The figure, hidden under a veil, stepped forward.
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Nothing moved. No sound was made. But everything around her—the rocks, the frost, even the air—seemed to build itself piece by piece, like a video game loading in slow motion. Things would get clear, then blurry, then snap into place again. Frost appeared on the stones with a sharp hiss, as if being added late by a glitchy program.
Kai held his breath. It wasn't fear he felt—it was something deeper. He knew this somehow. It was like hearing an old code calling out to another, across a forgotten network. Ancient. Familiar. Like meeting a version of yourself you didn't know was out there.