Chapter 65: The World That Wrote Her Back

Something strange happened the next morning.

The world began… writing Liss into things.

A prayer at a distant temple included her name. A star chart showed her constellation. A bard sang a song she hadn't taught anyone.

She walked through a town—rebuilt, half-real—and a child handed her a flower.

"For the memory lady," they said.

Liss froze.

Thessaly squeezed her hand.

"You're being remembered."

"I don't know if I want that."

"Too late," Naia grinned. "You're officially lore."

Elyse laughed.

And somewhere in the deep,

a new story began to hum.

Because the world had seen her.

And it had decided—

Liss Hoshino was real.