As time passed, the smoke of battle that had blanketed the battlefield slowly dissipated, like a heavy curtain gently drawing to a close. Wherever Ava and Xavier walked, they were met with surging tides of enthusiastic welcome and deep reverence from the interstellar citizens.
At this very moment, an unprecedented and exceptionally lively grand celebration ceremony was underway in the plaza at Interstellar Alliance Headquarters. Representatives from various civilizations and races had gathered from all directions, shoulder to shoulder, packing the entire venue. With surging excitement in their hearts, they jointly witnessed and personally participated in this epoch-making moment of glory.
Ava and Xavier stood side by side, their postures upright upon the high platform, resembling two dazzling stars radiating brilliant light. Below the stage, the rolling cheers, applause, and words of praise crashed against their ears like rumbling spring thunder, yet their gazes did not reveal even a hint of pride or complacency. Instead, within their deep, ocean-like eyes lay a profound contemplation of the future landscape and a lingering undercurrent of worry.
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