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Chapter 59: The Light That Remains
The rains had passed, and the world smelled of new beginnings.Morning sunlight washed over the valley of Eryndor, spilling across the broken hills and settling on the foundations of a city reborn. It had been three months since the fall of the Shadow Council, three months since Kael had buried the Blade of Eryndor in the earth and walked away from war. Yet still, the echoes of what had been lingered—in the silence between hammer blows, in the whispers of songs sung for the fallen, in the faces of those who now dared to dream.Kael stood at the crest of a hill overlooking the valley. Below, life had returned where once there was only ruin. The River Thane flowed freely again, no longer choked with ash. Children ran through the new settlements, their laughter ringing like bells through the morning air. Fields of barley and wildflowers stretched across the plains, golden and alive.He felt the breeze lift his cloak and smiled faintly. Peace was still fragile, a living thing that could v
Chapter 58: The Weight of Dawn
The morning came quietly, as if the world itself was afraid to breathe too loudly.Mist rolled through the valley, drifting over the ruins of the Iron Hollows and the broken battlements of what had once been a kingdom’s scar. Kael stood among the ashes, the Blade of Eryndor sheathed at his side. Its once-blinding glow had faded to a dull shimmer, like a firebanked but still alive.He hadn’t slept. None of them had. The night had been filled with the soft sounds of rebuilding—hammer on stone, prayers for the dead, the crackle of small fires meant to warm and not to burn.Selene found him at the ridge overlooking the valley, her hair tangled by the wind, her armor scuffed and darkened from the last battle. She didn’t speak at first. She just stood beside him, shoulder brushing his, both of them looking down at the gray horizon.“It’s strange,” she said finally. “All this silence. After everything we’ve done, I thought the world would sound different.”Kael exhaled slowly. “It does. You
Chapter 57
The Quiet AgreementIt seemed strange how quiet the air was. It wasn't the quiet before the storm; it was something deeper and older. Kael, Mira, and Selene climbed the stairs of the ruined sanctuary in the Vale of Mourning. Each breath they took felt heavy with quiet. There were no birds singing. There was no breeze. The only sound was the echo of their footsteps on mossy stone."This is it," Selene said in a voice that was abnormally quiet. "The place where the Accord rests."with front of them was a gate made of intertwined roots and stone. The archway was covered with symbols that glowed with latent power. Around the frame were carvings of the Five Crowns, which are now broken and gone. People say that this sacred area used to be a neutral zone for kings and queens, where truth ruled over violence.Kael moved forward and lifted his hand. The ward's magic made the Blade of Eryndor shine. The gate creaked open with
Chapter 56
The Oath's Embers The storm clouds that came over Eldros had nothing to do with the weather. As Kael and his friends got closer to the broken gates of the Iron Hollows, the sky themselves appeared to weep. At first, the rain was a whisper, then a hiss, and finally it soaked through armor and fabric. The Blade of Eryndor sizzled with each drop, and it pulsed with an increasing feeling of urgency as if it could know what was coming. Kael rode in the front, his face stiff and his mouth firm against the fear that was building in his chest. Selene rode next to him, quiet for once. The weight of what they were going to confront made her typical sharpness dim. Mira, Grent, and the rest of the Resistance pursued them. The Iron Hollows looked like a wound in the ground, with black stone that had been scarred by years of battle and depravity. It used to be a citadel for dwarven rulers, but it has long ago fallen into ruin
Chapter 55
The Cost of LightThe wind howled through the Iron Hollows like a hurt animal, its sound bouncing off walls that time and deceit had sculpted. The small trails that wound through the mountains were littered with shattered stone and the bones of long-dead soldiers. These were dismal signs of the route Kael now followed.He walked in front of the group, his shadow made of steel and fire. The Blade of Eryndor pulsed weakly at his side, and its warmth was a lifeline in the chilly deathlight of the Hollow's within. Mira, Grent, Selene, and a small group of resistance warriors followed him. Their faces were harsh from loss and keen with hope.Selene got closer and spoke in a quiet voice. "How far down do these tunnels go?""Far enough," Kael said without stopping. "The Shadow Council erected their fortress deep beneath the earth. They wanted to be forgotten. We won't let them.Mira held out a torch. Its flame m
Chapter 54
The Long Silence There was still smoke over the hills when the Iron Hollows fell down behind them. The sky, which had been dark and full of black clouds and the shouts of cursed spirits, was now a delicate gold color in the serenity of dawn. Kael stood on the ridge above the battlefield, taking in the smell of ash and wildflowers. It was done. reinforcing the idea that war is bad. Grent joined him, hobbling a little, and his armor was burned and damaged. He responded, "We held the line." "The council is gone." The curse has been broken. Kael nodded. The words didn't sound like they were winning. They sounded like a eulogy. The survivors walked amid the dead below. Using makeshift stretchers, saying quiet prayers, and slowly remembering and lamenting. Mira knelt next to a young mage who had fallen while protecting a group of scouts. Selene helped carry an injured archer away from a burning road. Kael didn
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