The Watcher unleashed every memory, every guilt, every version of Lunaria he'd ever let die.
They screamed.
They cried.
They begged.
Ravian fell to his knees.
Then… a voice.
> "Do you love me enough to die without me?"
He looked up. It wasn't the Watcher.
It was Lunaria — standing at the Gate.
He smiled.
> "Always."
And he ran into the light.
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