Mia’s POVNight came quietly.That was the strangest part.No warning.No darkness swallowing the sky.No ancient voice announcing the end of another world.Just night.The first night of our world.I sat beside the river, watching the stars appear one by one.Kael sat beside me.Lyra had fallen asleep a short distance away.For the first time, none of us were afraid to close our eyes.I looked at the sky.“Do you think it’s really over?”Kael was quiet for a moment.“Yes.”I smiled.“You sound very sure.”“I’ve watched you break the impossible too many times.”I laughed softly.“That’s not an answer.”“It is for me.”I looked at him.He was staring at the stars.Then he said,“But I don’t think we’re alone.”My smile disappeared.“I know.”The heartbeat returned.Thump.Thump.Thump.The stars stopped moving.Every single one of them froze.Kael stood.“Mia.”I rose slowly.The air around us changed.Not darkness.Not light.Something in between.The river stopped flowing.The trees
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