Reality screamed.
Not with sound.
With existence.
The moment the Dreamer's eyes opened completely, every layer of creation reacted.
The void fractured.
The system shattered.
The endless sea of memories surrounding us exploded into silver light.
Millions of lifetimes burst apart at once.
Every version of Ava.
Every version of Kael.
Every forgotten world.
Every lost timeline.
Gone.
Reduced to fragments drifting through a dying reality.
I staggered backward.
Pain tore through my head.
Images flooded my mind.
Too many.
Far too many.
Lives I had never lived.
Wars I had never fought.
People I had never met.
And yet somehow—
they all belonged to me.
"Ava!"
Kael's voice cut through the chaos.
Strong.
Steady.
Familiar.
His hand found mine.
The instant our fingers touch
