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The Quiet Emblem
ISSUE #15
Author: Humera
The Quiet Emblem
Author: Humera
ISSUE #15
Final Chapter
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Chapter 15: The Last Color (Final Chapter

Silence.

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Even in the middle of chaos—

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silence.

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Liyana stared at the Core.

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The truth echoed inside her mind.

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The academy had experimented on her.

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Not by accident.

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Not by mistake.

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She had been connected to the system from the beginning.

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That was why she had no color.

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She was never meant to have one.

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She was meant to become one.

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The Core pulsed.

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Brighter.

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Brighter.

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Brighter.

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The entire chamber shook violently.

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Around them, officials continued to attack.

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Kael fought desperately.

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Caelum's shadows clashed against endless waves of silver.

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But neither battle mattered anymore.

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Everything depended on one choice.

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Liyana stepped forward.

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Toward the Core.

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A voice echoed from behind her.

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“Don't.”

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Caelum.

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For the first time—

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his voice sounded human again.

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“If you connect to it fully, you'll disappear.”

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Liyana smiled sadly.

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“I know.”

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The chamber fell silent.

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Even the Core seemed to pause.

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Kael took a step forward.

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“There has to be another way.”

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Liyana looked at him.

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Then shook her head.

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“No.”

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A tear rolled down her cheek.

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“Not this time.”

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The students above.

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The erased children.

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The academy.

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The lies.

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Everything had led here.

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Slowly—

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she placed her hand against the Core.

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The reaction was immediate.

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Light exploded across the chamber.

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Not red.

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Not blue.

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Not gold.

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A new color.

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A color no one had ever seen before.

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Pure.

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Bright.

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Endless.

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The Last Color.

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The Core opened.

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Memories flooded outward.

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Every erased student.

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Every hidden truth.

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Every forgotten life.

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Nothing remained hidden anymore.

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The system began to crumble.

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Not violently.

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Peacefully.

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Like a long nightmare finally ending.

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The officials stopped moving.

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Their silver coats faded.

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The alarms died.

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The academy grew quiet.

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For the first time in decades.

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Caelum stared at the light.

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The darkness around him weakened.

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Breaking apart.

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Fading.

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He looked at Liyana.

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And smiled.

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A real smile.

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“Thank you.”

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Then he disappeared.

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Not destroyed.

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Free.

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Kael shielded his eyes.

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“Liyana!”

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But the light was too strong now.

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The Core was dissolving.

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And so was she.

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Liyana felt no fear.

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Only peace.

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The students she had saved.

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The truth she had revealed.

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The future she had protected.

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It was enough.

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She looked at Kael one last time.

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“Make it better.”

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Those were her final words.

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Then—

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she was gone.

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The light vanished.

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The Core disappeared.

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And the system ended forever.

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Months later.

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The academy still stood.

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But it was different.

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No colors.

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No rankings.

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No categories.

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Students were free to choose their own paths.

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And in the center courtyard—

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a single statue stood.

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A girl in a plain black coat.

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No color.

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No symbol.

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Only a small inscription beneath it.

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*"She reminded us that people are more important than systems."*

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Every year, new students stopped to read those words.

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Most never knew the full story.

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But they all knew her name.

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Liyana.

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The girl with no color.

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The girl who changed everything.21Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEoOb8rPTI

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