The storm had passed.Not in ash.Not in ruin.
But in rainlight.
š The World Begins to Heal
Across the earth, things shiftānot by force, but by remembrance.
Trees bloom where shadow once whispered.
Rivers run backward, only long enough to remember where they began.
Stones sing softly, recalling the hands that first shaped them.
The world doesn't start over.
It wakes up.
šÆļø The People Remember
Those once twisted by the Veilā¦
ā¦open their eyes.
ā¦fall to their knees.
ā¦weep without knowing why.
Because somewhere deep within them, something says:
"You are still loved."
š The Host Withdraws
The angels rise like starlight returning to the sky.
The dragons lift their wings, bodies shimmering with the breath of creation.
They don't vanish.
They return home.
To the place where their names are kept safe.
š§ The Flamebearers Walk the Bridge Again
But this time, they do not walk alone.
They walk with Elarion.
Lioren follows behindānot as the Veil.
But as one of them.
He says nothing.But his steps are steady.
And the light around him no longer burnsā
It belongs.
š The Kingdom Opens
And there it is.
The Kingdom of Divine.
Not golden.Not glittering.
But glowing with the peace that only comes from knowing you are home.
The gates open, not with fanfareā¦But with familiarity.
Because this was always theirs.
š The Flamebearers Enter
Kael places his journal on the gate, leaving it behind.
"The story's told," he says."Now it can live."
Seren releases the last arrow from her quiver into the sky.
"For the one who waited."
Vaelrix lifts his sword and plants it into the earthā
"I don't need to fight anymore," he says."I just need to be."
Alari takes Lioren's hand.
And togetherā¦ they cross into the Kingdom.