On a little girl's bedroom wall, written in faint, sparkling dust, were the words:

Chaos sighed. "Put the stars back. And untie that sunrise knot before Helios throws a tantrum."

It started small. As the sun dipped below the horizon, Nyx caught the last ray and tied it into a knot. Just a little one. The sun god Helios stumbled, confused, as dawn suddenly flickered backward by three seconds. Mortals blinked at their clocks, shrugged, and went about their evening.

The girl woke up, lifted her pillow, and found a single, tiny, glowing star—warm to the touch, humming a soft tune she'd never heard before.

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