Chapter 66: The Cost of Becoming Whole

Chapter 66: The Cost of Becoming Whole

Chapter 66

The light did not hurt. That was the first thing Ariana noticed, and it unsettled her more than anything else. After everything they had just endured, after the pressure and collapse of the space behind them, she had expected something overwhelming. Instead, this place felt still, not empty and not quiet in any familiar way, but complete, as if nothing here needed to struggle to exist. She remained where she was, her hand still in Kael’s, the ground beneath them smooth and steady, stretching outward into a horizon that did not feel endless, but whole.

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