Not Vanished: A Mother's Return

Not Vanished: A Mother's Return

Olivia

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I was Ava, a revered River Guardian, brimming with vibrant life. I found Marcus, a broken Stone Breaker, and poured my essence into saving him. I healed his wounds and shared my lineage's lore, empowering him to become the Apex he yearned to be. He swore eternal love. But my selfless devotion was repaid with chilling betrayal by his new partner, Chloe. They conspired, stripping me of influence and then, brutally, my life. I didn' t vanish; I died, murdered by their ambition. My Heart Spring dissolved, merging with my infant son Liam' s life current to save him. For ten agonizing years, I remained a helpless spirit, haunting my preserved body and watching Liam suffer. Gaunt and scarred, he bore Marcus's cruelty. Now Marcus, the cruel Apex, returned, demanding my Heart Spring for Chloe' s child. He taunted Liam, then bound him to a pyre, lighting the Breaker' s Fire. He aimed to force me, a spectral memory, to reveal myself or watch our son burn. How could the man I empowered, the father of our son, be capable of such chilling depravity? He sought to burn away the last vestige of my existence. But as unnatural flames licked Liam' s feet, a transformation began. His muted life current exploded into a radiant emerald glow. The true power of the Grove Heart I passed to him shimmered. Liam, no longer a wilting fern, but a powerful sapling, rose from the pyre unharmed. He stood ready to unveil all hidden truths and challenge the Apex who thought he had triumphed.

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I was Ava, a revered River Guardian, brimming with vibrant life.

I found Marcus, a broken Stone Breaker, and poured my essence into saving him.

I healed his wounds and shared my lineage's lore, empowering him to become the Apex he yearned to be.

He swore eternal love.

But my selfless devotion was repaid with chilling betrayal by his new partner, Chloe.

They conspired, stripping me of influence and then, brutally, my life.

I didn' t vanish; I died, murdered by their ambition.

My Heart Spring dissolved, merging with my infant son Liam' s life current to save him.

For ten agonizing years, I remained a helpless spirit, haunting my preserved body and watching Liam suffer.

Gaunt and scarred, he bore Marcus's cruelty.

Now Marcus, the cruel Apex, returned, demanding my Heart Spring for Chloe' s child.

He taunted Liam, then bound him to a pyre, lighting the Breaker' s Fire.

He aimed to force me, a spectral memory, to reveal myself or watch our son burn.

How could the man I empowered, the father of our son, be capable of such chilling depravity?

He sought to burn away the last vestige of my existence.

But as unnatural flames licked Liam' s feet, a transformation began.

His muted life current exploded into a radiant emerald glow.

The true power of the Grove Heart I passed to him shimmered.

Liam, no longer a wilting fern, but a powerful sapling, rose from the pyre unharmed.

He stood ready to unveil all hidden truths and challenge the Apex who thought he had triumphed.

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