# **Chapter 6 — The Third Visit to Eclipsera**
I woke with a jolt—not from pain, but from confusion.
The dream was already slipping away.
I remembered starlight… a voice calling my name… a hand reaching out—
but the rest dissolved like mist.
Then reality hit me.
"I'M LATE—!"
I scrambled out of bed, grabbed my bag, and snatched a half-burnt toast from the kitchen counter.
Mom looked up from her tea with a teasing smirk.
"I thought I'd let you sleep. You were smiling so sweetly~"
She narrowed her eyes dramatically.
"Dreaming about a beautiful girl, hmm? I didn't want to interrupt your date."
"MOM—"
I choked on my toast, face burning.
She laughed, waving me off like a villain who'd landed a perfect hit.
I ran outside, grabbed my cycle, and pedaled for my life.
But the whole day… felt different.
Half of me sat in class, listening.
The other half was still in that dream.
Still in that endless night field.
Still hearing her voice.
By the time school ended, my mind was heavier than my bag.
I studied for four hours, and somewhere near 8 PM… I drifted.
---
I arrived there again.
For the **third time**.
She stood where the stars touched the earth—calm, gentle, familiar.
"Welcome back," she said, voice warm.
Then she flicked my forehead lightly.
"You little daydreamer. Focus this time."
Her tone… reminded me of Mom.
But softer.
Older.
Like she had watched me longer than anyone else.
I sat cross-legged, breathing slowly.
She placed her hand softly against my back.
"Breathe in… let the world come to you.
Not your thoughts."
I closed my eyes.
Silence.
Darkness.
No stars.
Then—
She **tickled the side of my neck**, just lightly.
I flinched and laughed before I could stop myself.
"You're thinking again," she said.
"But feeling comes first."
Her hands were warm.
Steady.
Like they belonged there.
I inhaled deeply—
held—
exhaled—
A faint cool sensation brushed my fingertips.
Like mist.
Like dew.
But just as I reached for it—
---
A line of **pure emptiness** split the sky.
Something **looked in**.
No body.
No voice.
Just hunger.
Her expression tightened—just a flicker.
"Ryn. Wake up."
"But—"
"No time."
She pushed me—
And Eclipsera shattered around us.
---
"Wake up, bro! Wake up!"
Mira was shaking me, cheeks puffed in frustration.
"You're sleeping SO well lately you forgot school twice!"
I groaned and flicked her forehead.
She yelped and pouted.
We ate.
We lived.
The day passed.
But my mind kept replaying that crack in the sky.
That thing… searching.
---
When the sun began to fall, I walked to the old bench beside the lake.
The world was quiet.
Air cool.
Water dark.
Sky painted violet.
I sat there, breathing slowly.
After a few minutes, footsteps approached.
Eron sat beside me, sweat still on his forehead from his evening run.
He didn't speak immediately—just breathed, calming his pulse.
We didn't need words.
Finally, he asked quietly:
"You look tired, Astro."
A weak laugh escaped me.
"Just… thinking."
He leaned back, watching the dimming sky.
"If you're changing," he said, "make sure it's in a direction you chose."
I looked at him.
He wasn't pushing.
He wasn't asking.
He was **trusting me.**
"…Tell Mom I'll be back late tonight," I said.
"I'm training with someone I trust."
He nodded once.
"No problem.
She'll tease you. Just be ready."
We sat together until the sun vanished completely.
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The facility provided a sealed room where asteroid fragments were embedded into the walls.
The air felt heavier—charged.
I stepped inside.
A soft *glow* pulsed in my pocket.
I reached in.
A small **asteroid shard**—the one that had turned dull days ago.
But now—
It was glowing.
No—
It was **floating**.
The air tightened.
The space in front of me **split open** like paper being torn.
A presence stepped through.
Dark.
Cold.
Watching.
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**To be continued.**
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