Outside, the giant bird formed by the Myna bird and Little Crane's Fusion hovered above the Glazed Void, its wings slowly spreading.
Light like a sea of stars surged within its Nine-Colored Eyes, growing brighter and deeper until two slowly turning silver vortices formed in the depths of its pupils.
The Myna bird's voice came from within the giant bird, ethereal and deep as never before. "Sister Crane, hold the space steady. I'm about to unleash my Innate Divine Ability!"
Little Crane's voice rang through the resonance of the Battle Array, carrying the same ethereal echo. "I'm ready. Go ahead!"
The giant bird under the Myna bird's control flung its wings wide and raised its head, releasing a clear cry that pierced the entire expanse of shattered void.
"Kree!"
With that cry, two solid-seeming pillars of silver light burst from its Nine-Colored Eyes, more than a hundred times thicker than when the Myna bird used the ability alone.
Fine silver Runes and nine-colored strands of light flowed across their surfaces, as though a river of stars compressed countless times over had been fed into a channel aimed straight ahead.
The silver pillars pierced the remaining torrents of chaotic energy like red-hot blades cutting into solidified butter. Wherever they passed, raging fragments of energy parted to either side like a tide pushed back by invisible hands.
"Hiss! Hiss!"
The pillars shot straight into the deepest reaches of the Glazed Void, then began to turn slowly, as though grinding against an invisible mirror.
They spun faster and faster. Countless tiny silver sparks burst from where the pillars scraped against the surface of the Glazed Void, scattering like burning fragments of stars before quickly dimming and vanishing into the void.
Yet the twin pillars remained steady, like two divine needles pinning the sea