The Cloud That Was My Brother

Some promises survive even when the impossible happens. Fourteen-year-old Rui Kirishima has always believed her older brother could fix anything. When Toma discovers a forgotten weather research machine hidden beneath an abandoned industrial complex, he becomes obsessed with restoring it. Then, during one catastrophic experiment, a blinding blue-white flash changes everything. Toma vanishes. The next morning, an impossible cloud appears outside Rui's window.
It follows her. It protects her. And somehow... it remembers. Determined to uncover the truth, Rui hides the mysterious cloud inside the ruins of the abandoned research facility while searching for answers buried in the project's forgotten past. But strange weather anomalies begin appearing across the city, drones start watching the ruins, and powerful people seem to know that something impossible was born the night the machine awakened.
As Rui races to uncover the secrets behind the abandoned experiment, she must answer an impossible question:If the cloud truly is her brother... should she bring him back?A haunting blend of mystery, emotional family drama, and speculative science fiction, The Cloud That Was My Brother explores grief, hope, and the extraordinary bonds that remain even when everything else changes.