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See, I Knew You Could Do It

Owen gave up, gave in, and climbed the stairs. One step at a time. It was all he could do. It pulled at him. His friends were gone. The Covenant was gone, too. Unless. Maybe. Maybe.

At the top, now.

He felt the world shudder.

The darkness, shimmer.

He stepped off the top step.

And then he was gone, just like the others.

Gone from here, at least.

But not from there.