Fractures of the Heart

The air was thick with the scent of ozone and burnt memories. Around them, the remnants of shattered timelines shimmered like ghosts, flickering in and out of existence—lost echoes of what could have been.

Kael's breath came in ragged gasps as he leaned against a fractured pillar of time, his body bruised but his spirit unyielding. Aeris knelt beside him, her hands glowing faintly, weaving threads of healing light into the wounds that marred his skin.

Their eyes met—an unspoken confession swirling between them, fragile as the broken world around them.

"I thought… I could protect you," Kael murmured, voice thick with regret. "But every choice feels like it's tearing us apart."

Aeris's fingers lingered on his cheek, warm and steady. "We're fractured, yes. But not broken. Not yet."

Behind them, the battlefield roared with renewed chaos. Vaelen's laughter echoed, sharp and cold—a reminder that the war was far from over.

Kael's gaze hardened. "No more running. No more hiding in the shadows of what once was. If we fall… we fall together."

She smiled, a spark of defiance lighting her eyes. "Then let's make sure our fall shakes the foundations of fate itself."

As the fractured threads of time twisted wildly around them, the lovers stood—scarred but resolute—ready to face the storm that threatened to consume everything.

The heart of the Rift pulsed beneath their feet, a dangerous rhythm echoing the fracture growing within.

Can love mend what time has torn asunder? Or will the fractures of their hearts be the final blow?