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Chapter 9
On the screen, Merlin’s body didn't move. Blood continued to spread slowly beneath his cheek, seeping into the cracks of the stone like the Tower itself was drinking him in.The system display remained steady."LIFE SIGNS: TERMINATED."A long, suffocating silence settled. Then one of the analysts leaned forward, frowning. "Pause the feed.""It's live," another replied, voice tight."No… look." On the projection, something shifted. At first it was so subtle it looked like a trick of the light. The blood had stopped moving.Callie's breath hitched. "What…?"The dark pool beneath Merlin's face trembled. Then it pulled back. Slow like invisible threads were dragging it across the stone. A thin line of red slid backward, then another, then all of it began to retract, crawling toward his body in thin, trembling streams.Eldridge in the room whispered, "That's not possible."The blood reached him. And didn't stop. It sank back into his skin.Inside the chamber, a faint glow flickered bene
Chapter 8
Eldridge’s shout barely finished echoing before his mirror surged forward again, Light flaring as if it had already predicted the angle of his next strike. Their blades met with a sharp crack, sparks bursting outward as Eldridge grunted and slid back half a step, teeth clenched. “Damn it—” he snarled, forcing another surge of power through his arm. The mirror answered instantly, matching the force, matching the timing, even matching the slight hitch in Eldridge’s stance when his balance slipped. The impact rattled his bones. Callie cried out as her own double pressed her hard, chains snapping tight as she struggled to keep her footing. Sweat streaked down her temple, her breathing uneven now, every movement slower than the last. Her mirror didn’t slow. It never did. Ryn stumbled again, barely managing to roll aside as his reflection’s strike split the air where his head had been a moment before. He scrambled back, chest heaving, fear sharp in his eyes. “They’re not tiring,” R
Chapter 7
The chamber opened like a wide stone bowl. Dark walls curved upward, smooth and cold, until they disappeared into shadow.The floor was made of black stone, cracked with thin silver lines that pulsed slowly, like a distant heartbeat beneath their feet.A pale ring of light hovered high above. Shadows stretched long across the floor, shifting as the light trembled.Something moved in the space between the floor and the ceiling. At first, it looked like mist caught in still air.Thin strands drifted lazily, pale one moment and dark the next, twisting around each other as if pulled by an unseen tide.When they brushed the stone, tiny sparks jumped and vanished. When two strands touched, they snapped apart with a sharp hiss.Merlin slowed to a stop“…That’s Etherium,” he said quietly.Merlin stopped at the edge as he crouched with his fingers hovering over a trembling strand.“Etherium fields,” he said quietly. “It’s raw untamed magic. It reacts to our polarities.”Eldridge snorts behind
Chapter 6
The match was over and Merlin had won. But it didn't feel like victory. Not with the eyes still on him. Callie jogged up behind him, her voice uncertain. "Merlin... that thing you did in the arena..was that something you created yourself?"He didn’t slow down as she walked towards him and tried again. "I mean, you called it Veiled Hex, right? I’ve never seen anything like it. Was it Light or—?""It worked. That’s all that matters," he said coolly, never looking at her.She blinked. A soft breath left her lips, caught between awe and frustration."Lets see how long he can stay strong," she whispered as he turned down a side corridor and was gone.Callie Aerlin was the pride of the White Branch. She had turned down half the year’s Lightborn suitors without blinking. But she had never been ignored like this. And now, the silence weighed heavier than rejection.Callie stood there for a moment before heading back toward the others.**************Dormitory, White Branch HallMerlin shut
Chapter 5
Merlin sat in stunned silence. “So... this whole time... this was inside me?” he whispered. “A system? A... path?”He looked at the scroll beside him again.[To wield both Light and Dark is not to be cursed—it is to be complete.]“Complete, huh? Then let’s see what that means.”He opened the scroll again, this time intent not just to read, but to understand. His fingers moved to mimic the first stance sketched beside a passage labeled Inner Pulse Differentiation. Light channeled into his right palm; Darkness flickered in his left. He took a deep breath and began to practice.The next morning, a cold wind scraped across the academy grounds as students assembled in the open dueling yard. The sunlight angled through the silver-braided banners of the White Branch. Merlin stood near the outer circle, clutching his robe tight. His eyes were shadowed by a sleepless night, but his heart was steady. Because for the first time he had more chances of winning.In combat sessions at Holy Ligh
Chapter 4
Merlin unwrapped the obsidian string carefully, his fingers trembling. The scroll was heavier than he expected—older than anything he’d ever touched. Dust clung to its edges, but the parchment itself gave off a faint pulse, like a heartbeat.He sat down cross-legged on the cold marble floor. Around him, the Restricted Vault of the Scriptorium was still oppressively still. [Skill Acquired — Silent Reading: Forbidden texts no longer alert magical wards.][Polarity Threshold reached — 10% Darkness unlocked.][Commencing Synchronization Memory Seed…]“Silent Reading…?” Merlin whispered, blinking. “What does that even mean—wait, did I just… hear that in my head?”The system text faded like mist. He swallowed. “Okay. Don’t panic. Just read it. You’ve already broken half the rules of the academy. Might as well commit.”As he opened the scroll, the text didn’t look like anything from his usual classes. The letters twisted slightly as he focused on them, rearranging into words he could unde
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