Lahat ng Kabanata ng Beyond His World: Kabanata 101 - Kabanata 103

The door remained open. Liana stood before it without moving. Beyond the doorway was no darkness. No light. No stars. No sky. Only a vast white emptiness that seemed to stretch farther than the universe itself. Behind her, Kael, Caelum, Lena, the First Light, and the Witness remained silent. None of them dared approach. The words on the Celestial Heart still glowed faintly. REMEMBER. CHOOSE. ACCEPT. Liana stared at them. “Memory,” she whispered. Her fingers tightened around the Heart. “Choice.” Then her eyes moved toward the final word. “Consequence.” The crowned Liana was still standing inside the doorway. She had not moved. She simply watched. Her golden crown reflected no light, yet it seemed brighter than everything around her. Kael stepped beside Liana. “Whatever is inside that door,” he said quietly, “you don't have to face it alone.” The crowned Liana smiled. “You still don't understand.” Kael's eyes narrowed. “Then explain.” She looked at him. “Yo

The eyes opened completely. Liana couldn't move. They weren't eyes in the ordinary sense. There was no face behind them. No body. No shape. Only two enormous circles suspended in the darkness, staring directly at her. The Celestial Heart became cold against her chest. CHOOSE. The word appeared across its surface. Then— ACCEPT. Liana swallowed. “The second test.” The crowned Liana stood beside her. “Yes.” “What exactly am I supposed to choose?” The crowned Liana didn't answer. She was staring at the empty eyes. For once, she seemed just as uncertain as Liana. The darkness moved. The stars disappeared. One by one. The endless sky became empty. Then a voice spoke. It wasn't loud. It didn't need to be. Every part of reality seemed to hear it. “You have remembered.” Liana lifted her head. “Who are you?” “You know me.” “No.” “You have always known me.” The crowned Liana stepped forward. “You are the consequence.” The voice answered: “I am what follows a