In moments, Apollo disappeared into the heavens, leaving only a faint shimmer in his wake. The Fletcher family stood there in silence, gazing at the empty sky, their hearts filled with a mixture of pride, sorrow, and hope.
"He'll be fine," Grandpa William said at last, his voice steady. "It's Apollo we are talking about; he can do miracles and make the impossible possible."
With that, the family began to turn back toward the castle, the spark of determination ignited by Apollo's parting driving them to continue growing stronger in his absence.
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The mysterious token within glowed brightly, and then Apollo landed softly in a vast, luminous city in a wide space filled with countless stars that seemed to stretch endlessly in all directions.