Chapter 30: Beyond the Threshold

The world was no longer stable.

The Riftborn had left their mark, altering the weave in ways even Ellara and Kael could barely comprehend. The city shimmered between states of being—some parts anchored in the present, others slipping into memories of ages past, and a few shifting towards futures yet to be written.

But the real danger was what hadn’t happened yet.

Because if the Riftborn were only a warning, then what were they warning against?

And what lay beyond the weave, waiting to make its move?

Scene 1: A City Between Eras

Ellara walked the streets of Aeloria, or what remained of it.

The buildings were not whole—some flickered in and out of existence, caught in past versions of themselves. A blacksmith worked at a forge that had been abandoned for centuries. A group of merchants argued over goods that has not existed yet, their wares a mixture of present-day items and relics from ages long forgotten.