Chapter 32: The Child at the Edge of Time

At the boundary of the last realm, Wang Chung found a girl—lost, frightened, and glowing with an odd energy.

She had no name. No memory. Only a pendant made from a seed of the Heart Tree.

He took her in, raising her in secret, teaching her of kindness, balance, restraint.

She called him "Uncle Flame."

As the years passed, she grew powerful—stronger even than he had been. But unlike the past, she did not hunger for glory.

She hungered for connection.

And slowly, Wang Chung began to believe that maybe… this was Meilan's last gift. A rebirth not of body, but of purpose.

But deep within, he felt his own flame begin to dim.