THE EPHEMERAL DELIGHTS OF CANDARIA- Chapter 6: The Equinox of Innovation

 

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The final month arrived quickly.

I felt torn between my old life on Earth and this fragile, beautiful world. I knew I couldn’t simply enjoy the last days and disappear.

One evening, as I watched the chocolate river barely moving, an idea struck me.

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Instead of eating more, I would give something new.

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I rushed to Truffles. “They think the only thing a human can offer is their own soul,” I said. “But I can offer something else — contrast.”

I explained my plan.

Candaria didn’t need more sweetness. It needed a break from it. Something savoury. Something simple. Something from Earth.

Truffles was unsure. “Salt is foreign here. It is the opposite of sugar.”

“Exactly,” I replied. “Without contrast, sweetness loses its power.”

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The Council agreed to let me speak to the King and Queen.

Standing once again in the Glaze Citadel, I made my request.

“Give me one day,” I said. “One chance. If I fail, I accept my transformation.”

After a long silence, King Icing agreed.

“You have until sunrise.” 

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CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.... 

STAY TUNED FOR KNOWING ABOUT THIS 

UNTIL THEN GOOD BYE

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