...(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?...
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