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Starfall
Category: Sci-Fi
The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.
The map was old, its edges frayed, but the path it showed was unmistakable.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
The end.