The morning sun rose over Moonshine, casting golden rays across the battered kingdom. Rebuilding had begun, but Tara's heart remained uneasy.
Velora was no longer a threat, but something deeper stirred—an echo left behind by the Veilstone's fracture.
The Forgotten Observatory
A week after the battle, Jasmine led Tara and Neha to an abandoned observatory atop the Windhowl Cliffs.
"This place belonged to the Star Scribes," Jasmine explained. "They watched the skies, mapping the destinies of worlds."
Inside, beneath layers of dust, they found an intricate dome of mirrors, gears, and glowing constellations that shifted with touch.
At its center: a celestial map. But half the stars were dimmed, as if erased.
Neha gasped. "These stars… they represent souls, don't they?"
Tara touched a faded one—and was pulled into a vision.
The Vanishing Worlds
She saw distant realms, flickering out like candles. People—families, entire cities—forgotten by time itself.
Then, a voice whispered: "The Shroud is coming."
Tara staggered back, breath shallow.
"There's something worse than Velora," she said. "Something that's been feeding off lost worlds. And now it knows we're here."
The Map Comes Alive
Jasmine activated the Star Compass—an ancient relic tied to the observatory. The map surged with energy, revealing pathways to hidden realms orbiting Moonshine.
"These are the Lost Stars," Jasmine said. "Worlds trapped between existence and oblivion."
Tara nodded. "We need to reach them. Save who we can."
Neha hesitated. "But what if the Shroud finds us first?"
Tara clenched her jaw. "Then we show it that we're not afraid of the dark."
A New Quest Begins
That night, under a sky blooming with stars, the trio prepared for a new journey. Each lost world was a thread in a much larger mystery—and the key to restoring what the Veilstone had broken.
Jasmine closed the observatory's great crystal doors behind them.
"The stars once guided us," she said. "Now, we'll guide them back home."
And so, armed with the map, the compass, and unbreakable resolve, Tara, Jasmine, and Neha set out into the unknown—toward the *Lost Stars*.