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"What does it feel like to be a shadow?"

People say it's bondage — the absence of light, of freedom. But what is freedom, really?
The ability to choose whatever you want?
Or... just a beautiful illusion masking the void?"

Strange question, I know.
But you'll understand soon enough.

Because my lives?
They've always been a little... enlightening.

— Kaiser

Shadowborne Ascension

In the deceased Star Lord's throne room...

Hazel stirred awake in pain as her vision slowly cleared— revealing the others sprawled on the ground, seemingly asleep.

Groggily, she stood up with a frown on her face.

"We lost? What did I even expect?" She muttered as her hand covered her face in regret.

Although faint and strained, she could tell that the others were still alive. Suddenly, something at the corner of the room caught her attention.

It was the breastplate of a white armor. The left side was crushed, as if cut open by brute force. Also, on it was a dried pool of red blood.

'Isn't that the Star Lord's armor? Crushed and stained with blood. Is he really dead or it's just a staged death?'

Her brows furrowed in worry as her mind went overdrive, trying to think of the most plausible reason this happened.

Signing a Contract