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Chapter 158: The Forbidden Pact
Gods were not meant to be summoned anymore. That truth was etched into the laws Kael himself had helped write after the Mage Wars—laws born from blood, broken cities, and the arrogance of mortals who once believed they could bargain safely with divinity. Yet here he stood, deep beneath the Arcane Academy, in a chamber sealed by seven sigils that no longer appeared in any public grimoire. The air was wrong. It did not move so much as wait. Kael planted his staff at the center of the summoning circle. The Phoenix-Aether within him stirred uneasily, still restrained after the Leviathan’s test. He could feel its caution—fire remembering water’s lesson. “This stays contained,” Lira said from the edge of the chamber. Her voice was steady, but her grip on her staff was white-knuckled. “If this goes wrong, we collapse the vault.” Eryn stood behind her, silent. The Phoenixfire within her flickered in uneasy sympathy, as if it recognized the danger before reason could name it. Kael nodd
Chapter 157: The Leviathan’s Test
Water came first. Not as rain, nor flood—but as memory. Kael felt it the moment he stepped beyond the Shard chamber’s threshold, as if the mountain itself exhaled and the world tilted sideways. Stone dissolved into motion. Weight vanished. Sound stretched thin, drawn into a deep, endless current. When sensation returned, he was standing on nothing. Beneath his boots lay an infinite ocean—black-blue, glass-smooth, reflecting a sky filled with drifting constellations that did not belong to Eldoria. Above and below were indistinguishable. Time itself felt… slowed, like breath held too long. This was not a place. It was a boundary. Kael tightened his grip on his staff. Phoenix-Aether stirred uneasily within him, its warmth muted, cautious. “So,” he murmured, voice echoing across the impossible sea, “this is your trial.” The water rippled. Then it rose. The ocean pulled itself upward, spiraling into a colossal form. Scales the size of citadels unfolded from liquid darkness, each
Chapter 156: The Shard Guardians
The victory at the Northern Rift did not feel like an ending.Even as night settled over the reclaimed valley, the land itself remained uneasy—stone still warm beneath ash, the air humming faintly with residual Aether. Fires crackled in controlled circles where soldiers rested, tending wounds and repairing armor scored by Starbound weapons. Beyond the perimeter, the sealed fissure pulsed like a buried heart, dim but persistent.Eryn Vale stood apart from the camps, staring toward the northern ridge where the rift’s energy had thinned into translucent veils. The Phoenix-Aether within her was quieter now, no longer roaring—but it had not gone still. It stirred with a low, warning heat, like embers shifting beneath ash.Kael joined her, his presence steady, grounding. His Phoenix-feathers had dimmed to a soft glow, their edges no longer molten but warm, as if mirroring his restraint.“You felt it too,” he said.Eryn nodded without looking at him. “Something survived. Not Starbound. Not R
Chapter 155: The Starbound Counter-Offensive
The dawn broke over the jagged peaks of the Northern Rift, though it offered little warmth. Ash hung in the air like fog, remnants of the previous day’s battle settling over frozen ruins. The valley lay scarred: shattered trees, splintered stone, and the twisted bodies of Riftborn scattered like grotesque trophies. Yet despite the destruction, Eldoria’s forces stood ready. Eryn Vale, her Phoenix-Aether coiling around her arms like living fire, surveyed the valley. Every soldier, mage, and scout had endured the previous assault; every eye was fixed on her. For the first time, she was not just defending—she was leading. Kael stepped beside her, Phoenix-feathers stirring in the bitter wind. His expression was grim, but his voice carried authority. “The rift adapts. Every strike you made yesterday, it learned. Today, we strike with precision. Focus your power, Eryn. Channel the Phoenix—but do not let it consume you.” Eryn nodded, feeling the familiar burn of the Phoenix-Aether in her c
Chapter 154: The Northern Rift Awakens
The wind howled over the jagged peaks of the Frostspire Mountains, carrying with it a biting chill that cut through even the thickest mage robes. The Northern Kingdom, once a bastion of arcane learning and tempered steel, now lay scarred by centuries of rift activity, its villages abandoned, and forests twisted into jagged black growths by lingering Aether corruption. Kael stood atop a cliff overlooking the valley below, his Phoenix-Aether coiling around him like a living flame. He squinted at the horizon, where a swirl of unnatural darkness had begun to manifest—a rift tearing open the fabric of reality, faintly glowing with unstable crimson light. “Kael,” Lira said, stepping beside him, her staff shimmering with protective wards, “this isn’t like the last breach. The energy is… heavier, more malignant. I’ve never felt anything like it.” Kael nodded, gripping his staff tightly. “It’s feeding on something deeper—something ancient. The Northern Rift isn’t just another tear. It’s… hu
Chapter 153: Council in Turmoil
The Arcane Academy was quiet in the aftermath of the Starbound Vanguard’s assault, but the calm was deceptive. Within the Council Hall, tension crackled like static electricity, far more volatile than any battlefield scarred by rift energy. The marble floors gleamed under torchlight, reflecting the anxious expressions of Eldoria’s most powerful mages. Kael stood at the head of the chamber, his Phoenix-Aether still faintly humming beneath his skin. His wings, folded behind him, carried traces of the day’s battle, faint ash and sparks clinging to feathers that had already begun to regenerate. He exhaled slowly, trying to focus on the council’s words before his own thoughts overwhelmed him. Eryn sat at a side table, hands folded in her lap, eyes wide as murmurs filled the hall. Some council members avoided looking at her entirely, while others regarded her with a mixture of awe and fear. Even after the Vanguard’s defeat, the room was heavy with suspicion. She was not merely a student n
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