Not everyone could handle change.
Ethan couldn't.
He watched from a distance.
Again.
Aeris.
Kael.
Always together now.
Always close.
"…This isn't right," he whispered.
Behind him—
Lira stepped closer.
"…Then fix it."
He didn't answer.
But this time—
he didn't walk away.
And that—
was enough.
💄 LIRA'S MOVE
"They're dangerous," she said softly.
"…You know that."
Ethan clenched his jaw.
"…I just want her safe."
A pause.
Then—
Lira smiled.
"Then help me separate them."
Silence.
A choice.
And slowly—
Ethan nodded.
🌑 ENDING — THE LINES ARE DRAWN
That night—
everything shifted.
Aeris had truth.
Kael had power.
Eron had a past.
And somewhere—
Ethan made a decision.
Lira made a plan.
And The Null—
started closing in.