-new Seed--26-12-2003--ae----a----baby--inmai Baby--... ★

Over the following days, the INMAI baby grew not in size, but in light. It learned to mimic Ae’s smiles, to sway when she danced. She named it Lumen . The town called it a miracle; scientists called it an anomaly. Ae called it her second chance.

The INMAI seed was never found again. But on every December 26, Ae’s daughter draws a glowing sprout on the window with crayon, unprompted—and hums that old lullaby. -NEW SEED--26-12-2003--ae----a----Baby--INMAI BABY--...

Ae held the fading sprout in her palms. As its final glow went out, she felt warmth spread through her own body. A month later, she learned she was pregnant. Her daughter, born that autumn, had Lumen’s same crescent-shaped birthmark on her wrist. Over the following days, the INMAI baby grew