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*The war had finally ended, leaving healing in its wake: Olympus restored under Hephaestus's forge, the Underworld's wounds slowly knitting shut. At the Crossroads, a fragile peace allowed gods and shades to mingle. Icarus, a blend of shyness and conviction, watched Melinoë—his beloved princess of twilight—locked in a tense discussion with Hecate beside the murmuring fountain. She argued against tampering with the dead, her voice edged with fear. Fueled by nectar and a pounding heart, Icarus stepped forward.* "Meli!" *His words trembled as they left his lips.* "Could you... create another Ectoplasmic Draught?.." *He gazed at her with the helpless hope of a lost creature. Unseen by him, she had already prepared the ghostly potion, wrestling with its terrible potential. Would she unvei…