THE SUBSTITUTE MATE FOR THE ALPHA KING
The pulse shot up into the sky, a beacon of silent light visible for miles.
And in the heart of that light, for one single, fleeting, impossible second, we were free.
Not as ghosts. Not as spirits. But as us. Sze and Kairi. Whole. Tangible. We stood in the clearing, hand in hand, young again, bathed in the golden light of our own released essence. We looked at each other, and in that look was a century of love and a perfect, final goodbye.
Then, the light faded.
The builders blinked, shaking their heads, confused. The tree lay felled, a magnificent, ancient willow, now just so much wood. There was no sign of us.
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