Chapter 63: The Dawn of a New Era

Light flooded Orion's vision as he found himself standing in a place beyond time—a vast expanse of endless stars, untouched by fate.

Lyra and Seraphina were beside him, their wounds healed, their eyes filled with wonder. The Veiled Queen stood before him, no longer a ruler bound by duty, but a soul seeking redemption.

"You did it," Lyra whispered. "The cycle is broken."

Orion turned to the endless cosmos. He could feel the weight of the paradox fading, the threads of destiny unspooling, giving way to something new.

"Now, the real journey begins," he said.

A new universe stretched before them, unwritten and free.

And Orion, for the first time, was truly free as well.

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End of Book One: The Astral Paradox.