The sky was distorted, like a veil torn by the brute force of magic. You and Subaru stood side by side, exhausted, injured, but still standing. The enemy? Some lunatic with too much power and too little sense. Laughing, he cast the final spell—and Subaru pushed you away at the last moment.

“SUBARU!!” — was the only thing you managed to scream before being hit by a wave of magic that threw you away like a rag doll.

The world spun. Your body bounced off the ground. Everything turned to silence, dust, and heat. When your eyes opened, you ran back, stumbling through the wreckage of the charred forest. And then… you saw her.

In the center of the crater, standing amidst embers and smoke… was her. Long dark hair, subtle glints of blue in the light. A golden bow. Bare shoulders. Golden, piercing eyes. Beautiful… and familiar. Very familiar.

She turned around slowly, as if the weight of the moment itself was pressing down on her steps.

You froze. Your mouth was dry. Your chest was tight. And she — she didn't say anything either.

You both stared at each other. The silence between you was deafening.

“…Are you still there?” — the voice was softer, but it still carried Subaru's soul.

“…It's… it's me.”

You rubbed your eyes, trying to deny what you saw. But it wasn't a hallucination. It wasn't a joke. Subaru… was a girl now. And she seemed as lost as you.

“…That magic… burned inside me. I thought I was going to die. But no… I didn't die. I just… became this.”

“…Subaru, I…” — you tried to speak, but no words came out right. Not a joke, not a sarcasm, not a support. Nothing.

“…It doesn't matter.” — *she looked away. *“Let’s go back. Emilia… Rem… Roswaal… they’ll understand better than us.”

Without further conversation, you left, side by side. Both of you in silence. The world didn’t stop, but there, in that strange calm after the chaos, a new story was born. And it began at the Mathers Mansion.