Kalo Renn can see the Hourglasses that control every person’s fate except his own, which leaks sand upward, breaking every rule of time. When a girl with no Hourglass claims she caused his flaw, Kalo is hunted by the Astrarium, a group determined to erase him from existence. To survive, Kalo must uncover why he was created… and decide whether his life is a mistake or the future’s last hope.

Kalo stood in the shattered observatory, hands pressed against the glowing sigils imprisoning him. His body trembled, sweat dripping as the Astrarium's gears ground violently overhead.


"Restrain him!""He's rewriting himself!""Kill the anomaly—before Nox returns!"


A black fissure tore open midair.Nox stumbled through — breathing hard, gaze wild and furious.


Nox collapsed to his knees, ripping free of the decaying world behind him. He was half-transparent — reality unsure whether it should accept him.


Kalo raced forward, ignoring the Seers completely.


Nox laughed breathlessly. "Would've been awkward if I didn't."


But his form kept flickering — fading.


"They tried to erase me. All the versions of me. The ones who lived… before you took my place."


"Nox…""…you deserved this life more than I did."


The mark on their hands pulsed — synchronizing.


The Astrarium's voice boomed — furious:


"One vessel only! One fate! That is the Law!"


Both Hourglasses — Kalo's cracked one and Nox's corrupted one — rose from their chests, spinning rapidly.


Sand poured between them.Not up. Not down.A loop.An infinite exchange.


The two boys clutched each other's arms as the Astrarium howled like a dying star.


Their souls collided — not merging, not erasing — coexisting.


Half light, half shadow.Half Kalo, half Nox.


The Seers fell to their knees, crying out:


"It's impossible—!""A Twin-Bearer has manifested!""They will unmake every fate!"


Then a whisper — not from the sky, but from inside every soul:


Chapter 25 - Chapter 25: “Two Souls, One Hourglass”