Part 8/9:
Across generations, themes of love, betrayal, loyalty, and the struggle for survival unfurled against a backdrop of intergalactic politics. The characters’ arcs converged on Terminus, where hope coalesced amidst the chaos. As G, now awakened from her long slumber, found her daughter, Salva, the fates of mothers and children mirrored the Empire's cyclical nature: the quest for power, the preservation of hope, and the spiraling descent into inevitable conflict.