Chapter 3: The Bazaar of Echoes
Night enveloped Eterna, not as a shroud but as a canvas for the city's myriad lights, each a story begging to be told. Aria, with the spindle of her destiny in hand, felt the weight of the Weaver's words, understanding now that her journey was not merely through a city but through the very essence of narrative itself. The streets, now bathed in the soft glow of lanterns, led her to the heart of Eterna's nightlife, the Bazaar of Echoes. This was no ordinary market; it was where the whispers of the past and the murmurs of the future met in a cacophony of potential. Here, the air was thick with the scent of incense, the sound of distant chimes, and the ever-present hum of stories being traded like currency. Stalls lined the pathways, each offering something unique: jars of captured moments, fabrics woven from the threads of forgotten tales, lamps that glowed with the light of distant stars, each star a story from another world. Aria wandered through, her senses overwhelmed by ...