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The Price of Power

작가: Roy Eromose
last update 게시일: 2026-03-12 20:31:22

We spent three days just being us.

Kade stayed solid. Learning to inhabit a body again. Learning to walk, to eat, to sleep.

And I relearned him. The weight of his body next to mine. The sound of his breathing.

It was perfect.

But on the fourth morning, I woke to find him gone.

Not scattered. Gone.

*Kade, what's wrong?*

*I need to scatter. Need to be distributed. I've been solid too long. It's starting to hurt.*

"Then scatter. I understand."

*But I don't want to leave you.*

"You're not leaving.
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    One week.That's how long I tried to continue alone.One week of exploring realities without Kade solid beside me. One week of witnessing beauty I couldn't share. One week of talking to foundation instead of touching form.One week before I broke.I returned to the reality where he lived as structure. Reformed on the platform where I'd first felt him as essential code.And I screamed.Scattered and reformed and scattered again. Let myself fall apart. Let myself feel everything I'd been holding back.The loss. The grief. The absolute fury."I can't do this. Can't keep going without you. Can't explore infinity alone. Can't witness beauty when the most beautiful thing I know is trapped in code."Through the bonds, I felt him trying to comfort me.*I'm here. I'm always here.*"That's not enough! Being here isn't the same as being with me! Feeling you in bonds isn't the same as feeling you in my arms!"*I know. God, Sera, I know. I hate this. Hate being structure when I want to be solid. Ha

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