"She’d carried the Heartstone pendant—odd, warm, crimson gem—for months, its pulse a silent alarm whenever rifts neared."
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"She stumbled back, catching Nyx’s arm—cool, not cold, like shadow made flesh."
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"But the branches were bare, save for clusters of wildflowers—blue, red, purple—blooming in perfect spheres, glowing faintly."
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"“Battery’s dead. Chrono’s frozen too. Twenty past eight when we got in.” She checked her watch—same."
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"“Less light than mortals expect. Even the shadows here… *remember*.” They turned, and for a moment, Rory didn’t recognize their face— too much shadow, shifting, as if the light of the golden sun struggled to cling."
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"The moss wasn’t green; it was black, dotted with bioluminescent spots that flared as her foot passed."
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"Beyond the oaks, six stones rose, their surfaces carved with patterns—coiled serpents, stars that weren’t stars, a rune that looked like a heart split open."
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"A wave of heat rippled through it; the carvings *moved*, slithering like water."
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"It moved like smoke, but solid—whiter than bone, glowing."
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"She’d thought it a trinket—until last week, when it had cut through Evan’s magic like a knife through butter."
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"The water wasn’t liquid—it was light, shifting colors, gold to silver to blue, as if containing the sky."
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"A figure sat there, their back to her—tall, with wings, black as night—but she saw their hands, tangled in a skein of souls."
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"No—*not* Evan."
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"She remembered the package Eva had sent, a month ago—no note, just the pendant and a coin with a rune carved on it."
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"The pool rippled, and for a moment, Rory saw the throne again, and behind it, a door—black, iron, marked with the same heart rune as the stones."
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"Behind her, the standing stones toppled, crashing into the ground—but the pieces didn’t shatter."
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"It formed behind, in the trees—wide, dark, churning, like a storm in a jar."
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"Beyond the Rift, she saw not Dymas, but Eva—huddled, scared, a chain around her wrist."
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"The cold hit her first—sharp, metallic, like the taste of blood."
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"There he was—gold eyes, sharp teeth, a crown of bones on his head."
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"He dissolved, not into smoke, but into light—golden, warm, sweet."
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"The crescent scar on her wrist itched, but not from pain—from purpose."
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"Another part, the part that had survived Evan’s fists, trusted Eva’s late-night texts, knew better than to question magic, nodded."
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"Beyond the oaks, six stones rose, their surfaces carved with patterns—coiled serpents, stars that weren’t stars, a rune that looked like a heart split open."
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"Rory stepped closer, and the air around the stone震颤ed, as if the ground beneath it was hollow."
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"The water wasn’t liquid—it was light, shifting colors, gold to silver to blue, as if containing the sky."
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"Nyx moved beside her, shadow leaping through the air, blocking Evan’s path."
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"Rory stumbled into a hall, walls lined with mirrors, each reflecting a different feast: a table groaning with roasted swans, a bowl of eyes that glowed, a fount…"
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"In his hand, a knife made of shadows, dripping with something that wasn’t blood."
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"The light from the golden sky seeped through the crack, and Rory saw the wildflowers in the Fae Grove, glowing faintly, as if in celebration."
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"For a moment, she felt it: the golden light, the song of the wildflowers, Evan’s scream, the hunger that wasn’t hunger at all."