Bound by Voices
Arc II – The Curse Rewrites Itself
Chapter 18 – Imperfect Eden
The silence after the Alignment lasted three whole days.
No hum, no whisper, no rhythm threading the air.
Just the rustle of wind that didn’t know what beat to follow.
When sound returned, it was laughter.
Unsteady, relieved, human.
The echoes had learned chaos.
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Mira walked through the rebuilt streets—if rebuilt was the right word.
Nothing looked the same twice. Towers leaned playfully, roads bent around gardens that shouldn’t exist, and bridges arched into rivers before remembering to meet the other side.