Once the group arrived outside of the confines that was the atmosphere of the Sacred Lotus Dominion, they placed their ship facing away from the sun and looked out into the nothingness of space to search for what they could find.
"What direction is this ship coming from?" Bladedance asked, looking around in all directions. Things were so tiny that even as a Celestial, she had problems finding anything.
She closed her eyes for a moment, letting her Axiom take control of the region around her. Without the Heaven constantly suppressing it, it quickly enveloped a large area that would've otherwise been impossible.
For something to be considered living, it must have an Intent of its own.
Working backwards: If anything had an Intent, it had to be alive.
