Aurelian placed the source fragments where they needed to go and began the process.
For a few seconds, nothing happened.
Then it slowly started to show signs before the transformation began.
This was normal for Aurelian, as he had many ship girls with similar starts, but they still woke up just like this.
The light spread through the command core in broken paths, catching in weak spots and slipping past others, but Meridian's stabilization systems kept it moving, holding the flow together so it didn't collapse halfway through.
Neris watched the readings without saying anything, her focus steady as always. Eirenne's projection stayed still, not interfering.
Selvarin, Veylora, and Liora stood off to the side, quiet, watching in a way that didn't need words.
The system struggled for a while, causing the three of them to feel as if their fourth sister would never wake up, but they were proven wrong as the awakening held on.
And then finally, the last one appeared.
