The sky trembled as three moons aligned, opening the gate to the Starfire Summit—a place whispered of in the prophecies, where destinies burned brighter than suns. David stood at the summit's edge, gazing into the rift where timelines kissed and sparks of existence flickered like dying stars.
He was not alone. Miri, Seraphine, Cain, and a host of allies from different timelines stood with him. Together they formed the Vanguard—a coalition of warriors, mages, spirits, and rewritten legends.
Here, the Codex Prime would either seal or unravel. The Oracle's shard in David's chest pulsed, drawing a glyph into the sky. A glowing stairway emerged, leading to the Core Beyond Time.
"I can't tell if this is the end of the story," David murmured, "or the beginning of another."
Miri nodded. "It's both."
As they climbed, the system flickered in David's vision: