The Abandoned Luna's Return
I saw the man who had died a thousand deaths in the simulation just to give me one more day of life.
"I love you, Silas," I whispered into the cold January air. "I won't let them take you."
Suddenly, the air around the bench began to ripple.
It wasn't a "Logic-Leak." It was a shadow. A long, deep shadow that didn't belong to any tree or building. It stretched across the grass, moving against the direction of the sun.
I stood up, my heart leaping into my throat. "Silas?"
The shadow didn't speak, but it began to take shape. It rose from the ground, a pillar of darkness that seemed to swallow the light around it. It wasn't the Shadow King—not yet. It was a "Fragment." A piece of the "Source" th