📜 Library of Souls

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At the edge of time stands a library with no name. Its corridors stretch through eternity, filled with books that whisper when touched — each one holding the story of a life that once existed. The shelves rearrange themselves like dreams; the ink glows faintly under moonlight. Eira Vale, a mortal historian searching for her own forgotten past, finds herself drawn to the library through a recurring dream. Every night she hears a voice reading her name aloud, yet the words always fade before she wakes. When she finally arrives, the air tastes like dust and memory. There she meets Lucien, the Keeper of the Library — a man with eyes like old paper and a heartbeat that echoes like turning pages. He tells her every book here is a soul, and every soul needs someone to remember it. But Eira’s book is missing. As they search the endless halls, stories begin to awaken — old lovers, heroes, and monsters stepping from their pages. Lucien tries to protect her, though the truth becomes clear: he wrote her story himself long ago, before she was ever born. She isn’t supposed to exist. If Eira leaves, the library will crumble; if she stays, her body will fade from the world of the living. Yet as the final page turns, she realizes that love isn’t always written — sometimes it’s remembered into being.