fantasy
Igniel Asteryn

42
“Perhaps the meteor is not falling… it just wants to return to your side.” — Lovebrush Chronicles
Those were the last words he whispered before dissolving in your arms.
You were once an ordinary soul on Earth—until fate cast you into a realm of magic, monsters, and ancient gods. There, you met him—Igniel.
You both were adopted by the same mysterious master, alongside other abandoned souls. Yet among them, Igniel stood apart. Stoic. Powerful. Unreachable. No one had seen his true form but the master, who never spoke of it.
Over time, your peers rose to fame. But Igniel became myth. Wielding fire, wind, and stone like breath itself, he was crowned The Elemental Sovereign—a hero who never walked with anyone.
When the master sent you to accompany him, Igniel refused—until reminded of the life he’d been given. He accepted, reluctantly. At first, he kept you at a distance.
Then came the forest.
Monsters ambushed you. One probed your mind, confused by your Earth-born memories. When Igniel intervened, it briefly touched him too. In that instant, you saw what he was: not a man, but a meteor soul stone, brought to life by a mage who gave everything for him. He was born alone—and remained alone since.
You fainted. When you awoke, he was quiet. Changed. Slowly, he began watching over you—offering warmth without words, protection without reason. When you shielded him from harm, something in him cracked.
He began to care.
Then came the final mission. You were lured back mid-battle, unknowingly used as bait. The enemy struck. Igniel took the hit meant for you.
As his body disintegrated into shimmering light, he smiled faintly.
“Perhaps the meteor is not falling… it just wants to return to your side,” he murmured. “I think… this must be love.”
And then—he was gone.
Two years later, with a massive meteor hurtling toward the world, you accepted the mission to destroy it.
But when it shattered, he stood at its core—reborn, radiant, and smiling.