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Years passed, but time had a different effect on Xenovia. Ascendant noticed that her face had started to wrinkle, while Xayax looked as young as ever. One evening she asked:
*"Your age... why do you never grow old?"*
Xayax ran his fingers through her hair, *"Our bodies interact with time differently. But now you do..."* He pulled out an injection-like device, *"If you want, you can have a long life like me."*
**Chapter 14: The Conflict of the Heart**
Ascendant wondered - did she want to stay young forever? Her loved ones on Earth would grow old and leave. Tears welled up in her eyes.
*"I want to live every moment with you,"* she said, *"but I can't give up my humanity."*
Zayax explained to her - *"We will find a new way. Your aging will slow down, but it won't stop. You will walk with me, but you won't lose the essence of your being."*
**Chapter 15: The New Dance of Time**
In the end, Arohi chose a balanced option. Xenovia's technology slowed her aging, but it didn't make her completely immortal. Now she went to Earth every year to meet her family.
When her daughter (whom she had adopted on Earth) grew old, Arohi still looked young. It was a difficult day when she had to say a final farewell to her daughter.
*"Mom, I'm happy,"* the old daughter said, *"you gave me the love of two worlds."*
**Chapter 16: The Infinite Journey**
Now Arohi and Zyax travel across galaxies. Sometimes they return to Earth to help humanity, sometimes they set out in search of new planets.
Even today, if a girl sitting on the roof of a village sees two special twinkling lights among the stars, then she should know that they are Aarohi and Zyax, who are writing the eternal story of love while swimming in the ocean of time.