(Mirabel's POV)
Power always asks for something.
The stronger it becomes—
the more it demands.
And I was beginning to understand exactly what mine wanted.
The Heart of the Storm
Pain woke me.
Not physical pain.
Something deeper.
Something woven into my soul.
I opened my eyes slowly.
Silver light surrounded me.
Countless threads stretched endlessly through darkness.
The network.
But different.
Changed.
I wasn't standing inside the cavern anymore.
I was inside the connection itself.
Every soul.
Every fragment.
Every memory.
I could feel all of them.
Thousands.
Millions.
A sea of existence flowing around me.
And they were all looking at me.
Waiting.
Hoping.
Believing.
The weight nearly crushed me.
A Voice Beyond Time
"You've finally arrived."
The voice came fro
