The Great Convergence began at the moment between sunset and dawn, when reality was most malleable and the boundaries between what was and what could be grew thin.
Alexia stood at the center of the vast amphitheater she had carved from crystallized time itself, watching as representatives from every Hybrid Colony gathered in concentric circles around her. The architecture defied conventional geometry—seats that existed in multiple dimensions simultaneously, allowing beings of vastly different natures to occupy the same space without conflict.
In the front row sat the Rememberers, their crystalline bodies pulsing with the accumulated memories of a trillion lost civilizations. Behind them came the song-entities, their melodic forms creating harmonies that served as both music and mathematics. Further back, the consciousness-touched humans mingled with beings who existed as living equations, their thoughts visible as streams of luminous data flowing through the air.