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CHAPTER 399
The air in the dungeon was thick with the smell of damp earth and rot. It was a dark, wet hole... The place reminded her of the Maw dimension.They reached the very last cell, a small room with rusted bars. Inside, two figures huddled in the corner.Lyra stood before the bars, her silver light illuminating the cell. She came eye-to-eye with her parents.They did not look like the powerful rulers she remembered. They looked like cave animals. Their hair was long and matted with dirt, their clothes were rags, and their skin was pale from decades without sun. When they saw the light, they shielded their eyes, whimpering."Lyra?" her mother whispered, her voice cracked and thin. "Is that... is that really you?"Her father crawled toward the bars, his hands shaking. "Our daughter! You’ve returned! Please, you must get us out of here! Valerius... he is a monster! He took everything from us! He treated us like dogs!"They both began to sob, reaching through the bars to touch her boots, begg
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Adrian looked at her and saw the fire in her eyes. He nodded slowly and stepped back into the shadows. "He's all yours." The battle began instantly. Valerius screamed in rage, unleashing beams of hot, golden energy from his hands. Lyra countered with waves of shimmering silver starlight. Every time their powers clashed, the shockwave was so strong it shattered the windows and cracked the ceiling. "You should have stayed in the Maw!" Valerius mocked, his voice echoing through the crumbling room. He flew into the air, raining down fire. "You were always the weak one! You were better off dead! Look at this palace... I built this! I am the sun, and you are just a fading moon!" Lyra didn't say a word. She moved with a grace that Valerius couldn't match. She dodged his golden fire and moved closer, her silver sword humming with the power of a thousand stars. "You aren't a sun, Valerius," Lyra said, her voice rising above the roar of the collapsing building. "You're just a thief." With
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"A little something I call 'Star-Dampener' dust," Valerius whispered, walking around the table toward her. "It’s a poison made to put out the light of a star. It works quite fast, doesn't it?"Lyra gasped for air, her silver eyes fading as she collapsed to the marble floor, her strength completely gone.Valerius looked down at his fallen sister with no pity. He looked toward the heavy doors and shouted to his warriors, "The girl is handled! Go outside and finish off that fool at the gate! Bring me his head!"Outside in the grand hall, Adrian stood like a statue. Even though he was far from the dining room, his enhanced hearing picked up everything. He heard the clatter of the fork hitting the floor. He heard Lyra’s heavy, struggling gasps for breath.His eyes snapped open, glowing with a dangerous purple fire. "Lyra!" he roared.He turned to rush through the doors, but the twelve Solar Knights blocked his path. Their golden swords hummed with energy. "Finally, we can finish what we st
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The Solar Knights immediately stepped back and bowed their heads. At the top of a grand marble staircase stood a man. He was dressed in a suit of pure white silk, with hair as gold as the sun. He looked no older than twenty-five, his skin perfect and his smile full of fake warmth.It was Lord Valerius.He walked down the stairs slowly, his eyes locked on Lyra. He had a wide, arrogant grin that made Adrian’s blood boil."Lyra, my beloved sister," Valerius said, spreading his arms wide as if he wanted a hug. "It has been what... decades? Or was it centuries for you in that little hole? You look wonderful. A bit pale, perhaps, but the modern clothes suit you."He stopped at the bottom of the stairs, looking at her with a mix of amusement and cruelty. "I honestly never thought you'd crawl your way back out. "Lyra’s hand trembled on her sword, her eyes burning with silver fire. "Valerius," she hissed. "I didn't come back for a reunion. I came back for the rest of my power."Valerius laugh
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As they got back into the car, Adrian’s face turned serious. He picked up his phone and made a quick call to Lilian. After a few minutes of listening, Adrian hung up and looked at Lyra. His grip on the steering wheel tightened."I asked my contact to look into your family," Adrian said. "The House of Solari."Lyra’s body went stiff. "And? Are they still alive?""More than alive," Adrian said, his voice cold. "They are at the very top. My Vice says your family is now heavily invested in world politics and the global economy. They own banks, they fund governments, and they decide who wins wars. They aren't just a family anymore; they are the secret puppet masters of the world."Lyra gritted her teeth so hard her jaw ached. "They used it," she hissed. "They used the magic they stole from me. They took my light, my life, and my freedom, and they used it to buy the world."Adrian tapped a screen, bringing up a file. A photo appeared of a man sitting in a golden office. He looked young, per
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"Adrian... we were wrong," Gerald said, his voice low and full of shame. "We didn't listen to you. We thought we knew better. Thank you for saving our lives." Elena and Sarah nodded, their faces full of gratitude and deep apology. They realized that the man they had doubted was the only reason they were still breathing. As the silence settled over the pier, the family finally noticed the woman standing near the water. Lyra stood tall, her silver robes shimmering in the sunlight and her silver hair flowing in the sea breeze. She looked like a queen from a forgotten legend. Sophia pulled back from the hug and looked at the beautiful stranger. "Adrian," she asked softly, "who is this?" Adrian looked at Sophia, then at Lyra, who was busy staring at the horizon. The sea breeze was ruffling her silver hair, and for the first time in five centuries, she looked at peace. "This is Lyra," Adrian said, his voice steady. "She is a High Mage. Without her, I wouldn't have made it back. And wit
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