An original AI generated sci-fi illustration on an immutable blockchain – Ascendara: City of the Pulse – The city of Ascendara floated above the clouds, a radiant construct powered by the Pulse—the crystalline flame suspended at its apex. Ancient and sentient, the Pulse was said to be a living fragment of the cosmos itself, its energies channeling through Ascendara’s spires and veins. Every building, every light, and every heartbeat in the city resonated with the frequency of the Pulse, syncing its citizens to an elevated state of consciousness. For millennia, the architects of Ascendara protected the secret of the Pulse’s origin, fearing what knowledge might awaken if it were disturbed. It was neither machine nor magic, but something beyond understanding—an entity that dreamed in fractals and translated thought into architecture. Those chosen to commune with it entered trances that spanned days, returning with visions of galaxies unborn and languages older than light. But now, the Pulse was changing. Its color deepened, shifting toward a hue never recorded. An ethereal lattice of energy climbed the stars above, and gravity around Ascendara began to falter. The city was rising, not by propulsion, but by invitation. Somewhere, something beyond the veil was calling the Pulse home—and Ascendara with it.