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Chapter 36 - The Aftermath

(POV: Ren / Ema / Haru)

The chamber beneath the stage was silent. Faint threads of aura flickered, exhausted. Haru stirred, emerald light dimmed but stable. She had survived the first full completion—barely.

Ren clutched his violin. Crimson threads coiled gently around him, not as violent as before, but heavy with memory. "We did it… but at what cost?"

Ema's silver aura shimmered faintly. "We lost part of ourselves. The music doesn't just play… it changes you. I feel… different."

Haru nodded weakly. "It feels like someone else's memories are inside me now. But I'm alive."

Ren looked at her. "Then we survive. Together. And we find out why the academy wants this melody so badly."

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