The air grew heavy…
The moment that shadow stepped out of the spaceship, everything fell silent.
Even the wind stopped.
Kayra felt her heart pounding rapidly.
Varghav stood in front of her, ready to protect her… but deep inside, he knew—
This enemy was different.
The shadow slowly stepped forward…
And then his face became visible.
His eyes were completely black, glowing with dark energy.
— "I am Zyron… the ruler of the Astryx Empire."
All the soldiers bowed their heads.
Kayra clenched her fists,
— "Why are you doing this? Why do you want to kill innocent people?!"
Zyron smiled coldly.
— "Innocent? No one in this universe is innocent… especially not you."
Kayra froze.
— "W-what do you mean?"
Zyron raised his hand…
Suddenly, a vision appeared in the sky.
Images from the past…
A glowing baby…
A woman crying…
And a massive star explosion…
Varghav's eyes widened,
— "This… this can't be…"
Zyron's voice echoed—
— "Kayra… you were not born on Earth."
Everything went silent.
Kayra stepped back slowly,
— "No… that's not true…"
— "You are the last 'Star-Bond'… a being created from the core of a dying star."
Kayra's mind started spinning…
— "Then… my parents… my life… everything…?"
Zyron replied,
— "A lie."
Tears rolled down Kayra's face.
Varghav said softly,
— "Kayra… listen to me…"
But she couldn't…
Her whole world was falling apart.
Zyron stepped closer.
— "Your power… is the key to controlling the entire universe.
And now… it belongs to me."
Suddenly, chains of dark energy shot toward Kayra!
Varghav jumped in front—
— "NO!"
He tried to stop it… but the chains pierced through his energy shield.
Varghav screamed in pain and fell to the ground.
Kayra's eyes widened in horror…
— "VARghav!!!"
✨ To be continued…