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The declining azure sky sect
The caravan wound its way through the mountain roads for most of the day. The air grew thinner and colder as the peaks rose higher around them, jagged silhouettes cutting into the blue sky. By the time the sun leaned westward, the path ahead opened suddenly, revealing a vast mountain range layered like steps toward the heavens.Elior lifted his gaze.The Azure Sky Sect appeared.From afar, it was magnificent.Towering peaks formed a natural barrier around the sect grounds, their surfaces carved with ancient stairways that spiraled upward in wide arcs. Massive stone platforms hovered between cliffs, supported by formations so old that the marks of their creators had long faded. Grand halls clung to the mountainsides, their roofs glazed in blue tiles that reflected sunlight like still water.Even the clouds seemed to gather around the sect, drifting lazily between the peaks as if reluctant to leave.“So this is the Azure Sky Sect,” Aeris said quietly, following Elior’s line of sight.Th
BANDITS AGAIN
The caravan moved steadily along the mountain road, wheels creaking softly as they rolled over packed earth and scattered stone. Tall trees lined both sides of the path, their branches forming a loose canopy that filtered the sunlight into shifting patterns on the ground.Inside the carriage, Elior sat calmly, his back resting against the wooden wall. His eyes were half-closed, not in sleep, but in quiet awareness. Kavi lay curled beside him, breathing slow and steady, its ears twitching occasionally at distant sounds.The faint tension he had sensed earlier had not faded.Instead, it had grown clearer.Movement stirred beyond the treeline.Elior opened his eyes.Three breaths later, the ambush revealed itself.A sharp whistle cut through the air.“Bandits!” one of the Azure Sky disciples shouted.Figures burst from the forest on both sides of the road, blades drawn, faces covered with crude cloth masks. Their movements were practiced but rough, the kind born from desperation rather t
THE JOURNEY TO THE AZURE SKY SECT
The morning sun spilled over Farasa City, painting the streets in warm gold. Merchants called out their wares, carts rattled along cobblestones, and children darted between the stalls, laughing. To ordinary eyes, it was an unremarkable day—but Elior moved as though apart from it, steps measured, deliberate, calm.Kavi padded lightly along his shoulder strap, its small body warm, yet a faint frost lingered on its fur. Occasionally it nudged his neck with its head, a gentle reminder of life and companionship. Its soft hums were the only sounds that acknowledged the tension lingering from the forge.Elior entered the inn. The familiar creak of the door barely disturbed the low chatter of breakfast. He placed his belongings carefully on a chair, the sword he had forged still sheathed and wrapped. Kneeling, he adjusted Kavi, who curled up and purred softly, the paradoxical warmth and frost of its body settling his mind.He opened the Book of Laws, scanning the
UNWANTED ATTENTION
The forge remained thick with the smell of scorched metal, yet the usual rhythm of hammering and fire felt oddly suspended. Doran could not focus on his work. His eyes kept darting toward the sword resting on the table, as if it were a living thing rather than forged steel.“This… this is impossible,” he muttered, tracing the edge with the tip of his finger, careful not to cut himself. “No apprentice could—no, not even a properly trained smith—could produce something like this in a single week…”His hands trembled as he turned the blade over, testing its weight, balance, and the slight hum of energy that seemed to vibrate through it. He compared it silently in his mind to the high-tier spirit iron work he had heard of in stories—artifacts that cost a lifetime to forge. And yet, this was from ordinary ore. Ordinary.“Boy… what are you?” Doran whispered to himself, his eyes flicking toward Elior, trying to read the calm, unreadable expression on the young man’s face. He could feel the p
INVITATION
Morning sunlight filtered through the dusty windows of the forge, cutting through the smell of burnt metal and oil. Elior stepped through the door quietly, carrying the wrapped blade under his arm. Doran was already inside, swinging a hammer with rhythmic force as he shaped a chunk of ore on the anvil.The sound echoed across the room with steady strength. Doran looked up as Elior approached.“You are early again, boy.” The man wiped sweat from his face and grinned. “I thought you would sleep till noon after working so late yesterday.”“I slept enough,” Elior answered simply.Doran had already grown familiar with Elior’s nature. The boy rarely spoke unless necessary, and even then his tone was calm in a way that felt older than his age. Doran had decided long ago not to question it.“You said you were working on something yesterday. Did it turn out well?” Doran asked.Elior placed the wrapped bundle on a table. “See for yourself.”Doran’s eyebrows lifted slightly. He unwrapped the clo
FIRST FORGING
The next morning passed quietly. Farasa City roared with life outside, but inside Doran’s forge the world felt contained, warm, and steady. The rhythmic pounding of hammers and the hiss of steam from the quenching barrels had already become familiar to Elior.He had not seen Aeris again since the day they entered the city. He wondered briefly if she had left or was simply occupied with her duties. Given her identity, he assumed she was busy with whatever mission her sect had sent her on. It made sense, so he pushed the thought aside and focused on the craft in front of him.Doran greeted him with a grin as Elior stepped into the workshop.“You are early again. I suppose you have grown attached to this place.”“I want to learn,” Elior replied simply.Doran laughed. “Then you came to the right forge. Let us see what that memory of yours can absorb today.”For the next week, Elior returned every morning. He swept the floors, carried coal, pumped the bellows, and practiced the simple moti
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