30-mantarift.docx

When explorer Lys Maren crash-lands on a floating archipelago in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere, she encounters a biomechanical flying manta ray worshipped by the sky nomads as a guardian spirit. But the ray is more than myth - it's a living data archive from a long-lost interstellar civilization. As rival factions close in to claim it, Lys must decide whether to protect the creature or harness its secrets to return home. The skies are alive, and they remember.