Aiden’s POVI feel the ground disappear beneath me.One moment, I’m standing at the edge of the portal, staring into the vast, swirling abyss. And the next... I’m falling. Falling into an endless chasm of blackness.My body spins, weightless, as if the very laws of gravity have abandoned me. My heart races in my chest, but my breaths feel shallow, choked by the darkness that surrounds me. The void is suffocating, and yet it’s almost... alive.I hear it. Whispers. Soft at first, like a distant murmur, but growing louder with each passing second.You do not belong here.The voice is cold, distant, like a thousand shadows speaking in unison. And yet, there’s something personal about it. Something familiar.I don’t understand. I try to focus, but the more I do, the less I can hold onto. My thoughts are slipping away from me, like sand through my fingers. My memories, my purpose, everything—dissolving into the void.This is how it ends.The thought slithers into my mind, and for a moment,

Aiden’s POVI stare around, my heart racing in my chest as my feet sink into the ground, the earth beneath me pulsing with an energy that doesn’t feel… real. It’s as though the world itself is breathing, an unsteady rhythm that’s out of sync with everything I know.Mila stands beside me, her hand still gripping mine, but I can feel the tremble in her fingers. She’s scared. No, we’re scared. I can feel it in the air. The sky above us is an ever-changing void—a swirling, shifting mass of black and grey that never settles, never finds peace. It feels like we’re in a place suspended between moments, caught in the space between breaths.“Where… where are we?” Mila’s voice trembles, barely a whisper, as though even speaking too loud might disturb the fragile fabric of this place.I glance at her, clenching my jaw. I want to tell her something reassuring, but the truth is—I'm just as lost as she is. I’ve never felt anything like this. It’s like we’ve stepped off the map into a world that sho

Aiden’s POVThe world around us begins to shift in a way that feels unnatural. It's like time itself is cracking, splitting into pieces, and falling away like dust. The very air seems to warp, bending in impossible ways as if the universe is fighting to keep its shape. And yet, it's crumbling beneath our feet.I watch in horror as Mila gasps beside me, her hand trembling. The skin of her fingers fades, becoming translucent, as though her very existence is dissolving before my eyes. I reach out to grab her, to stop this from happening, but when I try to hold her, my fingers slip through empty space. My grip is useless, and my heart hammers in my chest."Mila!" I cry out, panic rising in my throat. But it's no use. She's fading. Disappearing.Her eyes meet mine, wide with fear, but there's nothing I can do to pull her back. "Aiden..." Her voice is barely a whisper, but it's enough to send a jolt of electricity through my veins. "Aiden, what’s happening?""I—I don't know!" I shout, despe

Aiden’s POVI can feel it. The weight of my past, the tug of everything I’ve ever known, all of it slipping further away with every passing second. I don’t belong here. I’ve been erased, swept from existence like a forgotten dream. But something is different now. Something... is shifting.I stand on the same street I saw Mila walk down—where I first met her, where our story began. But now, the world is a pale reflection, a shattered version of the truth. The air feels thick, suffocating, as if reality itself is breaking apart.I watch the crowds move, but they’re not real. They’re just echoes, fragments of a time that’s never meant to exist. I’m a shadow among them, unseen, unheard, like I’m fading faster with every second that passes. There’s no warmth in the air, no heartbeat, no pulse of life. It’s like everything that was once bright and vibrant has been muted into nothingness.I try to take a step forward, but my feet don’t feel solid beneath me. It’s like walking on the edge of

Aiden’s POVI can feel him before I see him. The air thickens, heavy with the weight of his presence. It's like the very fabric of reality is pulling taut, every fiber of existence bending in his direction.The Architect.I knew he'd come for me. I knew he'd do everything in his power to erase me, to make sure I stayed nothing more than a fading echo of a past that never truly existed. But there's something else now. Something different in the way the world shudders. It’s like he’s not just coming for me anymore. He’s coming for us both. Mila and me.I glance at her—at Mila—her face a mirror of everything I’ve fought for. Her eyes are wide, fear and determination locked in place. But she doesn’t look away. Not now. Not ever.“We’re not done yet, Aiden,” she says, her voice steady despite the chaos swirling around us. “We have to finish this. Together.”I want to hold her, want to take her hand and make all of this go away. I want to wrap her in the safety of our love, the love that’s