Miami — November 02, 2025 The balcony's concrete remained warm beneath my bare feet, retaining the day's persistent heat as if it were a body reluctant to release its hold on the sun's lingering embrace that had baked the surface all afternoon, every fine crack in the surface serving as a subtle mark from years of Miami's unyielding sun that beat down like a relentless lover demanding...

Chapter 1: Vale’s Arcane Summons Jimmy Chilla’s boots sank into plush moss, the cobalt vale’s azure mist swirling around his calves. Crystal cascades roared below, their spray carrying jasmine scents that clung to his raven hair. Lena knelt beside a velvet frond, her auburn tresses catching the coruscating light as she traced its etched veins with a slender finger, her...