Chapter 20
Chapter 20: The Weight of the Door
Elias opens his palm, and the void surges through his scar. As the figure of the shattered boundary closes in, Lena refuses to let go. Aena watches the bridge form, knowing the cost—and realizes something else is reaching through the crack.
The light from Elias's palm was not light. It was absence—a hole in the world that drank the dawn. Aena felt it pull at her chest, at the space between her ribs where her own ancient heartbeat still drummed.
Lena had her arms around Elias, her face pressed against his shoulder. The void curled around them both, dark tendrils threading through their clothes, their hair. They were already half-gone, their edges softening into the crack.
"No!" Lily's voice cut through the roar. She lunged forward, but Aena caught her arm.
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