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VARYN’S BETRAYAL & THE FALL AT THE PRIMORDIAL BATTLEFIELD
The world burned in spirals of ancient light.The Primordial descended like a collapsing star, tearing apart the battlefield as Arin, Lyra, and Varyn rushed forward.Energy shrieked.Reality warped.The ground shattered under the colossal weight of the ancient being.Arin’s spear of crystalline Core-light clashed against a wave of primordial distortion, pushing him back meters at a time. Lyra darted around him with dazzling precision, her daggers cutting through corrupted fragments of energy trying to invade their bodies. Varyn’s shadow-forged blade ripped through chunks of condensed void the Primordial hurled at them.For a moment — just a moment — it felt like the three of them were united.And then—Something changed in Varyn.Arin didn’t notice at first.Not until the shadows behind Varyn began to shift.Not until the air bent around them.Not until Arin felt the sting.It happened in less than a second.A shockwave hit Arin from behind — not from the Primordial, but from Varyn’s
Ancient Core Awakening ARC
The night winds howled across the broken expanse as Arin and Lyra stood at the cliff’s edge, the SYSTEM pulsing warnings through Arin’s senses. The ruins glowed faintly beneath moonlight, jagged silhouettes stretching like skeletal remains. But even the destroyed cities seemed to recoil from the presence approaching from the distant dark.A tremor rippled through the soil, subtle yet undeniable.Lyra stiffened. “That wasn’t natural.”Arin’s Core responded instinctively, a low hum vibrating through his bones. “No. Something’s waking up.”The SYSTEM flared to life:SYSTEM ALERT: Ancient Core resonance detected. Source: unknown. Age: immeasurable. Proximity: increasing. Threat level: catastrophic.Arin felt the reverberation run down his spine — a resonance that didn’t belong to this era or this world. It was older than the Corridors. Older than the first Core-users. Older than the SYSTEM itself.He steadied his breath. “Lyra… this is what powered that amplifier. Not the Darkveil. Not
The Darkveil's infiltration
The fires of the broken city cast long shadows as Arin and Lyra moved quietly among the ruins. The SYSTEM had analyzed the chaos of the fractured Darkveil factions, highlighting weak points, leadership gaps, and potential infiltration routes.SYSTEM UPDATE: Target: Darkveil remnants. Probability of successful infiltration: 76%. Recommended approach: stealth, Core-assisted deception, intelligence gathering.Arin adjusted the strap of his satchel, feeling the hum of his Core ripple beneath his skin. “We go in quietly. No direct assault. Not yet.”Lyra nodded. “And what exactly are we looking for?”Arin’s gaze swept across the horizon, where smoke rose in erratic columns. “The source. Varyn is stronger than he looks—but he isn’t the true power behind the Darkveil’s resurgence. There’s something—or someone—guiding him. We need to find it before he consolidates.”SYSTEM ALERT: Potential Core anomaly detected within Darkveil leadership. Suggest monitoring.They moved through abandoned stree
Varyn attacked
The wind of the upper plains felt different now—heavier, thick with an electric charge that made Arin’s skin tingle as he and Lyra emerged from the portal.The world they returned to was not the same one they had left. Smoke curled into the sky from distant fires, the echo of war drums in far-off towns vibrating through the earth itself.Shadows stretched unnaturally over cities, and the skies above the Rift Forest were a bruised purple, as if the world had been cut and not yet healed.Arin’s Core pulsed with renewed strength, but he did not smile. Not yet.He scanned the horizon. The system’s alerts flared in his vision:SYSTEM ALERT: Multiple Darkveil factions converging. Target: High-priority.Lyra’s hand squeezed his. “They’ve grown stronger.”“I know,” Arin murmured. “But we’ve grown stronger too. And smarter.”The pair moved swiftly, traveling across scorched lands and over broken towns, tracking the echoes of Darkveil activity.Reports, intercepted whispers, and the faint energ
The EarthBlood Descent
The wind on the cliffside bit into Arin’s skin like frost-tipped needles, but he barely felt it. His body trembled with exhaustion—his Core flickering like a dying ember—but Lyra’s quiet breathing beside him steadied the world.For a long moment, both simply breathed, allowing the silence of the plains to wash over them after the chaos of the Rift Forest. Then the SYSTEM stirred. SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC User Arin: Core integrity unstable. User Lyra: Vital energy depleted. Recommendation: Subterranean shelter — Earthblood Corridors (Depth: 400 meters). Warning: Passage unstable. Ancients dormant. Arin swallowed.“Beneath the earth… you can’t be serious.” Lyra opened her eyes slowly.“The SYSTEM hasn’t been wrong yet.” He looked at her, hesitating. She looked fragile, barely held together by will. If the SYSTEM said the surface was unsafe, he believed it.Darkveil operatives would regroup. The beasts could still hunt. Varyn was alive.The forest couldn’t protect them forever. He
The Rift Forest Breakout
The Echo Beasts struck the chamber like a collapsing avalanche.Their bodies weren’t made of flesh but of serrated light—jagged silhouettes that flickered between the physical plane and some far, deeper void. Each step burned the ice beneath them, each exhale scattering pale embers.Arin and Lyra had barely crossed the threshold of the Sub-Level tunnel when the first beast lunged, its maw splitting open with a scream sharp enough to make the air ripple.“Faster!” Arin shouted, dragging Lyra along, feeling her stumble as her balance wavered.But behind them—far behind them—someone else was not running.Varyn.He had lingered.He hadn’t fled fast enough.Because greed held his feet to the ground longer than sense ever could.And the Echo Beast saw him.Varyn turned, cloak whipping around his armored form as the massive creature slammed onto the icy floor beside him. The shockwave ruptured cracks through the chamber, sending up shards of frost.The commander tried to disappear into shado
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