By IMERPUS RELUR
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That night, as Kai meditated, the world slowed.
Then it stopped.
A ripple formed behind him.
She arrived barefoot, dressed in starlight and grief.
> "You always meet me second," she whispered.
Kai turned, stunned.
"NUNAVA."
> "Time is my body. You are the one who wrote its flow. You used to love me before you sealed me."
He lowered his eyes.
"I forgot."
> "But I didn't."
She touched his chest, and a spiral of seconds unraveled from his skin.
> [NUNAVA'S TIME MARK Acquired]
Passive: One word per day may undo one moment in time.
Then she kissed his forehead.
> "Use it for love. Not revenge."