Leon stood alone beneath a broken sky, a place where no stars shone, where the heavens did not reach.
The battle was over.
The world had moved on.
But something inside him refused to heal.
He had never known what true emptiness felt like—until she was gone.
And now, for the first time, he questioned his purpose.
The Forbidden Vision
The celestial halls were silent that night. Even the whispers of the divine had grown quiet.
Leon had spent five years fighting, searching, hoping, but now…
Now he stood before the Celestial Gate of Forbidden Knowledge.
It was a place no angel was meant to enter.
A place that held truths too dangerous to know.
"Do not do this, Leon."
Leon turned.
Standing behind him was Archangel Raziel, the keeper of divine records.
"Some truths are not meant to be found." Raziel's voice was calm, but his golden eyes burned with warning. "If you seek what is hidden, you may never return the same."
Leon clenched his fists. "Then so be it."
And he stepped through.
A Glimpse of a Future Unknown
The moment Leon crossed the threshold, his entire body burned.
A thousand images flashed before his eyes—cities he had never seen, faces he did not know, a voice calling out to him… but not his name.
It was her.
But it wasn't.
The final vision pierced through his soul—
A girl.
Sitting by a piano.
Playing a melody that was not of this world.
Her eyes were familiar.
But her name…
Was not Eleana.
And then, everything collapsed.
Leon fell backward, gasping as Raziel's hands gripped his shoulders.
"Now you see," Raziel whispered. "She is lost in time, beyond your reach."
"You cannot find her."
"You cannot save her."
"Because this time, she is meant to live without you."
Leon's heart thundered in his chest. No.
He refused to accept that.
Because somewhere in the world, she was out there.
And he would find her.
Even if it meant defying the Heavens themselves.
Victor's Descent into Darkness
On the opposite side of existence, Victor walked into the abyss.
He had spent years growing stronger, trying to silence the feeling in his chest.
But nothing worked.
No war.
No conquest.
No power.
Because the one thing he wanted was gone.
And then, in the dead of night, a shadow approached.
A hooded figure, cloaked in celestial darkness.
"You seek her."
Victor froze.
The figure did not move. Its face was unseen, but its voice…
It knew him.
"She is hidden."
"She is lost."
"But there is a way to bring her back to you."
Victor's breath slowed. "How?"
The figure finally lifted its head.
And for the first time in his life, Victor felt fear.
"Break the cycle."
"Break the balance."
"And she will return to you."
As Leon defied the heavens and Victor stood on the edge of darkness, neither of them realized the game had already begun.
Because fate had already chosen its path.
And soon, they would both face the ultimate choice.
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