Thus ends Chapter 1: The Wishmaker. I know releasing this many pages in a single day might seem like a lot, but today felt like the perfect moment almost as if the timing itself carried a little magic. The number 3, echoing the wishes cast, and 8, looping into the symbol of infinity, felt like a quiet sign that this was the right day to let Crystal awaken at last. Thank you for experiencing this beginning with me. The journey only grows deeper from here.