He then respectfully bowed his head. "My name is Elder Kaelor. It is an honor to meet you, Senior."
Elder Kaelor apologized once again for the harsh misunderstanding. He looked genuinely afraid that Grey might still destroy their universe out of anger.
Grey simply waved his hand. "It is fine. Lead the way."
With the misunderstanding fully resolved, Grey returned to the Reality Ship. Alan resumed piloting from the command bridge.
The massive alien fleet turned around and swiftly escorted them toward their capital planet.
During the journey, Grey, Alissa, and Alan looked out the window. They gradually saw more of the strange universe.
Space itself continued to glitch periodically, but the alien ships seemed perfectly adapted to navigating the distortions.
Eventually, a gigantic planet came into view.
But it was not round. It was a perfect, gigantic cube.
