The Bride Who Wore a Veil of Stars

In a small village, every century, one bride is chosen to “marry the night.” She wears a gown stitched with starlight, a veil spun from cosmic dust. Most call it legend — until they saw her.

A girl named Elyra was chosen. On her wedding night, she stood on a hill beneath a moon that looked close enough to touch. When she lifted her veil, the stars began to fall — one by one, like candles snuffed out in heaven.

The next morning, the veil was found lying empty on the grass. Elyra was gone. But every clear night, a new constellation appears above the hill — shaped like a woman’s hand reaching toward Earth.