Chapter 12: The Shattered Star

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Scene: Teri, sensing something amiss with Aether, approaches him as they walk through the celestial garden, where fragments of the shattered crystal remain carefully protected.

Teri: gently "Aether, you've been distant. I can see it in your eyes. There's something you're not telling us, isn't there?"

Aether: hesitant, looking away "I... I don't want to worry you. I thought after we saved Mother, the darkness would leave us, but... I still feel it, lingering inside me."

Teri: placing a comforting hand on his shoulder "Whatever darkness you feel, it's only a fragment. We'll face it together, just like we did with your mother."

But as they walk, a shard of the crystal pulses faintly, reacting to Aether's presence. Teri's expression darkens as he realizes that, in shattering the crystal, they may have unleashed a new threat.

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