...“The first time I died… no one noticed.”...

...Finn’s voice was calm. Too calm for someone who had just watched the world end....

...The sky above Ashbourne had turned into something unnatural—dark, heavy, like it was collapsing in on itself. A ring of black swallowed the sun slowly, leaving behind a faint, burning outline....

...An eclipse....

...But not a normal one....

...This one felt… alive....

...Finn stood in the middle of an empty road, his chest rising and falling unevenly. His hands trembled—not from fear, but from something far worse....

...Exhaustion....

...He looked down at them. They were shaking again....

...“Not again…” he whispered....

...A loud crack split the air....

...Somewhere behind him, glass shattered....

...A scream followed....

...Finn closed his eyes....

...He already knew who it was....

...Rowan....

...Of course it was Rowan....

...It was always Rowan....

...Finn turned slowly, like he was forcing himself to relive a nightmare he had already memorized....

...There, across the street, Rowan collapsed to his knees....

...Blood....

...Too much blood....

...It stained his shirt, his hands, the ground beneath him....

...“No…” Finn’s voice broke—but only slightly....

...Because this wasn’t new....

...Nothing about this was new....

...Rowan looked up, his eyes searching, confused… scared....

...“Finn…?” he whispered....

...That one word hit harder than anything else....

...Finn took a step forward....

...Then another....

...But his feet felt heavy. Like the world was pulling him back, refusing to let him reach him in time....

...Just like always....

...“I tried,” Finn muttered under his breath. “I tried this time…”...

...But it didn’t matter....

...It never did....

...Behind Rowan, electricity sparked violently through the air....

...Sienna....

...Her powers were out of control again....

...Lightning struck the ground beside her, cracking the pavement open. She was screaming, her body shaking, her eyes glowing with something unstable—something dangerous....

...“I can’t stop it!” she cried....

...Jaxon was holding her shoulders, trying to steady her—but even he looked panicked....

...“Elara, stay back!” he shouted....

...Too late....

...Elara was already in the air, hovering, her expression filled with fear as she looked between all of them....

...“What’s happening?” she asked, her voice trembling....

...Dorian stood at a distance, silent as always....

...Watching....

...He always watched....

...And that was the problem....

...He knew something....

...Finn knew he did....

...But every time Finn tried to change things… to stop this moment…...

...Something shifted....

...Something broke....

...And they ended up here....

...Again....

...Rowan coughed, blood spilling from his lips....

...Finn’s chest tightened....

...This was the part he hated the most....

...The moment where he had to choose....

...Again....

...Save him…...

...Or fix everything else....

...Because he couldn’t do both....

...He never could....

...Finn clenched his fists....

...Time slowed around him....

...The air stilled....

...The screams faded into silence....

...Everything froze....

...Except him....

...Finn walked forward, his footsteps echoing in the unnatural stillness....

...He stopped in front of Rowan....

...Up close, it was worse....

...Rowan looked so… fragile....

...So human....

...Finn reached out—but his hand stopped just inches away from his face....

...His fingers trembled....

...“I can fix this,” he whispered....

...He had said those words so many times before....

...And every single time…...

...They turned into a lie....

...Finn shut his eyes tightly....

...Think....

...Think....

...There had to be a way....

...There had to be a version of this where no one died....

...Where Rowan survived....

...Where everything didn’t fall apart....

...Right?...

...Right…?...

...His breathing became uneven....

...No....

...He already knew the answer....

...There wasn’t one....

...Because in every timeline…...

...Something had to break....

...And it was always him....

...Finn exhaled slowly....

...Then—...

...He snapped his fingers....

...Time shattered....

...Everything around him twisted violently, like reality itself was being ripped apart....

...The sky rewound....

...The eclipse reversed....

...The blood disappeared....

...The screams echoed backward....

...And Rowan—...

...Rowan stood up again....

...Alive....

...Unhurt....

...Unaware....

...Finn opened his eyes....

...Everything was normal again....

...Peaceful....

...Like nothing had happened....

...Like none of it was real....

...But Finn knew better....

...Because he remembered....

...He always remembered....

...He looked at Rowan from a distance....

...Laughing....

...Alive....

...Safe....

...Finn smiled faintly....

...A broken, tired smile....

...“Yeah…” he whispered....

...“I fixed it.”...

...But his voice didn’t sound convinced....

...Because deep down—...

...He knew....

...This wasn’t over....

...It never was....

...And next time…...

...He might not be able to fix it again....

...(Which is ironic… because everything is about to start 😏)...

...Ashbourne looked normal....

...Too normal....

...The kind of normal that felt staged—like a scene in a movie just before everything goes wrong....

...The sun was out. The streets were calm. People moved like they always did, unaware that something invisible had already begun to crack....

...And in the middle of it all—...

...Rowan sat alone....

...The school rooftop was quiet, just the way he liked it. The wind brushed past him gently, carrying distant sounds of laughter from below....

...He didn’t join them....

...He never did....

...Instead, he stared at his hands....

...There was nothing special about them....

...No glow. No marks. No sign of anything unusual....

...And yet…...

...Rowan clenched his fingers slowly....

...Something felt off....

...Not wrong....

...Just… unfamiliar....

...Like waking up from a dream you couldn’t remember—but your chest still felt heavy....

...“Why do I feel like I forgot something… important?”...

...“Because you did.”...

...Rowan froze....

...That voice—...

...He turned quickly....

...Finn leaned casually against the rooftop door, arms crossed, like he had been there for a while....

...Watching....

...“How long have you been standing there?” Rowan asked....

...Finn shrugged. “Long enough.”...

...There was something strange about the way he said it....

...Too calm....

...Too certain....

...Rowan frowned. “Do you always talk like you know things no one else does?”...

...Finn smirked slightly. “Do you always ask questions you don’t want answers to?”...

...Rowan rolled his eyes. “You’re annoying.”...

...“And yet you’re still talking to me.”...

...That earned a small, reluctant smile....

...For a moment, everything felt normal again....

...But it didn’t last....

...Because Finn was still looking at him like—...

...Like he was afraid of something....

...Or worse....

...Like he already knew what was coming....

...Down in the hallway, chaos hit without warning....

...A sudden spark—...

...Then another—...

...And suddenly—...

...BOOM....

...Electricity burst from the lights above, flickering violently....

...Students screamed as the power surged out of control....

...“What the hell?!” someone shouted....

...In the middle of it stood Sienna....

...Her hands trembled as sparks danced across her skin....

...“I didn’t— I didn’t do anything!” she panicked....

...But the electricity didn’t listen....

...It never did....

...“Hey! Relax!” Jaxon rushed toward her, grabbing her shoulders....

...Bad idea....

...The moment he touched her—...

...A surge of energy shot through him....

...But instead of falling back—...

...He didn’t move....

...He just… stood there....

...Unaffected....

...“What—?” Sienna stared at him....

...Jaxon blinked. Then slowly smirked....

...“…Okay. That’s new.”...

...Outside—...

...A girl screamed....

...Everyone looked up....

...Elara was in the air....

...Floating....

...Too high....

...“I— I can’t come down!” her voice shook with fear....

...The wind wrapped around her like it was holding her there....

...Like it wouldn’t let go....

...And across the street—...

...Dorian stood still....

...Watching everything unfold....

...His eyes narrowed slightly....

...Like he wasn’t surprised....

...Like this was expected....

...Like this was—...

...inevitable....

...Back on the rooftop—...

...Rowan felt it....

...A sharp pain in his chest....

...Sudden....

...Intense....

...He gasped, gripping his shirt tightly....

...“Rowan?” Finn stepped forward instantly....

...Something was wrong....

...Very wrong....

...Rowan stumbled—...

...And fell....

...Finn caught him before he hit the ground....

...“Hey—hey, look at me,” Finn said quickly, his voice losing its calm for the first time....

...Rowan’s breathing was uneven....

...Pain spread through his body like something was breaking inside him....

...“I don’t— feel right…” he whispered....

...Finn’s hands trembled slightly....

...Not again....

...Not this soon....

...His eyes darted around, like he was searching for something invisible....

...For a solution that didn’t exist....

...“…Finn…”...

...Rowan’s grip on his shirt tightened....

...And then—...

...It stopped....

...Silence....

...Rowan went still....

...Too still....

...Finn’s heart dropped....

...“No.”...

...Not here....

...Not now....

...Not like this....

...Finn’s jaw clenched....

...His breathing slowed....

...Everything inside him shut down....

...Except one thing....

...Time....

...“…I told you,” he whispered quietly....

...“Not this time.”...

...And then—...

...He snapped....

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...What if your life has already happened… more than once?...

...And what if someone is suffering silently… just to keep you alive?...

...The eclipse has begun. 🌑...

...Six lives. Six powers. One truth waiting to destroy them all....

...But the real question is…...

...👉 Who will remember… when time resets again?...