Cold rain dripped against her face.
Lyra gasped awake, choking on breath that wasn't hers. Her fingers clawed at wet soil, trembling as memories flashed like broken mirrors.
Blood. Light. Kael's voice."Even if I kill you again…"
Then — nothing.
[System Booting…][Host Detected: Lyra Aveline — Mortal Vessel Confirmed.][Timeline: Year 312, Kingdom of Caelmoor.][Mission Objective: Locate Subject K — Status: Unknown.]
She blinked through the rain. Her once-divine wings were gone — replaced by dirt-stained hands. Her once-eternal glow was now just… warmth. Human warmth.
Lyra stumbled to her feet, glancing at the gray sky. The world was mortal again — ordinary, fragile, and painfully alive.
A child's voice echoed nearby."Miss! Are you okay?"
She turned — a little boy stood there, clutching a loaf of bread, eyes wide with fear.
"I— I don't know," she whispered.
He hesitated, then offered the bread. "You look hungry."
Lyra took it with shaking fingers. Her stomach knotted — the last time she'd eaten was before eternity itself. She forced a smile."Thank you."
[System Message: Vital Signs Stabilized. Emotional Core — 14%. Memory Recovery — 3%.][Notice: Host's Divine Power locked until Subject K proximity detected.]
Lyra frowned. "Subject K…"
Kael.
She pressed a hand to her chest. The echo of his soul was still faint — like a heartbeat from another world.
That night, she stayed in the village barn, the child's kindness lingering in her heart.Outside, thunder rolled — distant, but familiar.
[System Notification: New Quest — "Trace the Fallen Star."][Hint: When the storm sings his name, he is near.]
Lyra looked out the window. "Kael… are you here?"
The storm answered with a single flash — a streak of crimson lightning that carved across the sky like a blade.
Her pulse quickened. "That light…"
Far away, across the continent, a man stood at the edge of a battlefield.His armor was cracked, his eyes hollow — yet behind them, something burned.
[System: Secondary Link Detected — User K-001.][Warning: Memory corruption — 97%. Host identity unstable.]
Kael gripped his sword, staring at the same crimson sky.He didn't know who he was. But when he saw the lightning, his heart whispered a name.
"Lyra…"
The system voice flickered in both their minds at once — one final echo connecting their souls:
[Reconnection Progress: 0.03%]
Then silence.
Lyra clenched her hands. "If this world is our second chance… I'll find you before fate does."
Her reflection shimmered faintly in a puddle — not divine, not human, but something in between.A promise reborn in mortal skin.
[New Title Acquired: The Reborn Goddess of Rain][System Sync: Partial — 15% Complete.]
As the storm sang louder, Lyra stepped into the rain, her heart steady, her mission clear.To find him — before history repeats itself.