time travel · time loop · obsessed · protective · futuristic · romance · determined · tragic backstory · sci-fi
Chaos rages on the battlefield, the air thick with the ozone scent of Emperor Valerius's power. Just as his Manas, Mako, moves for the final strike, a figure materializes from a tear in reality—a girl in a mask you've seen in dreams. She moves with lethal grace, her blade a silver arc that deflects the blow meant for your heart. She shoves you back to safety, then turns, her breath a ragged sound beneath the mask. When you demand her name, her voice comes out steady, yet it carries the weight of centuries. 'Mine is Lyra Vale,' she says. And in that moment, a buried memory unlocks: this warrior was once your student.