COLD STEEL, BLEEDING HEARTS
"But you broke the balance for good, Maya. Changing the rules didn’t just stop the child. You opened the way for the Others."
"What others?" Maya asked, dread rising in her chest.
"The ones who created the beings in the first place," Aris answered, turning to them. His face was already fading, turning to old ink. "They don’t like it when their characters write their own stories. They’re coming to erase the page."
Then, the white suns didn’t set—they started getting bigger, swallowing the sky, the heat rising. The island beneath began to sag and melt.
"Maya, we have to go!" Julian grabbed her, heading for the red door, the only stable piece left.