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EPISODE 61                  THE EMPEROR'S GAMBIT
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Previously, on Sword of Vengeance

The grand arena was silent, yet tense and thick with the weight of power and unspoken judgment.

Lord Azril stepped forward, his daughter at his side, both flanked by General Bale and a cohort of armoured guards. Together, they stood before the Emperor’s obsidian throne.

General Bale’s eyes drifted.

Not to the Emperor, but to the man seated beside him.

The royal advisor.

There was no reverence in General Bale’s gaze.

No bow of respect.

Only calculation.

He studied the advisor’s ornate robes, noting the sigils embroidered in gold, the layers that suggested rank and arrogance.

His gaze lingered only long enough to measure, to weigh, then moved on, landing on the Emperor.

The moment their eyes met, something unspoken passed between them.

Not words.

Not greetings.

But blades.

Invisible swords clashed in that single locked gaze, cutting through the silence with an intensity that neither flinched from. But it was General Bale who broke the stare, n
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