🪞 The Choice
Selene's breath hitched as the golden-eyed Aarav—this twisted Echo God—offered his hand.
His smile was hypnotic, but his eyes whispered cold dominion.
"Come with me," he urged. "I can restore everything you lost.Memories, love, power — but only if you accept my world."
Her heart screamed no — yet the part of her that remembered the warmth of Aarav's real smile faltered.
🔥 Collapse of the Tower
The ancient astronomy tower around them began to crumble, stones falling like shards of forgotten time.
Selene's grip tightened on the page with the stardust ink message, her anchor to the real story.
"This isn't my story," she whispered. "I won't live a lie."
Suddenly, the tower fractured and Selene was pulled through a swirling portal — away from the Echo God's grasp.
🌒 Back in the Real World
Selene tumbled out onto a rugged shore beneath a fractured sky.
Stars flickered as if gasping for breath.
"Selene!" a voice called.
It was Kael, a new character — a guardian of lost memories, cloaked in twilight.
He extended a hand.
"The Rewrite is fracturing. Zahir's power grows too fast. We need your light to restore balance."
🕰️ A Broken Timeline
Kael explained:
The Rewrite wasn't just erasing Aarav — it was splitting the timeline into fragments.
Selene's memories were keys to relink the broken shards.
The notebook and the silver pocket watch were artifacts from an older reality — powerful relics that could undo Zahir's illusion.
"But there's a cost," Kael warned."The more memories you reclaim, the more you risk losing yourself."
🌓 A Message From Aarav
As Selene caught her breath, the pocket watch in her hand began to tick again — faint, but real.
Inside, a tiny hologram flickered to life:
Aarav's voice, trembling but determined:
"Selene, if you're seeing this, I'm trapped in the in-between.Don't trust the echoes. Find me in the place where time breaks — the Moonlit Rift."
🪡 Foreshadowing the Rift
Kael gazed at the horizon.
"The Moonlit Rift — a place outside time, where memories and realities bleed.It's where you and Aarav will face Zahir — and where the final story begins."
Selene clenched her fists, the stars above swirling into the shape of the Crown of Selene.
"I will find him," she vowed.
 Zahir's Shadow
Unseen, behind a veil of darkness, Zahir watched.
A cruel smile curved his lips as he whispered to the stars:
"Let her chase shadows while I write the last page.Soon, this story will belong to me — forever."
To be continued…