Back in the Celestial Empire's sector, Tasha leads Layth and Gabriel tin to the so-called 'Green Zone' where she and Blammo faced off against the crystalline crabs. After a bit of searching they encounter what appears to be a Naga-like version of the crabs interfacing with a wall. While Layth tries to communicate with it, Tasha discovers the machine is attempting to repair the ship's systems. In time Layth is able to get the machine to lead them to its makes, who prove to be the three god statues connected to a twitching crystalline worm. From the worm they produce more of the faux-Naga, each statue introducing themselves as the Celestial gods of old. They claim to be repopulating the ship with synthetics; creating a new society. Layth and Gabriel manage to work out a deal of mutual benefit with the entities, Tasha heading off to see how much they've managed to fix.
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