In the Atlas of Celestials, the Genesis Temple was the only structure that stood taller than the golden mountain itself. It was a spire of shifting quartz that pierced the veil between the Atlas and the infinite lower dimensions.
This was the hub of the "Divine Connection," the place where Creators could listen to the echoes of the worlds they had planted, like a gardener listening to the rustle of leaves in a distant orchard.
The High Overseer had insisted on the visit.
"A creator must know the weight of the existence. To create is one thing, Adonis. To sustain the hopes of those you have created is another. The Temple will allow you to hear the resonance of your work."
Aegis stood in the center of the Temple's sanctum, a vast hall where the floor was a mirror of the night sky. Around him, other Celestials sat in silent meditation, their consciousnesses scattered across a billion different star systems.
