BOUGHT BY CRUELEST ALPHA
The Child stands rigid before the largest tear in the air, a jagged rip revealing not sky, but a chaotic, churning vortex of color and void. The Weaver’s tapestry. Or what’s left of it. Their small hands clutch the Mirror shard, knuckles white. Their usual soft light is frantic, strobing. "Go," I rasp, the word scraping my raw throat. "Slow it down. Anchor… I’m here." The promise feels flimsy, stupid, against the unraveling roar. They don’t look back. Just step into the tear. Vanished. Leaving me alone. Alone with the screaming air and the threads.
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