El Bosque Del Olvido

Previously

…He extended his hand, not to take the orb, but to offer it to her. "The time has come for me to find my own peace. The artifact is safe now. Its future rests with you." Elara looked at his hand, then at the orb. She knew, with absolute certainty, that her journey was far from over. She had found the Heart of the Forest, and in doing so, she had found a new purpose, a new understanding of herself. The fear of being forgotten still lingered, a faint echo in the back of her mind, but it was no longer a paralyzing dread. It was a reminder, a motivation. For to be remembered, one must first truly exist, and Elara Vega, in the heart of this forgotten wood, had never felt more alive.