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The Ember Protocol
The silence after the storm was not peace—it was fury in hibernation.Within minutes of the Ember Protocol’s activation, Berdiezland’s skies turned red with signal flares. Massive war drones, long hidden beneath ocean trenches, ascended like sea beasts awakened. Military networks surged to life. Vaulted weapons systems hummed with power, and ancient tech locked since the last global war blinked back online.The world shuddered.Dann stood at the apex of the Red Tower ruins, armor scorched, cape torn at the hem. The winds howled, but he stood unmoved, his eyes fixed on the bloodied sigil in Ares’s hand.“Thorne wants a war,” Dann muttered. “He just earned one.”Ares didn’t respond. Behind his visor, his expression was unreadable, but his gauntlet tightened around the hilt of his halberd.Dann turned, walking into the command bay of his mobile fortress. His presence alone cleared the path; even the seasoned soldiers stepped back, eyes wide. He climbed onto the central command dais and a
The Traitor's Resurrection
The war chamber froze.Astra’s breath caught. Her fingers twitched toward the hilt of her sideblade. “Impossible... You died at Blackfire Summit. I burned your corpse myself.”Varkas stepped forward, face older, scarred—but unmistakable. His voice was calm, cutting.“Then maybe you burned a decoy.”Astra's blade sang from its sheath in a flash of moonsteel. “You betrayed us. You left us to die. You—”Dann’s arm shot out, barring her advance. “Not yet.”Varkas looked directly at him. “Wise, as always, Dann. Because if you kill me now, you'll never know why your citadel is about to fall.”Silence.Dann’s voice was low. Controlled. Dangerous. “Speak.”Varkas smiled—thin, bitter. “The bomb was just the beginning. A message. The next strike won’t be a warning. It will be an undoing. Not just of your armies, but of everything your empire built: your name, your bloodline, your so-called child of prophecy.”Eva’s name wasn’t spoken, but everyone felt it ring in the room like a death bell.“Wh
Storm on the Horizon
The air above the Azure Bay tasted of salt and threat. Warships from five allied nations floated in uneasy formations, their hulls groaning as though burdened by more than the sea. Supplies had not reached them in weeks, and accusations now spilled faster than rations.Eva stood on the balcony of her chamber, hand resting gently on the curve of her belly. Her breath caught as the child moved again—a strong, determined flutter beneath her ribs."They will never stop testing him," she murmured.Inside the war chamber of the Flamebound Citadel, Dann slammed his palm against the marble table. The map scattered with brass tokens shuddered.“This isn’t miscommunication,” he growled. “This is sabotage.”His five generals stood at attention—faces grim, loyalty etched deep.General Kael Rynor, the stoic Commander of the Skyguard, stepped forward first. “Our aerial patrols saw no enemy movement near the port lines. But the supply ships never arrived. Either they were intercepted—or betrayed.”G
Cliffside
“You don’t need to trust them all. You only need five people.” She gave a meaningful look.Dann smiled slightly. “Clara says the smugglers are operating out of the Vault Isles.”Eva’s gaze sharpened. “Cyras?”“Maybe. Or someone he's backing.” Dann stood. “Either way, I need to go.”Eva’s grip tightened. “Then take Kael or Clara with you.”Dann shook his head. “I need ghosts for this. Not generals.”Elsewhere – Aboard a Black Vessel near the Vault IslesMoonlight danced across metal crates—fuel, medicine, stolen tech. A figure stood at the prow, his armor laced with shadows, his eyes flickering blue.Cyras Riddect.“Let them fight,” he murmured. “Let them bleed the seas dry. And when the storms rise, Dann will have to choose: his crown… or his child.”A long pause. Then a cruel smile.“And either way—he loses.”Coastline of the Vault Isles – Two Days LaterThe sea was moonless, and so was the silence.Dann stood at the edge of a darkened skiff, dressed not in the armor of a general—but
Storms Beneath Still Waters
Dann looked to Eva, and then to the room.“Because someone else is trying to claim it. Someone who was meant to die in the breach.”Kael narrowed his eyes. “Who?”Dann replied:“Cyras Riddect.”The room fell into stunned silence.Eva’s fingers dug into the table. “Your brother burned with the rest of the Ember traitors—”“He didn’t,” Dann cut in. “He was taken. Hidden. Twisted. I saw what’s left of him in the final gate. He’s not Cyras anymore. He’s something wearing my brother’s memories like a skin.”“And he wants the crown,” Maximus said grimly.“No,” Dann said.“He wants me.”Later That Night – East Balcony of the CitadelEva found Dann alone, standing over the valley where the Ember Guard continued night drills. The wind was cool. The stars hung like watchful eyes.“You didn’t tell them everything,” she said.“No.”“You’re still bonded to the crown, aren’t you?”He didn’t answer directly. Instead, he held out his palm.A faint pulse of white light swirled into a crown-shaped sigi
Hours Before Midnight
Clara tightened the straps on Eva’s gauntlet. “You find him, you bring him home.”Eva’s eyes glimmered. “I will. Or I’ll vanish beside him.”Midnight Again — Between RealmsDann stood on the threshold of the last chamber. Ahead, a mirror. But no reflection.A voice spoke from the dark.“Are you here to save yourself, or to be judged?”Dann didn’t answer at first. His hand hovered over the blade at his side. Then, slowly, he let it fall.“I’m here,” he said, “to bury what never died.”And the silence that followed... finally answered back.The lower districts of Konzia were a skeleton of what they once were—hollowed tunnels, rusted rails, and bone-deep silence. Eva moved swiftly through the abandoned conduits, the Ember Guard insignia cloaked under a veil of shadowdust.Beside her, two companions kept pace: Clara, reluctantly armed and more than a little bitter about it; and Eren Voss, a silent scout once loyal to the old regime, now paying for his past in blood and allegiance.“There,
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