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Chapter 199

Penulis: Shalom Egbebi
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-03-31 05:03:16

POV: Aria

The words didn’t echo this time.

They settled.

Like something heavy had finally chosen a place to rest inside reality and refused to move again.

*Then I will not end.*

It should have sounded like relief.

It didn’t.

It sounded like commitment.

And commitment—when formed inside something that doesn’t fully understand itself yet—was far more dangerous than aggression.

The shape remained stable.

But now stability felt different.

Not peaceful.

Not resolved.

Instead, it felt like a decision
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