Fragments of Dawn

The revelation hung over them like a storm cloud, heavy and unrelenting. The Moon had never been just a celestial body, never just the natural satellite of Earth. It had been something more—a prison, a containment, a seal that had kept something far worse at bay. And now, with its destruction and gradual reformation, that balance had been irrevocably shattered.

Kai felt the weight of the truth pressing against his thoughts, each piece of the puzzle falling into place in ways that he had never even considered before. He had spent so long focused on survival, on understanding the fragments and the powers they had unlocked, that he had failed to ask the most important question of all: What had the Moon been holding back?@@novelbin@@

The figure before them, clad in robes of shifting stardust, stood motionless, as if waiting for them to truly grasp the enormity of the situation. The pulsating energy radiating from the sky above had begun to shift, no longer just a beacon of unnatural light but something more—a presence, vast and unseen, watching from the heavens.

Juno was the first to break the silence, her voice filled with something Kai rarely heard from her: unease. "So, let me get this straight. The Moon wasn’t just a rock floating in space. It was a prison. And now that it’s broken, something inside it is waking up?"

The robed figure inclined its head ever so slightly. "The cycle is broken. That which was bound now stirs. And with its return, the age of man will be tested once more."