Chapter 43

Chapter 43: The Prophecy That Bled

(Continuing from Chapter 42 — Selene awakens changed, marked by a prophecy even the gods buried. Valerian faces the truth he's hidden, and the war begins anew—not against a beast, but against fate itself.)

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The first thing Selene saw was not the world—it was herself.

A reflection.

Suspended in a veil of shattered starlight, her body floated between planes, unanchored, wrapped in glowing ribbons of moonlight and shadow. But it wasn't just her body. Something had changed.

Something was growing inside her.

And it wasn't just life.

It was legacy.

A voice echoed from the veil:

> "You carry what the stars feared.

The omega who bears both fate and flame."

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Valerian held her when she fell from the sky.

She collapsed into his arms, not with weakness—but weight. Her body was heavier than before, not physically—but destined.

"Selene," he whispered, pushing the hair from her face. "You've been marked."

She opened her eyes.

No longer silver.

They glowed violet and deep scarlet—two opposing powers merged into one.

"The prophecy," she said softly, her voice trembling. "It's not about the Beast… or even Morgala."

Valerian froze.

Selene looked at him.

"It's about us."

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Centuries Ago…

In the Forbidden Temple of the Weavers, a scroll was written in the blood of gods.

> "When the cursed king meets the blood-bound moon,

the world shall fracture under two hearts too true."

"The child they birth shall not be born—

but become the thread from which all future is torn."

The scroll was buried.

Hidden.

Because it didn't speak of salvation.

It spoke of undoing fate itself.

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Now…

Morgala's ravens circled the shattered realm, screaming into the skies.

"She's changed," the goddess spat. "She chose him."

Her hands trembled as she pulled the mirror closer.

"She chose wrong."

The Shadowborn tilted his head. "You're afraid."

"Not afraid," Morgala hissed. "Angry. Because I was her once."

He blinked. "You were the omega?"

"I was the first," she snarled. "Before they rewrote the prophecy. Before they erased my name from the stars."

Morgala turned toward the altar of bone and starlight.

"It's time the gods remembered."

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Meanwhile, in the ruins of the Night Court…

Cassian stood over the seal stone.

It pulsed with blood.

Behind him, the priestess dropped her staff. "It's starting."

"What is?" he asked.

She looked up, eyes white with prophecy.

"The unraveling."

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Back in the veil realm…

Selene stood barefoot before the mirrored pool.

The surface rippled, showing her flashes:

Her own body, glowing from within.

Valerian, cloaked in starlight and fury, standing alone.

A throne made of bone and roses.

And… a cradle.

Empty.

Then full.

Then… cracked in half.

She gasped.

"What is this?"

Valerian appeared behind her. "A glimpse. Of what may come."

Selene turned, tears in her eyes. "Am I pregnant?"

Valerian's eyes darkened.

"It's not just a child," he said slowly. "It's a convergence. You were chosen to carry what they tried to destroy long ago."

"Why me?"

He took her hand, pressed it to his chest. "Because you're the only one who can survive it."

Selene blinked. "What if I can't?"

Valerian leaned in, lips at her ear.

"Then I'll tear down heaven and hell to bring you back."

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That Night, As They Returned to the Mortal Realm…

The skies were not as they left them.

The moons were red.

The stars dimmed.

And across the land, wolves howled.

Not in rage.

But in fear.

Because the bloodline had awakened.

And prophecy had been reborn.

Not in scrolls.

Not in temples.

But inside her.

Selene placed a hand over her womb.

And the world trembled.

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To be continued in Chapter 44...

💛 We're getting to the soul of it now—destiny, bloodlines, war, and their unborn secrets