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Chapter 028: The finish line
Kael’s legs shook beneath him. The venom burned through his calf like fire his muscles cramping and refusing to respond. Every step felt like he was dragging a boulder across stone. The brazier was just ahead—twenty, ten, five paces—but his body refused to obey. His hands trembled, his vision blurred, and the world contracted into a single, torturous focus: the ground rushing up at him.“Kael!” Lysera’s voice cut through the haze, She was already at the marker, clutching the iron pole as proof of her successHe reached out and fell, Lysera shouted something but he couldn't hear her.He tried to speak, tried to assure her he could make it but the venom had other plans. Pain screamed through his leg, his senses screaming betrayal. There was no time.He reached out again and was about to fall when a hand grabbed him, solid and firm.He looked up squinting at the hands.It was the blonde stranger. “Get up or you die” he said plainly and grabbed me up.Kael relaxed his whole weight on
Chapter 027: Burning brazier
The noise of the arena faded the moment the gates opened again.The maze trial was over and they were expecting another one.Kael stepped forward with the other contestants, their boots crunching against the dry earth. The tournament grounds were massive—larger than anything inside the palace walls—carved into open land that sloped slightly downward before leveling out again.And then kael saw it.The marker.A burning brazier kept at the far end of the field, mounted on a tall iron pole. Flames licked upward despite the wind, bright and burning.Even from this distance, the heat shimmered faintly around it.There was no mistaking the goal.Reach that.Around him, the remaining contestants slowed down, their eyes tracking the same point, including Lysera—who sat tall on the ground, looking at the tournament.Kael’s gaze flicked to her automatically.She looked focused. Calm. Like this was something she’d already decided she would survive.Above them, on a raised platform carved into
Chapter 027: Burning brazier
The noise of the arena faded the moment the gates opened again.The maze trial was over and they were expecting another one.Kael stepped forward with the other contestants, their boots crunching against the dry earth. The tournament grounds were massive—larger than anything inside the palace walls—carved into open land that sloped slightly downward before leveling out again.And then kael saw it.The marker.A burning brazier kept at the far end of the field, mounted on a tall iron pole. Flames licked upward despite the wind, bright and burning.Even from this distance, the heat shimmered faintly around it.There was no mistaking the goal.Reach that.Around him, the remaining contestants slowed down, their eyes tracking the same point, including Lysera—who sat tall on the ground, looking at the tournament.Kael’s gaze flicked to her automatically.She looked focused. Calm. Like this was something she’d already decided she would survive.Above them, on a raised platform carved into
Chapter 026: second best
Rykal entered the maze with his jaw tight and his pride already burning through his clothes.He would win the tournament, he knew he would.The gates slammed shut behind him, the echo rolling through the stone corridors.Good.He welcomed it.Unlike the others, he didn’t hesitate. Didn’t pause. Didn’t breathe in the atmosphere like some poetic fool.He stepped forward immediately.He had not trained his whole life to fear shadows and fog and loose to his sick brother.The maze was narrow, cold, silent. Stone walls rose high on either side, cutting off the sky, cutting off everything. The air felt heavy, like it pressed against his skin.This was just a test.That was all this was.He smirked.They thought this would break him?He hadn’t gone far when the maze shifted.The corridor ahead shimmered, then distorted.Suddenly, he wasn’t in stone halls anymore.He stood in the palace.Not the current one.The old one.The one from his childhood.His breath hitched.He knew this place.Ever
chapter 025: Illusions
The moment Kael stepped into the maze, he knew this trial was not built for the body.It was built for the mind.The gates sealed behind him with a heavy clang, the sound echoing for too long, too deep. The air shifted instantly—thick, cold, heavy in a way that had nothing to do with weather. Fog crawled along the ground like it was alive, wrapping around his boots, climbing slowly up his legs.He exhaled slowly.Stay calm.That was always the first rule.Around him, towering stone walls rose high enough to block the sky. No landmarks. No direction. Just narrow paths stretching into the maze.The captain’s voice from earlier replayed in his head:“This maze adapts to you. It will show you what you fear. What you hide. What you deny.”Kael adjusted the leather straps on his gloves and started forward.At first, it was silent. Too silent.No traps. No movement. Just the sound of his own breathing and the soft crunch of frost under his boots.He hated it.He’d rather face blades than th
Chapter 024: The Maze of Truth
WELLDONE CONTESTANTS, ITS TIME FOR TRIAL TWO THE MAZE OF TRUTHThe captains voice travelled over the field and all the contestants were teleported to s new field, it had a large maze in front of them THE RULE IS SIMPLE, GO IN AND COME OUT BEFORE THE MAZE CLOSES YOU IN PERMANENTLY This trial will test not just your skill, but your fears. Your truths will be shown. Only those who face them can advance Good luck Everyone looked around, Lysera looked at Kael and he nodded, she watched him walk in, before she walked in tooLysera’s heart pounded as she stepped into the maze. The walls were high, slick with frost, and mist curled at the ground like smoke.The first trial had been physical; this one was… different. She could feel it the instant she entered: the air was heavy, almost sentient, pressing against her mind as well as her body.The captain’s words echoed in her memory: “This trial will test not just your skill, but your fears. Your truths will be shown. Only those who face
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