A Mere Human: Vol. 2

Three years later, Astryx Lunaris has stopped trying to stand out.

He doesn't chase recognition anymore. He's accepted that he'll never be the spotlight, that some people will always look past him. But just because he's used to the silence doesn't mean it doesn't hurt.

Now studying in Fymire's Aethereon Crest Academy, Astryx keeps to himself. He does what he's asked to. Protects who he can. Talks when needed. But something inside him still aches every time he's dismissed.

Slowly, he learns to open up; this time, to people outside Seraphyne. He starts finding peace in routine, in shared meals, in small conversations, in letting others in.

But as Astryx steps away from the center of the prophecy, another steps closer.

Someone no one expected.
Not even the Eclipsars.
Not even fate itself.