Luna Reborn

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saw Morgan's wet clothes and brought her a blanket. Thorne sat by the fire. His eyes stayed on a scroll. He looked worried. Morgan sat beside him. She told them everything-about the mirror, the shadow, and what it said. Kaya didn't blink. She said something strange. "I've seen that mirror before." I turned to her. "You what?" Kaya stood up and walked to the back wall of the hall. She pointed at a stone. She said when she was small, her mother took her deep into the forest to a secret place. There was a mirror just like that one. Her mother called it the 'Other Door.' Morgan stood slowly. "What did it do?" Kaya looked scared now. She said her mother never let her touch it. She only watched from far away. But one day, her mother went too close. And never came back. Morgan and I looked at each other. I felt cold inside. Kaya's mother had vanished. Through the mirror. Thorne rolled up the scroll and stood. He said there was something else-something he saw in the markings. Five doors. Not just one. Five mirrors. One for each direction. One for each shadow. One was now open. And four more were waking up. Morgan said we had to stop them. We had to close the first door. Fast. We didn't know how. But we had to try. That night, we stayed in the stone hall. No one slept. The fire stayed lit. I kept watch with Thorne. Morgan rested, but I could se

she whispered. "I can feel her. But it's like she's locked deep inside." I clenched my fists. This wasn't just about breaking bonds anymore. This was war. Lyric had taken Elira's body. She wasn't hiding now. She was here, sitting in the old white house like she belonged. And she smiled. Slow and wide. Then she stood. She moved like water-smooth, too quiet. She looked at Morgan, then at me. "I don't want to hurt you," she said in Elira's voice. But the words felt like glass. She stepped forward. We didn't move. Morgan whispered to me, "Don't fight. Not yet." I nodded once. Lyric looked between us. Her eyes didn't blink. Then she said something that made my blood run cold. "She was too weak," Lyric said. "But you-Morgan-you were strong enough to hold me. That's why I was made from you." Morgan stiffened. I felt her heartbeat change beside me. Lyric smiled again. "But she opened the door. Not you. Elira broke the first rule. She gave her power to you. That was all I needed." I didn't know what she meant. But Morgan did. She stepped forward. Her voice shook. "You were never meant to be real." Lyric tilted her head. "No," she sa