Light swallowed everything.
There was no floor.
No sky.
No sound.
Vivian floated in a white emptiness with no direction. Her body felt weightless, yet her chest ached unbearably. Every heartbeat felt hollow, echoing into nothing.
She could not feel Sebastian.
Not faintly. Not distantly. Not at all. The bond was gone.
Her hand pressed to her chest, as if she could force the connection back into existence. Nothing answered. No warmth. No echo. Only silence. Real, crushing silence.
"No… no… please…" her lips trembled, but the space swallowed the sound before it could exist.
Above her, a cold, absolute voice emerged.
"Separation confirmed."
Vivian froze, terror and disbelief twisting together.
The system continued.
"Resonance link terminated."
The last thread of light connecting them flickered… then vanished completely, leaving nothing but emptiness.
