Amidst war and destruction, in a life devoid of stability, Argon met a girl who changed the rhythm of his heart.
Her name was
Taya de Loranoff.
Beautiful features,
sharp eyes,
and a serenity unlike that of the battlefields.
Taya belonged to the de Loranoff clan,
one of the few clans
that supported the Erikers
during the darkest periods of the brutal era,
when everyone else abandoned them.
She was a fighter…
but she didn't love war.
She believed that power existed
to protect what remained of humanity,
not to annihilate it.
Taya admired Argon's resolve,
his way of fighting without excessive cruelty,
and his gaze that carried the weight of an entire world.
And Argon… found in her what he hadn't found in any victory:
a fleeting peace.
They exchanged feelings silently,
without promises,
and without distant dreams.
But the obstacle was present… heavy… and could not be ignored.
Argon was a shapeshifter.
He carried within him forbidden magic and immense power, something the factions feared, and the galaxy saw as a looming threat.
He knew that approaching her might destroy her, and that his future might not be entirely human.
He once told her in a low voice,
"I am not what you see… and what's inside me might harm you."
But Taya looked at him without fear and said,
"I don't fight what's inside you… but what you choose to be."
Even so, the truth was harsher than love.
The factions would show no mercy, and war knows no feelings.
And fate… was preparing a test for them, one that would force Argon to choose between:
The heart or the galaxy.
Taya loved Argon with a true love, unconditional and unconstrained by fear.
It didn't matter to her whether he was a shapeshifter, an ordinary warrior, or even a threat feared by the galaxy.
She saw him as he truly was… not as the legends portrayed him.
But Argon wasn't afraid for her because of the war… but because of himself.
He knew what lay within him, and he knew that a moment of losing control could destroy everything that came near him.
So he withdrew, was sometimes harsh, and remained silent more than necessary.
Years passed, and those years brought fierce battles, disappointments, and victories born of pain.
With each battle, Argon moved one step closer to complete dominance.
And one night,
After a fight that nearly cost him his life,
what he had long awaited finally happened…
He finally succeeded
in controlling the forbidden magic
without being consumed by it,
and without losing his balance.
The magic no longer controlled him…
He controlled it.
Only then,
did he return to Taya.
He didn't say much,
for some victories
need no words.
She looked at him,
and felt that the heavy burden
that had been in his eyes
had been lifted.
And from a world still healing its wounds,
they had a happy destiny
in the days to come.
It wasn't complete peace,
nor an end to the war…
But there was hope,
a choice,
and a future that Argon no longer feared alone.
For the strongest balance in the galaxy
was not between magic and power…
but between heart and will