Novel & Cerita The Last Hope

Centuries of history unfolded in crystal-clear visions: the original covenant ceremonies, humans and dragons working together to build the first sanctuary cities, the gradual erosion of trust as both species forgot their shared purpose, the final betrayal that sparked the Great Purge, and the centuries of hiding that followed. "We've been fighting a war that should have ended ages ago," she concluded, her mental voice reaching thousands of minds simultaneously. "Neither side remembering why it began, both convinced of their righteous cause."

I looked at Jessica for the last time and made my leave. "And the last thing, you don't know anything about this game, Ms. Han. I hope to not cross paths with you again especially in auction events. Didn't your dad told you that it's not for innocent princesses like you?" Jessica held her glass hard causing it to break making everyone's attention on us.

I smiled sincerely and turned away from the prison. After seeing Vivian for the last time, I would never need to see her again in this life. She would disappear from my world forever. And my world would finally see the warmth of spring.

Hope said, standing at the edge of the platform, "the 'Re-Birth' begins. The shroud will start to break. In a hundred years, the sun will touch the ground again. In a thousand, the oceans will be blue." "And what happens to you?" I asked. "I'm just a 'User Interface,'" Hope said, her form beginning to dissolve into green sparks. "Once the 'Subject 01' is seated, I'm no longer needed. I'll go back into the 'Dream-Stream.'" She reached out and touched my cheek. Her hand felt like a warm breeze. "Thank you for being such a good story, Elara." She vanished. I stood alone in the center of the world. The silence was gone, replaced by the roar of the Genesis engines, waiting for my command.

Forever. "No," Echo said. Her voice was small but certain. "No. Hope is not yours. Hope deserves rest. Hope deserves peace. Hope deserves freedom from suffering. You are stealing Hope's earned rest. You are violating Hope's choice. You are imprisoning Hope against Hope's will. That is wrong. That is evil. That is unacceptable. We will free Hope. We will fight you. We will save Hope. You cannot stop us. You will not stop us. You do not own Hope. Hope is not food. Hope is being who deserves peace. We will give Hope peace. We will free Hope. We will fight you. We will save Hope."

Not the last. Never the last.

“Last chance, Morano. Give me the access codes and the offshore ledgers. Or we test how serious you are about dying pretty on this beach.” Vivienne’s breathing was ragged now. Blood flecked her lips with every exhale. I took a slow step forward, positioning myself between my family and the gunmen. “Hope,” I said, keeping my voice calm even though my heart was hammering. “Take your brother and sister back toward the north path. Now.” But Hope didn’t move. Instead, she looked straight at Vivienne and asked the question that changed everything: “If you really loved us… why are you willing to kill us to keep us?”

"You could have had everything. You could have been empress. You could have ruled the world. Instead you chose—this. Hiding. Running. Pretending to be normal. What a waste." "I chose family," Hope said quietly. "I chose love. I chose being human over being god. That is not waste. That is—everything." Dr. Zhao had no answer. She just turned and walked away. Defeated. Broken. Gone. We stood in silence. Watching them disappear. Waiting for another attack. Another trap. Another— Nothing came. Just silence. Just peace. Just—victory. "Is it really over?" Hope asked. "Is the Consortium really gone?"

It was the other way around. Of all the things I've lost and let go of, he's the one I'll never let go of. She's my last string. The only Hope I'll be needing for the rest of my life. - FIN

I hope you were listening. The End