The Breaking Point

Lena stood by the window again, her reflection staring back at her. She was no longer the woman who had walked into this war with hope and certainty. She was something different now. Something less human, something tied to the core in a way she couldn't escape.

The voice in her head was louder now. You've already come this far. You can't stop. Not now. The galaxy needs you.

Lena pressed her hands to her temples, willing herself to focus. She had to stay in control. She had to be strong, for the galaxy, for the people she loved.

But the fear was growing. Fear that she would lose herself. Fear that, in her quest to save the galaxy, she was becoming the very thing she had sworn to destroy.