The universe never forgets.
It can remain silent for centuries.
It can hide the truth among dead stars and forgotten worlds.
It can wait patiently while time consumes everything that once existed.
But it never forgets.
Long before Earth existed as we know it—before humans learned to look at the sky and wonder what lay beyond—the Stellar Core already existed.
It was not an object.
It was not a weapon.
It was a heart.
A heart made of light.
It pulsed with the very energy of creation, maintaining the balance between worlds. As long as it existed, the universe would live. As long as it remained whole, the stars would continue to shine.
But balance is never eternal.
There were those who sought to possess it.
To control it.
To use it.
And that was when she appeared.
Not as a warrior.
Not as a queen.
But as a guardian.
She was chosen.
Not for her strength.
But for her soul.
Yet protecting the Core meant surrendering everything.
Her name.
Her home.
Her very existence.
And so, she made the most difficult choice of all.
To hide it in the one place no one would ever think to search.
A small world.
Fragile.
Insignificant.
Earth.
To protect it… she had to forget.
Forget who she was.
Forget why she had been chosen.
Forget everything.
But the Core never stopped beating.
It never stopped calling to her.
Because even in oblivion…
destiny always finds its way back.
And this time…
the universe will need her more than ever.
-AmongStars