Rejected by the Alpha, Claimed by the Beast
The grey sky was being folded away like a backdrop.
But then, I saw it.
On the pedestal where Rowan’s statue stood, something was glowing.
It wasn't violet. It wasn't red.
It was a tiny, flickering spark of **Green**.
The Librarian-Echo, standing in the corner of the elevator, looked down at the spark. For a split second, her hollow eyes flickered.
She leaned toward my ear, her mechanical breath cold.
*"The Author... didn't write... the pencil,"* she whispered, her voice cracking for just a moment. *"He... wrote... the **Eraser**."*