The door slammed with a shudder that echoed through Kael’s bones, And then it vanished, No crack, No glow, No frame. Just emptiness.He dropped to his knees in the clearing, eyes wide, mouth open, gutted.“Liolai…”He reached toward where the door had been, fingers trembling. Gone. She was gone again, But this time, So was the girl.Kael didn’t cry, Not this time, Something beyond grief cracked open inside him, a silence deeper than rage, colder than loss, He stared at the ground where the child had stood, the faint imprint of her bare feet fading into grass.His fist clenched around the golden thread, Still warm, Still hers, He whispered her name like a promise he would burn the world to keep. “I’ll find you.”Behind him, a slow, sickening laugh, Kael turned, She was still there, The reflection of Liolai, But she was unraveling. Piece by piece. Her hands flickered like torn paper. Her hair bled ink.But her eyes, Still fierce, Still watching.“You think she escaped?” she rasped, voic
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