Peace of Noise

Jaiah Sufford did not ask for the turmoil that comes with being bonded to a Heelith crystal. In fact, he's not even sure what being bonded means, or why the crystal chose him, or what it means to now be a "manipulator". Usually these things happened to Heelith, not to humans. Then his crystal grants something no Heelith had ever been granted before: a way to find the Star of Sound. Despite naysayers and ill-wishers, Jaiah and his friends both Human and Heelith ride on President Saros's flagship to see if his visions are true. They find the Star of Sound, and a group of large crystals orbiting one of the star's planets. The Heelith are ecstatic about the find. Legend says beings of enormous wisdom, beauty, and power once lived here. Scans reveal one artificial structure on the planet, but there are no signs of life. A landing party visits the structure, eager to learn more, but they stir something that Jaiah soon wishes had not been awakened.