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Chapter 46 - – Let Them Live

 

"I'm not here to rewrite the stars.

I'm here to make sure the people I love don't have to fear them."

— Kaien Vordrakar

Scene 1: The Citadel Reborn

The ruins of the Citadel began to shift.

Not by magic.

By will.

Kaien stood before its shattered heart — the flame chamber once lost to Rahn's assault.

But now, surrounded by his siblings and the Five, he raised his hand.

The Memoryflame surged.

Not as a weapon…

But as a hearth.

The Citadel's core pulsed.

Kaien: "It's not a fortress anymore."

Valenya: "Then what is it?"

Kaien: "It's home."

And the stones obeyed.

A new Citadel began to rebuild itself — one not of order, but of family, unity, resistance.

Scene 2: The Forgotten Moves First

In the stars above, the Forgotten God began its final campaign.

No soldiers.

No ships.

Just edits.

Worlds vanished without dying.

Memories fractured without wounds.

Entire timelines stuttered and fell apart.

A queen woke to find she never had a child.

A rebel king forgot he ever started a war.

A god woke up human.

The universe itself began to lose its story.

Scene 3: Kaien Gathers the Five

Kaien called the Five together beneath the new Citadel flame.

Each one stepped forward.

Olivia, holding the Harmony Chain. Aeyra, vision-streaked and glowing. Aren, tech wrapped in emotion. Valenya, fire-steady and ready to kill for him. Kaien, silent — until now.

Kaien: "We don't fight to win."

"We fight so they remember what love looks like before it's erased."

He turned to the stars.

"They tried to erase Rahul. And failed."

"Now they're coming for us."

"So we burn. And we burn loud."

Final Scene: The First Reversal

Kaien launched a pulse into deep space.

Where a forgotten world had been…

he brought it back.

One memory. Rewritten into existence.

The Forgotten felt it.

"The heir has learned to rewrite."

"Begin phase collapse."

And the war began.

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