UNWED AND EXPECTING
A few children ran out into the square, their laughter a welcome sound that broke the eerie silence.
Clara glanced at Ethan. “It feels… strange, doesn’t it? Like it’s over, but not really.”
Ethan nodded, his gaze lingering on the horizon. “We’ve won this battle, but the scars it left behind won’t heal overnight. And there’s still something unsettled.”
Malcom, who had been uncharacteristically quiet, finally spoke. “The artifact may be destroyed, and the entity contained, but the balance we’ve disturbed… it doesn’t repair itself so easily.”
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