High above the mortal world, in the Celestial Loom, the Star Weavers spun the threads of fate. Among them was Liora, the youngest and most curious of all. She wove silver strands into constellations, but her heart ached for something more—something beyond the sky.
One night, as she worked, she noticed a single golden thread among the silvery ones. It pulsed with warmth, unlike any she had seen before. She traced its path downward and found it connected to a boy in the mortal world—a blind shepherd named Elias, who sang to the night sky though he had never seen its wonders.
Moved by his longing, Liora made a forbidden decision. She descended to the mortal realm, disguising herself in human form. She met Elias in a meadow, where he tended his flock.
"Who are you?" Elias asked, tilting his head as if listening to the stars.
"A traveler," Liora said with a smile. "Tell me, why do you sing to the night?"
"Because I feel its beauty," Elias replied. "I hear the hum of the heavens, the whisper of stardust. I may not see, but I know they are there."
Liora’s heart ached. She wanted Elias to see the wonders he only dreamed of. Ignoring the warnings of the elders, she reached up and plucked a piece of the golden thread from the Celestial Loom. With it, she wove a delicate veil of starlight and placed it over Elias's eyes.
His breath hitched. Slowly, his world filled with color—silver constellations, the deep blue sky, the shimmering glow of Liora herself.
"You are made of stars," he whispered in awe.
But the heavens trembled. The other Star Weavers had noticed the stolen thread. A voice boomed across the sky: "Liora, you have broken the sacred law!"
A portal of swirling galaxies opened above them. Liora felt herself being pulled back. She turned to Elias, sorrow in her celestial eyes.
"You must keep the veil hidden," she told him. "If the Star Weavers find it, they will take it away."
Elias clutched the veil, vowing to protect the gift she had given him. But Liora was swept away, her form dissolving into light.
From that night forward, Elias became known as the Starborn Shepherd, a seer who could read the heavens. And high above, Liora wove his fate with care, ensuring that the golden thread never broke—so that, one day, they might meet again.
