“Zayden…”The voice wasn’t loud. It wasn’t clear. It wasn’t even fully there. but it was real. too real to ignore.Zayden froze completely because that shouldn’t have been possible. not after what she chose. not after what she gave up.The mark pulsed. faint. uneven but alive. and with it her voice. my breath hitched because I felt it too.Not from outside. not from the world. from within him.“That’s not possible,” Zayden said.The words low. Tight because now this wasn’t hope. this was something breaking the rules again.The shape stilled. not reacting. not interrupting because it felt it too, Something unaccounted for.“The source was removed,” it said.The words steady but slower now less certain.“The imbalance should not persist.”Zayden’s hand pressed harder against his chest because now he knew. not fully. but enough.“You’re wrong,” he said.The words sharper now because now this mattered.“She didn’t disappear.”The mark flared. brighter. stronger. and this time the voice ca
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