A stellar forge actively constructs the lighter elements around us for billions of years until it abruptly stops. This cessation occurs in seconds when iron production within the star hits a critical level, leading to an explosive end.

Unlike element production via fusion up to this point, adding or removing a neutron or a proton from an iron nucleus consumes energy instead of producing it. This energy production acts as a crucial counterforce to gravity, which constantly threatens to collapse the star. Once the star generates enough iron, it collapses entirely, creating half of the periodic table's elements in mere moments. But it gets even more profound.

As if God just can't bridle himself against glory, the Kilonova emerges as His Final Forge. Unlike simple supernovae, the collision of neutron stars in a Kilonova produces every element in the periodic table in split seconds. This is how elements like gold come into existence.