A Contract With My Demon
Their expressions were peaceful, but their eyes were wide open, staring at the silver sky.
"They're not dead," Vane said. "They're just... paused. This is where the universe puts things that are too dangerous to kill but too powerful to let roam free."
"And my mother is one of them?"
A soft, melodic hum drifted through the silver trees. It was a lullaby—one Elara hadn't heard in a decade, but one she knew in the marrow of her bones.
“Sleep, little bird, the stars are deep... The secrets are yours to keep...”