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Chapter 156 – The Betrayer’s Path
The night was heavy with smoke and silence. Nira stood at the edge of the encampment, her hand resting against the worn leather grip of her blade. Her breath came slow, measured, though inside her chest a storm rattled. She had fought Riders before. She had crossed steel with shadows and monsters. But what loomed now was different—something deeper, darker, the kind of fear that made even the bravest hesitate.Her gaze drifted toward the flickering torches lining the camp. Men and women whispered in tight circles, polishing weapons, wrapping wounds, sharpening resolve. Yet their voices carried unease more than courage. Even the horses shifted restlessly, sensing the weight pressing down on them.“Still awake?”Nira turned sharply. It was Cael, his cloak draped loosely, his eyes sharp despite the hour. He carried no torch, moving like he had grown up in darkness itself.“Sleep feels useless tonight,” Nira replied. “Dreams would only mirror what’s waiting for us come dawn.”Cael smirked
Chapter 155 – Blades in the Dark
Nira sat alone by the remnants of a campfire, her cloak drawn tightly around her shoulders. The night pressed in heavy, its silence broken only by the distant rustle of branches and the muttering of men who no longer trusted each other. She ran her fingers along the dagger at her belt a nervous habit, though she would never admit it.Her eyes, sharp as flint, darted across the shadowy outlines of soldiers moving through the camp. Men whispered in clusters, heads bowed, voices low. The name on their lips was the same.Kael. Garron. Betrayal.Nira exhaled slowly, fighting the unease rising in her gut. “The camp smells of blood and suspicion,” she murmured under her breath. “And when men start whispering louder than their commanders, something always snaps.”Her instincts weren’t wrong.A shout cracked the night.“Traitor!”Nira was on her feet in an instant, hand on her dagger. She pushed through the soldiers rushing toward the commotion and found herself at the edge of a wide circle, m
Chapter 154 – Blood and Warning
Nira’s lungs burned as Garron’s grip crushed tighter around her throat. His fingers were like iron shackles, digging into her skin with merciless strength. The world blurred at the edges, her vision flickering between light and shadow. Each ragged gasp scraped fire into her chest, and for a moment, she thought her body might give in.But Nira was not ready to die. Not yet.Her nails clawed at Garron’s wrists, leaving deep crimson grooves, but the warlord’s shadow-born strength held firm. His face was twisted with the cruel satisfaction of a predator savoring the kill, his eyes glowing faintly with abyssal corruption.“You should have stayed quiet,” Garron snarled, his voice low, rumbling with venom. “But no you carried whispers of betrayal. You thought you could outwit me?” He leaned closer, his breath hot against her ear. “Now your warning dies with you.”Nira’s body convulsed as she tried to wrench free. Stars danced across her vision. The edges of her mind screamed not like this… n
Chapter 153 – Hunt in the Dark
The pebble’s echo had not even died before the shadows surged. They writhed upward like a living tide, spilling from the Rider’s outstretched hand. Black tendrils licked along the rocks, fast as striking serpents, reaching for the ridge where Nira crouched.Her instincts screamed. She spun, bolting into the darkness. Gravel slipped beneath her boots, and her heart pounded so loudly she thought the Riders could hear it.Behind her, Garron’s voice cut through the night.“After her! She cannot escape!”The Riders gave chase, their mounts thundering against stone, hooves sparking. The sound was terrifying, like a storm breaking loose in the valley.Nira tore through the hills, lungs burning, every step driven by raw survival. She had no sword, no shield, not even a dagger. Only speed, only the desperate knowledge that if she slowed, if she stumbled, she would die.The first shadow lash snapped around her ankle. Cold fire shot up her leg, and she nearly fell face-first onto the rocks. But
Chapter 152 – The Traitor’s Whisper
The night was a predator. Clouds smothered the moon, leaving only the dim glow of dying fires behind the shattered camp. Every crack of a twig, every whisper of grass in the wind sounded louder in the stillness.The hooded figure moved quickly, every step calculated, every glance backward sharp. No one had seen him slip away or so he thought.The further he went from the camp, the easier his breathing became. His mind replayed the scene at the fire: Isolde’s words, the camp’s fragile cheers, Kael’s rough growl of command. Fools. All of them clinging to a light that was already gone.He pulled his hood tighter and pressed on toward the foothills, where the shadows of the Riders’ banners flickered faintly against the night.Back at camp, however, someone had noticed.A girl no older than seventeen, one of the runners who ferried water and messages, had seen him slip between the tents. Her name was Nira, and she had learned to survive by watching what others ignored. She chewed her lip,
Chapter 151 – The Shattered Camp
The campfire smoke curled through the broken night, mixing with the stench of blood and ash. Soldiers huddled together in uneven circles, whispering of curses and shadows, while others sharpened blades they barely had the strength to hold. The once-disciplined camp of the fallen kingdom was nothing more than a shattered husk, trembling on the edge of despair.Then Isolde stepped into the firelight.Her armor was cracked, her cloak torn, but her presence gods, her presence was unshaken. The soldiers froze at the sight of her, as if the air itself had been stolen from their lungs. The woman they thought lost to the abyss walked among them, her eyes fierce, carrying both grief and fire in equal measure.Kael, scarred and weary, pushed through the crowd. His voice shook but carried command.“By the gods… Lady Isolde. We thought the shadows swallowed you whole.”Isolde met his gaze. Her voice was quiet, but every word struck like a hammer.“They tried.”A murmur rippled through the soldier
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