Final Preparations
Laughter rang around the world.
Est, Myria, Kisho. Amyla. Even Kai was laughing.
Light sparkled across the night sky, a million bright lights burning through the cosmos just to end the shadows.
Small swirls of clouds dotted the sky, so small they could be confused as little wisps of smoke. The people were lying on their backs, gazing at the stars as they heard animals playing nearby.
The scene was perfect, serene.
And then it fell under the watchful eye of a Baku.
Whatever that was.
At some point, Kisho turned to his long-lost brother, love glistening in his eyes as silent, formless tears formed.
Kai was far too busy looking at the dark night sky to notice.
Somewhere out there, he knew Ghal was still out there. The beast.
As if he feared his life being ripped from him again, Kai couldn't help but keep his eyes fixated on the sky.
A sky without a moon, without stars.
A perfect, empty, dark sky.
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