The starship was tearing apart when Elara reached the only S-class escape pod, only to find herself locked out. System logs revealed an undeniable truth: her Commander husband used his biological key to overwrite the algorithm, implanting a "Royal Priority Protocol" for Princess Lyra. Over the comms, his voice echoed, "Elara can hold out, prioritize the princess." Realizing her strength was just his excuse to sacrifice her, Elara made an irreversible choice. She violently severed their mental link to activate an unregistered stasis pod. Her medical terminal shrieked as her mental core shattered, guaranteeing the permanent loss of her deep linking abilities. With the structural collapse countdown at five minutes, she slammed the ejection override. As her pod shot into the chaotic interstellar debris, a black hole swallowed her original cabin, leaving her survival entirely to the dark void.