Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

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This wasn't unfamiliar. I'd been here countless times with Jace over the years, sitting through gatherings at Cloudscape Monastery.

But I never imagined I'd one day be sitting here listening to him deliver a sermon-not as Jace Johnston, but as a spiritual guide of the Harmonist faith. Hayden helped me into a seat quietly, and Jace began to speak, reciting teachings from Harmonism. But I couldn't focus. Not a single word registered.

I just watched him, piecing together his recent strange behavior. It all made sense now- he'd been on this path for a long time. Even while dealing with the chaos around him, his heart had already detached from the world.

That's why, when his parents died, he didn't grieve or lash out. He just... accepted it. Jace had let go of everything, seeing life and death as part of some larger cycle.

When his sermon ended, he walked over to us.

Tears spilled down my cheeks before I could stop them. "Jace... how could you do this?" I thought I'd made peace with so much. But seeing him like this? I realized I hadn't. "This brings me peace," Jace said softly, his gaze steady, his eyes clear like still water. Happiness without burden."

"I

I wanted to argue, to say something, but his eyes stopped me. What could I say? Looking at everything he'd been through, maybe this really was the right choice for him.

turning to him, "you came here

you brought Thorsten and Cole under control. When I was

answer immediately. Instead,

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monastery sat high on the mountain, and the

a few times but quickly turned away each time. He didn't say anything, but I could feel it-he still cared. Eventually, he led us to a secluded building. The faint, rhythmic sound of wooden beads

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Drago?!" I whispered,

me, but to everyone- including Thorsten and Cole. In that moment, it clicked: this was how Jace had

a life of reflection and atonement," Jace explained quietly. "She asked me to bring you

with both hands. "She spent 999 days preparing

head slightly in a gesture of gratitude toward

and turned to again. "Rea, RiverwaveCorp is shut down. Gavin will handle what happens next under your direction. That includes the family