Every broken king was once a boy who believed.
Location: Harrow's Reach, Week 3Sakamoto's Age: 4.5Weather: Red sky. Lightning with no thunder. The veil is thinning.Tension: Maximum.
Opening Line:
You can tell yourself you forgot someone.Until they say your name the way no one else ever did.
Lyssia Appears
I followed the scent of silver ash.
She was waiting.
By the black fountain behind the citadel.
No guards.No sword.Just rage tucked behind calm.
"Say it," she whispered.
"Say what?"
"My name."
"I… don't remember it."
She nodded slowly. Then smiled.
"Good. Because I never forgot yours."
She threw the blade.
I caught it — just barely.
It burned like memory.
The Letter's Meaning
Lyssia stepped closer.
"Do you remember what you told me before you died?"
"I don't even remember dying."
"You said… if I ever see you again, remind you that we once believed in forever."
"And?"
"I'm here. And I don't believe anymore."
Aelira Collapses
Back in her room, Aelira fell to her knees.
Her heart rate tripled.Her mana circuits overheated.
The glyphs on her arms turned violet-black — not from darkness, but from soul fusion.
She screamed.
And the window shattered.
Ravian was already running toward her.
Ravian's Discovery
After stabilizing her with a pressure rune, Ravian went into the underhall archives.
He found the entry logs.
A noble's name kept showing up.
One he trusted.
"...Cavell?"
He paused.
Then found the letter:
Marked with Cavell's crest.Signed with Lyssia's name.
Lyssia's Goodbye
She stood beside me at the gate now.
"I'm not your enemy," she said."I'm your leftover. The part you couldn't kill."
"So why come now?"
"Because someone wants you to burn again."
"Who?"
She smiled sadly.
"The same person who crowned you last week."
Final Scene – The One Who Moved First
Cavell stood in the old war chamber.
Alone.
Staring at a cracked mirror.
In the reflection?
A younger version of Sakamoto.
Smiling.
"Aevum," he whispered.
"This time… I'll finish the job."