Hachi + Araine // Falling: the Dream Series Book 3 + Araine // the Dream

She saved the system. Now it wants to bury her.One year after seizing power, Empress Hachi stands at the center of a fragile peace. Travel, medicine, communication—everything has advanced. But not everyone agrees with how it happened. And not everything is healed.A failed pregnancy. A broken relationship. And new whispers of a threat from beyond the stars. As Hachi and Araine navigate the cracks in their alliance and confront old betrayals, they uncover a weapon designed in secret—one that could buy the system’s future… or doom it.With rebellion brewing and old factions rising, Hachi is offered a single, devastating option: disappear into the unknown with a gift meant to appease what’s coming—or stand and fight a battle she may not survive.A fierce, emotional finale about memory, responsibility, and the shape of power. Falling is the end—and a new beginning.