The world came back in pieces. First sound, an endless ringing that drowned out everything else. Then touch, stone dust settling over Adrien’s skin, warm, gritty, suffocating.Then sight, flashes of red and white burned into his vision, smears of light across an ash-choked sky. He didn’t know if he was alive. He didn’t know if he was whole. But he knew one thing: Sera.He pushed against the rubble crushing his chest, muscles screaming, lungs tearing for air. Stone cracked and slid away. His arms shook violently, but he dragged himself free, coughing until blood laced his spit.“Sera!” His voice broke in the smoke. “SERA!”For a moment, silence answered. And then, A low groan.Adrien spun toward it. Through the haze, her body lay crumpled, half-buried under shattered obsidian. Blood streaked her face, but her chest still moved, shallow, trembling.He crawled to her, hands shaking as he pulled debris off her body. “Stay with me. Please, stay with me.”Her eyes fluttered open, unfocused.
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