Years later, the girl—now grown—sat beneath the Heart Tree Wang Chung had planted. She wore his pendant and told stories to a circle of children:
Of a man who burned like a star.
Of a woman who loved him so deeply she became the light that saved him.
Of a brother who fell, but rose again through sacrifice.
Of flames that healed, not destroyed.
At the end of her tale, she stood, looked at the sky, and whispered:
"I remember you, Uncle Flame."
In the breeze, the lanterns swayed.
And for just a moment—
One heartbeat—
The stars formed a shape:
Two figures beneath a tree, holding hands.
Watching the world they saved.
Together.
Forever.
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THE END
Twilight of Sovereigns — Book III of the Heaven Breaker Saga