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our collide in the shadows

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The story begins from the perspective of Lana, a mysterious young woman traveling with a suspicious but charming swan companion. Little is known about Lana’s past, and her guarded nature contrasts with the open and expressive Zai, a man she meets along the road. Though Zai appears mysterious, readers feel closer to him than to Lana because of his honesty. Together, they set out for the Eclipse Forest, a rumored safe haven from the Forces of Shadows. On their journey, they must pass through dangerous lands — the Shapeless Forest, Illusion Forest, and Water Forest — where they encounter allies. Sirene from the Water Forest and Zoey from the Illusion Forest join their group, offering knowledge and aid. Along the way, Lana and Zai’s relationship slowly deepens as they face inner conflicts and external threats, yet suspicion toward the Swan lingers. Their travels bring them to the Silent Kingdom, where they are jailed by its Queen. By helping her break a curse of silence caused by the Shadows, they earn her trust and form a powerful alliance. From here, the group continues making allies among other creatures, strengthening their cause. Romance blossoms between Lana and Zai, but trust is shaken when secrets about the Swan are revealed. The group is soon betrayed and captured by the Shadows, thrown into a massive cage designed to force them to fight one another. The Shadows use a device to corrupt their powers and drain their energy into their army. Despite betrayal and darkness, Lana, Zai, Sirene, and Zoey work together, unknowingly aided by Lana’s hidden parents, and manage to escape. This trial forces them to confront their fears and depend on each other more than ever. Eventually, Lana learns the truth about her real parents and the roots of her existence. Reaching the Eclipse Forest, they discover its protective barrier is collapsing. The forest is not the refuge they hoped for, but rather the place of their origin. Here, Lana and Zai uncover their destinies: Lana carries the Flame Spirit, while Zai carries the Swan Spirit, both descended from the ancient Eclipse Spirit. With their powers awakened and their bond renewed, they rally allies and the creatures of the Eclipse to face the Shadows in a final confrontation. Through unity, healing, and love, they defend the Eclipse Forest and accept their duty as its protectors, fulfilling the destiny that had been waiting for them all along.
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Chapter 1 - introducing Lana and swan

*In a forest .. with blue trees as if the fire burning me was washed away by their cold embrace.

I woke up my head hazy and my vision blurry

Swan : ughhh Lana stop writing we have to get ready to leave

*Well I used to guard a village in the middle of a forest with a few friends I hold dear but then we were attacked by this lands terror

"The shadows"

Befor I knew it I was unconscious and I woke up in a forest with blue trees unlike the red trees around that village

And when I woke up this swan was by my side .. things happened and now we are travelling together

Note: she is literally a swan and her name is also swan

Swan : do I have to poke your ears to make you listen to me! Hurry! I spotted a very small village behind this hill

Lana : village? You should have Said that earlier!

They went on their way and arrived at the village it was simple beautiful and the people were friendly

Lana let out a sigh of relief

" pheew the people here seem nice Unlike the last village where they tried to kill us am I right?" She chuckled

Swan rolled her eyes "don't jinx it"

Lana wrapped her arms around her tummy and said "let's get something to eat"

~they got kidnapped on the way~

" ugggh you had to say something!"

Swan groaned in annoyance

( Lana was in a blindfold her hands roped and swan was in a cage covered with a cloth)

they heard the sound of footsteps approaching them , then a sound of a sword being unsheathed!

Lana's felt her chest heavy , her breath caught , and her palms clenching getting ready to take action

Then—

Someone opened her blindfold!

Lana's eyes widened then she let out a

"Leon?.." she let out a breath of relief at the sight of a familiar face

"LEON!!… phew we're not gonna die"

Swan said from the the covered cage

Shaking its shackles

"Lana um… what's going on.."

Leon's eyes were sharp and serious : we're going to die if we don't get out of here quickly!

He opened Lana's rope and freed swan from the cage quickly by breaking the lock with his sword

He pulled Lana and held her hands and started running as fast as they can

The place they were kidnapped looks like a tunnel or maze , its dark and lighted by fire torches

After running and running they stopped to catch their breath

"it feels like we're going in circles" swan panted and gasped for air

Lana looked at Leon for answers

"who are these people?"

"there's no time to explain we have to hurry" he brushed it off

Then they heard sounds of a lot of footsteps running towards them

"DONT LET THEM GET AWAY!"

Their eyes widened and their breath caught up again

"Why don't we just fight back" Lana said getting ready to fight

But then Leon tightened his grip on her wrist and started running again not giving her a chance to

They ran very fast! Swan was falling behind

They reached a dead end

They looked behind them

Lana : wait.. where's swan?

The sound of kidnappers was getting close.Fire torches lighting the tunnel walls As they were getting closer and closer

Lana and zai eyes widened

They both reached for their weapons

Then—

BOOM! An explosion

The sound of screams of the kidnappers spreader across the place and the walls shaking

Lana : SWAN!!! (She shouted)

She was about rush to the sound to find swan but Leon grabbed her wrist

And stopped her briefly until the sound of explosion settled ..

It got quiet ..

They ran back to look for swan

And saw her standing unharmed

There was rubble and broken wall around her And a giant hole was open from the ceiling because of the explosion

Surprisingly … there was no one there?

No bodies lying in the ground..?

Swan : umm guys I think we found our exit

Lana released a sigh of relief