the details about Fiona and the Void Rift.

Trisha was taken aback but assumed it was some kind of strange coincidence.

"And your father?" she asked.

"Is he here too?"

Lilith shook her head.

"He's still in our universe," she said firmly.

"But he'll come for me. I know he will."

Her eyes shone with unwavering conviction.

Trisha's expression flickered slightly.

Traveling from a higher universe to a lower one was difficult but possible,

though it required a great cost.

But traveling from a lower universe to a higher one…

that was something that bordered on impossible—

perhaps one in a trillion chances.

Still, she didn't have the heart to crush Lilith's hope.

"Lilith," she said instead, her tone gentle yet resolute,

"come with me to the Starborn Clan.

The outside world is far too dangerous.

You're my sister's daughter—

and I have a duty to protect you."

Her eyes shone with determination.

Lilith hesitated for a moment,

then nodded.

Having a powerful clan as a temporary shelter

was certainly safer than wandering alone in an unfamiliar world.

Seeing her agree, Trisha smiled in relief.

Without wasting time, she immediately took Lilith with her

toward the Starborn territory.

On the way, Trisha asked curiously,

"Lilith, what kind of person is your father?"

Lilith tilted her head, thinking for a moment.

"My dad? He's amazing! And… super rich!"

She recalled Dalton's nearly endless resources,

the priceless treasures her father gave her so casually,

and how he had never once shown a hint of panic—

no matter how dangerous the situation.

Trisha chuckled softly, though a trace of disappointment lingered in her heart.

To her, phrases like "amazing" and "super rich"

sounded like the naive admiration of a child.

In the vast Sakend Universe,

being "powerful and wealthy" wasn't rare—

it was relative, and easily exaggerated.

That sword of Lilith's, she thought,

was probably just something the girl had obtained by sheer luck.

She certainly didn't imagine that Lilith's father

might actually be a being beyond her comprehension.

Eclipsera – The Starborn Domain

The Starborn Clan's territory lay at the edge of the continent,

suspended in the boundless void.

Countless massive asteroids floated silently in the darkness,

each glowing faintly with pure Starborn energy—

the very source of light and warmth for the entire domain.

Upon these floating stones stood the majestic architecture of the Starborn people.

Their palaces shimmered like woven starlight,

graceful and flawless,

as if carved from the brilliance of the cosmos itself.

The inhabitants here were fair-skinned,

almost translucent,

with great wings unfurled upon their backs.

Their hair shone in hues of silver, icy blue, or deep violet,

and their robes, woven from starlight threads,

made them appear like spirits born of the heavens.

This land was a relic of antiquity—

the fortress that sustained the Starborn Clan's mysterious and ancient power.

After a long spatial transmission,

Trisha and Lilith finally arrived within the Starborn territory.

But they had barely set foot inside

when a Divine Envoy-rank figure appeared before them,

blocking their way.

"Trisha?"

"Why have you brought a human here?"

The man's tone was cold and accusatory,

his eyes filled with disdain as he stared at Lilith.

Although the Starborn were humanoid,

their essence was vastly different from that of ordinary humans—

and their attitude toward humans was anything but kind.

Trisha's brows knitted together.

"My affairs are none of your concern," she said icily.

"Step aside."

A chilling divine aura burst from her body,

her Divine Oracle energy freezing the very air around them.

The man's expression changed instantly.

He hesitated, then stepped back with a sullen face.

But his eyes glinted coldly.

"Another filthy human," he muttered.

"What a disgrace to our Starborn territory.

Hmph—let's see how long you can protect her."

Trisha led Lilith through the crystalline pathways

to her own residence—

a magnificent palace of ice and starlight,

perched upon a floating snow-covered mountain.

"Lilith," she said softly,

"you'll stay here with me for now.

It's safer this way."

Lilith nodded obediently.

However, news of Lilith's arrival spread quickly through the clan—

faster than wildfire.

"Did you hear? Lady Trisha brought back a human!"

"But the clan chief strictly forbade the acceptance of outsiders—especially humans!"

"Heh… this is going to be interesting."

It wasn't long before the rumor reached the ears of Cooper,

the Grand Steward of the Starborn Clan.

Cooper had long been displeased with Trisha's faction.

When he heard the news,

he immediately gathered several followers

and marched furiously toward Trisha's palace.

Outside Trisha's Crystal Palace

"Trisha!"

"How dare you bring an outsider into our sacred lands!

You've violated clan law!"

"Guards! Arrest that human at once!"

Cooper's voice boomed through the courtyard.

Lilith flinched in shock at the sudden commotion.

Trisha's face darkened.

She stepped forward, shielding Lilith behind her.

"Steward Cooper!" she said coldly.

"She is not an ordinary outsider!

She carries the pure Star Bloodline of our clan!"

"What?!"

The gathered Starborn froze in disbelief.

Even Cooper himself was momentarily speechless.

"Trisha, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"I said," she repeated firmly,

"she bears the Star Bloodline.

She is one of us!"

Cooper's face twisted into a scowl.

His gaze swept over Lilith's features—

her delicate face, her silver hair—

and a memory flashed in his mind.

He recalled Hathaway,

the exiled human who had once shamed the clan.

This girl must be related to that woman.

To preserve his authority—and the sanctity of the clan's laws—

his tone hardened like ice.

"Rules are rules!" he declared.

"She is human, and she has no right to set foot in the Starborn Domain!"

Seeing Cooper's obstinacy,

Trisha lifted her head,

her voice ringing through the snowy air.

"Chief Stahl!" she called out to the heavens.

"She bears the pure Star Bloodline of our clan—

will you truly stand by and do nothing?!"

A sigh echoed from the void above.

Soft, ancient, and heavy—

the sigh of a being far greater than them all.

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