Chapter 39 : Celestial Awakening : The Starborn Vision II
Al's POV
The moonstone’s glow had finally dimmed, but the air hadn’t calmed with it. It still buzzed, faintly, like the charged silence before a thunderstorm breaks. The scent of cedar smoke and cool night drifted through the cracked window, yet the room felt heavy, thick, almost suffocating. Something had shifted here—something neither seen nor easily named.
My eyes caught on a mark beneath Ruby’s right ear. A tiny, star-shaped pattern, etched into his skin like ink but pulsing faintly as if alive. It hadn’t been there before. It wasn’t a tattoo. It looked more like a seal burned by light itself.
Ruby sat up slowly, but his movements weren’t his own. His breath came uneven, his eyes distant and unfocused, as if he were caught s
