Lyra’s POVDarkness swallowed me whole.I couldn’t feel the arena beneath me anymore. I couldn’t hear the roar of the students packed into the stands, couldn’t even feel the sting of the kick that had sent me crashing across the training ground. It was as if I’d slipped through a crack in the world and fallen into an endless, silent void.Then, from somewhere far away, a voice found me.“Lyra…”Soft at first. Gentle. Familiar. Then it grew louder, more insistent, until it was all I could hear.“Lyra, wake up.”I knew that voice. “Nyra?” I whispered, my own voice barely more than breath.“Wake up,” she said again, firm this time. “This isn’t the time to sleep.”“I can’t. I’m too weak.” I said to her.“No,” Nyra said. “You only believe you are.”Warmth spread through my chest, chasing back the cold. “You have trained. You have endured. You have survived far worse than this. Now stand. Fight not with power, but with your heart. Show them who you truly are.”The darkness began to crack. T
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