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Chapter 243 - CHAPTER 243: DISPOSED QUEEN

Rebecca felt an overwhelming force descend upon her—a foreign, suffocating weight that pressed against her soul, stifling her power with a gentleness that belied its might. It was not violent, but absolute. She tried to move, to summon her strength, but it was like trying to resist the pressure of the deep ocean.

"Who are you?" she demanded, her voice taut with confusion and alarm. The very idea of someone suppressing her so easily was absurd. Only the Universe Ender—her mentor, had ever subdued her without effort. And yet, this presence was unfamiliar. That alone chilled her to the core. In a newborn universe like hers, beings of this caliber simply weren't supposed to exist.

"Do not be frightened, child," came a serene, ethereal voice that washed over her like a gentle tide. "I mean you no harm. I simply wish for you to calm your heart... and refrain from destroying the universe."

Rebecca's breath hitched. She turned her gaze toward the voice and found herself in a strange, radiant meadow. Flowers of every color imaginable blanketed the ground, their petals shimmering with a strange luminescence. And at the center, lying atop a bed of blossoms, was a woman.

The woman was breathtaking—beyond beauty, beyond perfection. Her hair flowed like rivers of starlight, her features sculpted with such delicacy and grace that Rebecca could scarcely believe she was real. Nestled gently in her arms was a child, peacefully cradled in a shimmering sphere that seemed to suspend time itself.

Rebecca's initial tension ebbed, her instincts now sensing no hostility. "Who are you?" she asked again, this time with softened curiosity. The aura of the woman was soothing, almost intoxicating, like a lullaby to the soul.

"Let's just say... a deposed queen," the woman replied, her gaze never straying from the child. She spoke with the kind of softness only a mother could possess. "I lost everything... except for my only child. Now, I flee and hide from those who would see even him destroyed."

Rebecca blinked. A queen? She had never seen this woman before, and her presence was something that shouldn't exist in this reality. "A deposed queen? I've never heard of you. You don't seem like someone from this universe."

"That's because I am not," the woman said simply. "As I told you, I'm only a fugitive. A mother seeking sanctuary from forces that transcend even your comprehension."

Rebecca sat down across from her, conjuring a chair of shadow and starlight. Her curiosity was slowly eclipsing her fear. "Who's chasing you?" she asked.

The woman sighed, brushing a strand of silver hair from the child's brow. "Powerful beings, child. So powerful that a single thought from them could erase countless universes. Entire entities tremble before their whims."

Rebecca didn't flinch. Perhaps it was her time spent with the Universe Ender, the things she had seen at his side. Somehow, the idea of such beings didn't surprise her. "And... why are they after you?"

"Have you heard of the Legend race?" the woman asked, eyes twinkling.

Rebecca shook her head.

"For someone who followed Kal so closely, you know so little. I suppose it was his way of protecting you from the horrors beyond this cosmos... from the Entity."

"Entity?" Rebecca frowned.

"Oh? So he goes by the title 'Universe Ender' now?" The woman chuckled, fondness lacing her voice. "He was always a good child... striving to bring order to the chaos within the Entity."

"You knew him?" Rebecca asked, her suspicion returning. "Are you reading my memories? Like he sometimes does?"

"No," the woman said gently. "Why would I violate your mind? I simply gazed into the Rivers of Time."

Rebecca scowled, frustration bubbling. "Can you stop being cryptic for a second? I'm already having a hard time keeping up." Then her gaze flickered toward the child. "By the way... who is he? He's cute."

A soft smile touched the woman's lips. "His human parent calls him Greg, but to me... he is Kael. Please, when you meet him, tell him his mother still thinks of him... and hopes he remembers his true name."

Rebecca's eyes widened. "Wait... Greg? Are you saying...?" She trailed off, stunned.

"You're perceptive. That's good," the woman said with a wink.

Rebecca tried to process the implications. If what this woman said was true, then the child sleeping within that time sphere was someone she would one day meet. Someone important.

"I don't get it. Are you seeing the future? Like how my eyes sometimes show me glimpses of it? But mine are never this clear."

The woman nodded. "Yes... and no. I can only see so far. There are veils, barriers I cannot peer beyond. But what I do see, I see with clarity. For instance..." She paused, her tone dipping. "I've seen your death."

Rebecca leaned forward instinctively. "How?"

The woman looked away, her smile fading for the first time. "It's best if you don't know. Knowing may shape your path in ways that are... irreversible."

"I guess that means it won't be a peaceful death," Rebecca muttered, but then smiled wryly. "Still... thanks for the warning."

The woman reached out, brushing her fingers through the air, the flowers around them blooming brighter in her wake. "What I can tell you... is that you will live a very long life. Longer than most."

Rebecca exhaled slowly, trying to ground herself. "Alright then... explain this 'Entity' and 'Legend' thing to me. I want to understand."

The woman's smile returned. "Of course. Listen closely."

She began to speak, and her voice wove a tale older than time itself.

"You see, the universe you inhabit is like a single cell. One of many. All these cells together form something vast and alive—a being beyond comprehension. That being is called an Entity. It breathes, evolves, and thinks, though not as humans do."

Rebecca's brow furrowed as she listened.

"An Entity is born the moment a Legend is born. That is my race. We are the anchors of the Entity. As a newborn Legend grows, so too does their Entity. Our destinies are bound together. It is our power, our lifeforce, that gives structure to the chaos."

"That's... a crazy concept," Rebecca said honestly, rubbing her temples. "Hard to wrap my head around."

"I know," the woman said gently. "But it is the truth."

"So where is your Entity?"

The woman's eyes dimmed. "Stripped from me. Destroyed. A cruel, merciless death... which is why I am so weak now."

Rebecca glanced at the child. "And him? What about his Entity?"

The woman held him tighter, as if shielding him from the very question. "He is... different. He wasn't born with an Entity like other Legends. But he possesses a rare ability—he can devour the Entities of others and make them his own. An anomaly. A threat. That is why so many of my kind fear him. That is why they want him dead."

A chill ran down Rebecca's spine.

"Devour Entities?" she whispered. "That's... terrifying."

"I agree," the woman said. "But I could not see far into his future. Something—someone—blocks my vision. All I saw... was his death. At the hands of his human sister. Annabelle."

Rebecca's hands clenched into fists, but she forced herself to remain calm. Too many questions were swirling in her mind. She held them back, knowing the cost of knowing too much too early.

The woman smiled at her restraint. "Wise choice, child."

There was a long silence before the woman spoke again.

"I have taken too much of your time. It's time for you to return."

"Wait," Rebecca said. "One last question. What happens when a Legend loses their Entity?"

"They wither," the woman said softly. "They grow weak... until they fade from existence entirely."

The world began to blur and shift, the meadow of flowers vanishing into mist. But the woman's voice lingered in her mind.

"Rebecca... a time will come when my son will need your help. But helping him will not be easy. It will mean betraying someone you hold dear. I do not ask this lightly. But if you choose to help him... know that the key to unlocking his bloodline lies in your hands. When the time comes... you will know."

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