*Chapter 30: The Turning Thread(part 2)
The Vault began to hum. The Compass pulsed with a strange rhythm, faster now — not chaotic, but *urgent*.
Lyra returned, her eyes filled with knowing. "There's a path forming. A new future."
Theo looked up. "A future without Seris?"
She shook her head. "A future without any guide. No light. No dark. Just us."
Jace crossed his arms. "So what, we're supposed to lead now?"
"The threads are no longer tangled," Lyra said. "But they're still vulnerable. Someone has to weave them forward."
Theo stood, steady now. "Then we become the weavers."
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Days passed. The world outside the Vault slowly healed.
Villages rebuilt, the sky cleared, and the storm of collapsing time had vanished. People began to believe in the flow of days again.
But within the heart of the Vault, Theo trained. The Compass responded to his will, not out of fear — but trust.
He was no longer rewriting the past. He was shaping the future.
One thread at a time.
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On a quiet morning, Nyra stood beside him, watching a new map form in the air.
"What are you creating now?" she asked.
He smiled. "A way forward. Not just for us — for everyone."
She leaned on his shoulder. "Does it scare you?"