### **The Last Choice**
Liam's fingers tightened around the Infinite Pen. The weight of the Forgotten King's words pressed against him like a closing book, the pages of reality curling inward, waiting for his decision.
Surrender the Pen?
It was unthinkable. The Pen was his power, his control, his ability to fight back. Without it, he was just another character in a story too vast to comprehend.
But Finn was gone.
Not dead. Not lost. **Erased.**
Liam's stomach twisted. Finn had been his best friend, the one who had been by his side since the beginning of this journey. And now, there was nothing left of him—not even a memory on the page.
Elena stepped closer, her voice barely above a whisper. **"Liam, don't do this."**
He looked at her, and for a moment, he saw the fear in her eyes. Not fear of the Forgotten King, not fear of the Devourer—but fear **for him.**
She knew what the Pen meant to him.
The Forgotten King simply watched, waiting.
