22 Kapitel Laufend The wheels of fate had been turning long before the Awakening.
a destiny sown in time,
on the day a tree took root,
on the day something was born.
And on that day, a stain was cast.
All he could do was look down on his creation...
and a single tear fell.
On that day, one, and only one, could hide this stain from the world.
And on that day, he did.
Yet the wheels of fate, stubborn as ever, did not stop turning.
Fate was already set in stone.
So on that day... what was hidden, stayed hidden.
But nothing....
nothing....
can stay buried forever.
-Unknown
Looking back, maybe it wasn't all that bad.
Sometimes I wonder if life would've been better if Eliza and I had never discovered the truth.
Maybe that's selfish.
But we might've been happier-
or at least, that's what I like to believe.
Magic is a mystery.
Even now, no one truly understands it.
It flows through the world, choosing its own vessels.
And once it touches you, it never lets go.
I wish that was all I had to tell you.
But my story is darker-
filled with mystery, sacrifice, and loss.
My name is Maddox.
And we should've never left the orphanage.
But what choice did we have?
