Chapter 126: Trial of the Gods

Lyra's POV

The cosmic tribunal manifests as a sphere of pure judgment, existing simultaneously in all dimensions. Ancient beings older than time itself materialize around us—some appearing as pure energy, others as geometrically impossible forms that hurt to look at directly.

"The architects of reality's rewriting will answer for their actions," announces the Chief Judge, a being of crystalline thought whose voice resonates through multiple planes of existence. "Step forward."

Xander, Luna, and I advance into the center of the sphere. Reality itself seems to hold its breath as the trial begins.

"You rewrote the fundamental laws of existence," the Judge continues. "Merged realities without consent, altered the very fabric of the cosmos. How do you plead?"

"We did what was necessary," I respond, my voice carrying across dimensional barriers. "The Void—"

"The Void which you've now given intelligence and purpose?" interrupts another Judge, their form shifting between states of matter. "Th