"You won't succeed!" Torreto proclaimed, his tone firm. "The power of kindness is more potent than any evil you can conjure!"
The vortex quivered, a maniacal cackle ringing out from its core. "Perhaps you sparked a reaction in the cosmos, but your symphony of stars terminates here!" The Collective's malice screeched.
With a surge of malignant force, The Collective initiated a violent assault against the searchers. The cosmic skirmish was a melodious concoction of disarray and tranquility, shrouded in a mixture of shadow and luminescence, all bound together in an interlocking cosmic dance.
But the pursuers of the Starheart were determined. They obtained vigor from their association, from the reverberations of empathy that reverberated through the cosmos. Torreto, Damiana, and Erebos struggled with all their ability, their intergalactic concerto capitalized by the attendance of the intergalactic congregation they had enthused.