🌌 1. First Encounter – The Seer of Lumis
Lyra stood near a floating crystal fountain, her silver hair glowing under the neon lights of Lumis. Her pale eyes shimmered like starlight as Elias and Vex approached.
Lyra: "So… the lost prince finally walks the city of knowledge."
Elias froze.
Elias: "I think you've got the wrong guy."
Vex chuckled darkly.
Vex: "Careful, kid. That's Lyra of House Celestia. She doesn't guess. She sees."
Lyra tilted her head slightly.
Lyra: "You hide behind the name Blackwood… but your soul still answers to Nova."
Elias clenched his fists.
Elias: "If you know who I am… then tell me. What am I?"
She stepped closer, lowering her voice.
Lyra: "You are the echo of a fallen empire… and the spark of one yet to rise."
đź”® 2. Lyra Warns Him About Nova's Fall
They walked beneath glowing data-trees that projected constellations above them.
Elias: "Everyone keeps talking about this competition… Nova's Fall. What is it really?"
Lyra's expression darkened.
Lyra: "A masquerade of glory. A ritual dressed as sport."
Elias: "Ritual?"
Lyra: "Long ago, when Emperor Nova fell, the Houses swore to never allow such power to rise again. Nova's Fall was created to measure… and limit… those who show too much potential."
Vex growled softly.
Vex: "Meaning if you shine too bright, they'll want to own you… or erase you."
Lyra looked straight at Elias.
Lyra: "And you, Elias… shine like a dying star."
🌠3. Lyra Speaks of the Hidden Houses
They stopped at a balcony overlooking Lumis.
Lyra: "There are Houses you have not yet seen… hidden from history."
Elias: "Hidden how?"
She raised her hand, projecting holographic worlds.
Lyra:
"House Vulcan — on Ignis, where fire is law."
"House Nebula — on Tenebra, where shadows think."
"House Zephyros — on Aether, where the skies are ruled."
"House Evergreen — on Gaia, where life itself is weaponized."
"House Aquaris — on Oceana, where oceans remember."
Elias whispered:
Elias: "Why hide them?"
Lyra: "Because when Nova died… they chose silence over war."
Vex crossed his arms.
Vex: "And now silence is breaking."
🕯 4. Personal Moment – Lyra and Elias
Later, alone with him beneath the light of floating lanterns…
Lyra: "You are afraid."
Elias: "Wouldn't you be?"
She smiled faintly.
Lyra: "I was once."
Elias: "Once?"
Lyra: "Before I learned that destiny doesn't ask permission."
She placed two fingers against his forehead.
Lyra: "Your future fractures into many paths… but one truth remains."
Elias: "What truth?"
Lyra:
"You will either unite the Houses… or end them forever."