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Chapter 142: The Rift War Begins
The first tremors began at dawn. Eldoria’s horizon shimmered, the edges of the sky quivering like heat over molten stone. Rifts tore open without warning, jagged cracks in the fabric of reality, spilling raw Aether into the world. From them crawled creatures that defied natural law—amorphous beasts of shadow and crystal, wings ablaze with stolen starfire, and bodies that seemed to shift between solid and intangible forms. Kael stood at the Arcane Academy’s balcony, his wings fully unfurled, Phoenixfire crackling along every feather. His eyes scanned the rift-laced skyline. The afterglow of his rebirth still radiated from him, bathing the spires in golden light, but even that warmth could not quell the rising tide of chaos. “They’re coming,” Lira said, her voice tight. She stood beside him, staff gripped so firmly that her knuckles were pale. “Every rift we’ve contained… it’s spreading. The Starbound aren’t just scouting—they’re invading.” Kael nodded, feeling the pulse of the rift
Chapter 41: The phoenix rebirth
The halls of the Arcane Academy were eerily silent after the first death. The air still vibrated with residual Aether, lingering like smoke from a half-extinguished fire. Kael stood alone in the central atrium, the fragment of the consumed council member tucked within a containment sphere. Even now, it pulsed faintly, a heartbeat echoing with menace. He felt the corruption inside him thrumming in time with it—a stark reminder that his battle had come at a cost far greater than mere exhaustion.Kael’s wings, once molten with Phoenixfire, sagged with fatigue, their edges charred and brittle. Every movement sent agony through his veins. The corruption had burrowed deep into his Aether, poisoning it from the inside, threatening to sever his bond with the Phoenix entirely. He closed his eyes, reaching for the spirit that had carried him through countless battles.“Phoenix…” he whispered, his voice trembling. “I need you now, more than ever.”The air shifted. Heat and light swirled around h
Chapter 140: The First Death
The Arcane Academy had never seemed so quiet. Even the usual hum of protective wards felt dim, as if the building itself sensed the gathering storm. Kael moved through the halls with a measured pace, his eyes scanning every corner. The shards—fragments of Starbound energy—were not just anomalies; they were active threats, leeching life and reality around them. Today, the Rift Council had convened to investigate the shards that had silently slipped into the Academy’s depths, and the tension was palpable. The first council member, Tharen Voss, approached the central chamber, his robes flowing like liquid shadows behind him. He had always been calm, unshakable in the face of minor threats. But today, his steps faltered slightly, his fingers twitching as if feeling some unseen force. Kael noticed and frowned. “Stay focused,” Kael murmured, not taking his eyes off the wards projecting from the chamber’s floor. Phoenixfire rippled faintly along his arms, the embers glowing like molten sta
Chapter 139: The Shard Awakens
Kael advanced cautiously, his Blade of Dawn fully formed now, humming with golden resonance. As he approached, the shard reacted. Light fractured across the spire, coalescing into the outline of a colossal humanoid form. Its armor was crystalline, refracting light like molten glass, and its eyes burned with intelligence that was both alien and ancient. “Who dares approach the North Flame?” the shard’s voice reverberated inside Kael’s mind. “Only those who bear the mark of Solien may even attempt to claim the trial. Fail, and your essence will feed the Void.” Kael swallowed his rising fear. “I do not fear. I have faced gods, monsters, and rifts beyond imagining. Your test will be no different.” The shard’s spire cracked, and a flood of molten frost and starfire erupted, forming a blizzard that cut visibility to nearly zero. Kael’s steps were slowed, but he pressed forward, each swing of the Blade of Dawn slicing through shards of ice and arcs of rift energy. Trial of Body The shar
Chapter 138: Trial of the North Flame
The shard struck first. Tendrils of shadow and starfire lashed out, smashing bookshelves and cracking stone floors. Kael parried with the Blade of Dawn, each swing radiating golden light that countered the shard’s corrupt energy. The room erupted in bursts of magic, stone and starfire colliding in violent harmony. Eryn struggled, her flames wildly oscillating. Each attempt to subdue the shard caused her own body to burn internally. She fell to her knees, breath ragged. “It’s… too much…” Lyra stepped forward, channeling protective wards and reinforcing Kael’s defenses. “You can do it, Eryn. Let the shard’s rhythm guide your flames. Feel it, don’t fight it.” Kael’s mind raced. “If we destroy it outright, it will explode — the energy could rip through the Academy. We need a containment strike — a pulse of synchronized Aether through the shard’s form.” He gestured to Eryn. “Together. I’ll focus the Blade; you channel your flames. Lyra, reinforce the ward. On my mark.” Eryn closed her
Chapter 137: The Fractured Citadel
The Arcane Academy loomed on the horizon like a beacon of fragile hope. Its spires, shimmering faintly with residual Aether, were battered from recent rift storms, and the walls were scarred from stray energy blasts. Smoke rose from collapsed towers, curling into the sky like blackened fingers. The Rift Council advanced cautiously, aware that the Starbound Vanguard’s retreat had been deliberate — a probing strike rather than an outright invasion. Kael’s hand rested on the Blade of Dawn, now partially reformed from the previous battle. The shard embedded within it throbbed faintly, each pulse echoing the presence of the Starbound they had just fought. His body ached from the corrupted Aether he had absorbed, veins glowing faintly as his energy struggled to stabilize. “Something’s not right,” Lyra muttered, scanning the horizon with her staff. “The Vanguard didn’t just attack… they were testing. And I don’t think they went far.” Kael’s eyes narrowed. “Agreed. One of their shards — th
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