Exг©cuteur De Comгёte (2027)

One Tuesday—if time existed in the void—a ripple moved through the ether. A rogue comet, designated C/2026-X , was burning too bright. It was "weeping"—shedding miles of brilliant gas and jagged ice as it sped toward a cluster of inhabited moons.

Elias did not carry an axe, but a heavy, light-drinking lantern and a pair of shears forged from the core of a collapsed moon. In the celestial archives, he was known as the Exécuteur de comète . His job was simple: he was the one who decided when a comet’s journey was over. ExГ©cuteur de comГЁte

Elias closed his lantern. The sky was a little darker, but the stars were safe. He turned back toward the frozen belt, waiting for the next spark to grow too bright. One Tuesday—if time existed in the void—a ripple