The enormous, red-eyed shadow creature snorted, spreading the stench of sulfur that immediately stung Galen and Vian's noses. The two young men raised their energy swords, their hands trembling violently."What is that creature?!" Vian shouted in panic, stumbling backward until his back struck a pillar from the ruined temple."Don't panic! Focus on its movements!" Lyra called from behind the ruins, her eyes narrowing as she studied the creature intently without making any move to step forward and fight.Galen turned toward Lyra, Sari, and Aeris, who simply stood there watching. "You... you're not going to help us? That thing could kill us!" Galen shouted over the increasingly violent roar of the wind.Aeris folded her arms across her chest, her expression calm, without a trace of concern. "This is your battle, young ones. We finished our part hundreds of years ago.""But this artifact belongs to you! It's emitting the same frequency as the one you possess!" Vian protested hysterically

Vian’s heart pounded violently, hammering against his ribs in rhythm with the strange frequency pulse that had just torn through the calm of the night. His eyes widened as he stared at the expanse of stars above the hill, which now looked strangely unfamiliar.“What was that?” Vian asked the empty air, his voice trembling. “Lyra? Are you still there?”There was no answer. Only an oppressive silence. Then the pulse came again. This time, it was stronger, sharper, like the metallic clang of something striking against the glass of reality.Vian closed his eyes, concentrating his awareness as he tried to trace the source of the vibration. He saw it. Beyond the eternal darkness at the edge of the galaxy, a small tear was opening wide, not an ordinary rift, but a wound.“This is impossible,” Vian whispered. “It’s all over. Bara united everything. Why now?”Suddenly, a flash of silver light appeared before him, taking the shape of someone he knew. It was not Lyra, but a faint projection of B

“What’s our plan now, Lyra?” Sari asked amid the surge of energy tearing across the horizon. Her voice trembled, echoing among the thousands of shadows now surrounding them.“We don’t have a plan except to survive,” Lyra answered firmly. She stared at the shadowy figure that resembled her, but with hollow eyes. “They’re no longer entities from outside. They’re reflections of our own failures.”“Reflections?” Aeris let out a bitter laugh, sharp as the crack of breaking glass. “If they’re reflections of us, then every attack we launch will turn back against us. We can’t defeat shadows that know exactly what we’re thinking.”“That’s why we have to stop thinking as individuals,” Kael replied. He stood beside Raka, calmly watching the crowd of entities. “Bara, do you remember the melody you first heard from beyond? The melody that shattered your consciousness?”“Of course I remember,” Bara answered. He closed his eyes, allowing the violet light in his hands to fade until only a pure vibrat

"So, this is the place where everything comes together?" Sari asked. Her voice no longer carried the heavy burden of the past. Instead, it was filled with pure curiosity. "I feel like I just woke up from an incredibly long sleep.""That's because we just woke up," Lyra replied, watching the clusters of light moving harmoniously before them. "We no longer carry reality on our shoulders. We are reality itself.""I still can't believe we actually let go of those memories," Aeris said, her voice clearer now. "Memories are what make us feel like we exist, aren't they?"Bara laughed, a sound like the gentle harmony of tinkling stars. "Memories are only mirrors, Aeris. If we want to look forward, we have to be brave enough to shatter the mirror. Don't you feel much lighter now?""Yes," Aeris replied, watching the particles of light glowing steadily along her arm. "I don't have to calculate the probability of destruction anymore. I just have to... exist.""Kael, you're awfully quiet," Raka re