The Shadow Beside The Moon
Instead, it had settled into a gentle glow, hovering near the ceiling, calm and watchful.
“The bond is restored,” it said, its voice soft and steady. “The world is whole once more. Light will shine, but it will not burn. Shadow will rest, but it will not hide. This is the way it was meant to be.”
It turned its gaze to each of them in turn. “Each of you carries a part of this now. You have seen the truth. It is up to you to help others see it too.”
Then, slowly, it began to fade, dissolving into thousands of tiny lights that drifted upward, vanishing into the stone above returning to the heart of the world, no longer sealed away, but resting in balance.
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