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Chapter 29: The Gilded Gate of Falconridge
Author: Little LYTA
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Chapter 29: The Gilded Gate of Falconridge

The early light of dawn was fading as Elias returned from yet another brutal yet exhilarating magical training session with Layla, whose obsession with Earth magic now bordered on cultish fervor. Despite the intensity of her instruction, his afternoons were reserved for a more delicate task—one that required neither incantation nor combat readiness.

In the corner of his private study, a faint but rhythmic tick... tock... tick... whispered through the silence. Elias knelt over a brass-and-onyx clock, hands meticulously assembling a series of interlocking gears, balance coils, and mana-diffusion panels. Unlike the first time he had crafted this intricate timekeeper, this version was slightly more compact, imbued with elegance—an echo of the old-world grandfather clocks he’d admired in his past life.

It wasn’t just a clock. It was a love letter to memory, wrapped in metal and magic.

When Elias finally activated it, a deep rhythmic chime rang out
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