Night had quietly fallen over the valley.Following Chronos's revelations regarding the Void Sovereigns and the Cult of the Endless Void, no one was particularly interested in sleeping. Instead, a massive campfire had been built near the edge of the mountains while everyone attempted to process the absurd amount of information they had received.Marcus was currently lying on his back while staring at the stars, "I miss simpler times”“You say that almost every week,” Aurelia replied.“Because every week somehow becomes significantly worse than the previous one”Julius couldn't entirely disagree.Just a few moments ago, his biggest concern had been surviving Titan Academy's entrance examination.Now? He was apparently connected to a prophecy older than humanity itself and had become the center of attention for beings that existed beyond time.Chronos sat quietly beside the campfire while observing the group. Unlike Bahamut and Volkrath, who possessed overwhelming presences, the Guardia

The first rays of dawn slowly spread across the valley, bathing the mountains in shades of gold and crimson yet Julius remained motionless.His eyes were fixed upon the horizon, but his thoughts remained trapped within the dream or perhaps it hadn't been a dream at all.“Julius?”Marcus waved a hand in front of his face.“Should I be concerned? You've been staring into the distance for nearly twenty minutes now”“I met him”“You met who?” Marcus questioned“The Sovereign of the Void”That single sentence was enough to wake everyone up completely. Aurelia nearly dropped the cup of tea she had been holding, while Lyra's expression immediately turned serious.“You WHAT?” Marcus shouted.Chronos, who had been quietly observing the sunrise from a nearby cliff, suddenly froze.“Describe everything”Julius spent the next several minutes recounting his encounter with Elias, the field of white flowers, the silver tree, and the strange conversation they had shared.The more he spoke, the more C

The valley remained unusually quiet after Chronos's revelation, which was the end of existence.It was not a phrase anyone expected to hear before breakfast.Marcus, in particular, looked deeply offended by the entire concept.“So, just to summarize,” he began while pacing around the campfire, “the universe is potentially ending because two brothers refuse to stop being friends?”Chronos considered the question carefully “When phrased in such a manner, it does sound somewhat ridiculous”“It IS ridiculous!” Marcus pointed dramatically toward the heavens. “Imagine being fate for a moment. You've spent three million years trying to separate two people, and they just keep coming back”To everyone's surprise, even Volkrath released what sounded suspiciously like a laugh “THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN STUBBORN”Julius, meanwhile, remained lost in thought. Every revelation over the past few days had only raised more questions.Who had he been before becoming Julius?Why did Elias's face feel so fami

The following morning, no one was in a particularly good mood.Marcus had spent the entire night creating what he referred to as “perfectly reasonable arguments against entering mysterious forests beyond reality”Unfortunately, none of them had been particularly convincing.“Point number seventeen”he announced while holding several sheets of paper. “If the forest can trap people forever, then we should simply avoid the forest”“Very compelling” Aurelia said while sipping her tea“Thank you. Point number eighteen…”“Marcus”“Yes?”“We're still going” He let out a defeated sigh “I knew becoming friends with heroes would eventually shorten my lifespan”Julius, meanwhile, remained seated near the edge of the valley, staring at the silver flower in his hand.Ever since receiving it from Elias, he could feel a faint connection pulling him somewhere far beyond the horizon.It wasn't painful but if anything, it felt comfortingLike hearing a familiar voice in a crowded room “You're thinking

The revelation hung over the entrance of the Forest Beyond Time like a storm cloud refusing to pass. Thirty-seven times in thirty-seven separate lives and at thirty-seven different timelines and somehow, every single one of them had ended in failure.Marcus was the first to break the silence “No”Everyone turned toward him “No?”He pointed at Luna “I refuse to accept that we've apparently been doing this for three million years”Luna tilted her head “But you haven't”“That's somehow worse”Chronos, however, looked as though someone had shattered his understanding of reality.“Thirty-six timelines, that should be impossible “ he whispered.The little girl frowned “Why does everyone keep saying that?”“Because timelines aren't supposed to survive their destruction!” Chronos exclaimed “Once fate resets reality, everything should disappear!”“Oh, I may have forgotten to mention that” Luna smiled sheepishlyMarcus slowly rubbed his temples “Of course you did”“The Silver Tree remembers ev