Kyara's POVThe world returned in fragments—silent, weightless, and stark. For a second, I feared I had fallen into oblivion again, but the earth under me was solid, jagged, and cold. My heart pounded in my ears as I gazed through the faint light, putting together the shattered pieces of my existence.I lay on the rocky ground, the air thick with the smell of scorched dirt and ozone. My body ached in ways I couldn't describe, but it didn't matter. Eric. Where was he?"Eric!" My voice was broken, harsh, and wavering. I pushed myself to sit up, ignoring the painful sensation in my ribs. The light was fading, and the twisted sky of the Rift was gone. In its place stood a large area of ruins, strangely calm, filled with jagged stone pillars and ash. Shadows gathered at the corners of my vision, undulating as if alive, yet my attention was riveted.Then I saw him.Eric lay a few feet away, his wide body still. The shackles dangled loosely from his wrists, their once-ominous blackness dulle
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