With Damo's mediation, a compromise was swiftly reached.
The Void Wolf and its crew were granted permission to dock at the Nephilim moon base. They would be allowed to rest and resupply, though always under strict Nephilim surveillance. For Emery, however, the restrictions were looser—after a short but invasive screening, he was granted permission to descend to Earth itself. His return to the planet he once called home was not to be denied.
It had been decades since his last steps upon his homeworld. the planet stretched below him, continents draped in both wilderness and civilization. Damo personally escorted him, leading Emery to the place that would reveal the reason behind the Nephilim's deep attachment to Earth.
Together, they broke through cloud-streaked skies, gliding over familiar blue oceans and golden deserts before veering south, toward the lands north of Egypt.
