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The darkness beyond the gates wasn't complete. As their eyes adjusted, Draven could make out walls covered in more carvings. But these were different from the ones outside. Less decorative, more functional. Like instructions or warnings."There's light ahead," Sera said, pointing.She was right. A faint glow came from deeper in the structure, steady and pale. Not firelight. Something else.They moved toward it carefully, weapons ready. After the wyrms, Draven wasn't taking anything for granted.The corridor opened into a massive chamber. The ceiling stretched up so high it disappeared into shadow. The walls were smooth stone, polished to a mirror shine. And in the center of the chamber stood five doors.Each door was carved from a different material and marked with a different symbol. Earth. Fire. Water. Wind. Shadow."Five trials," Lyra said, walking closer. "One for each element."Above the doors, carved into the wall in letters that seemed to glow with their own light, were words i
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The corridor led them deeper into the ruins. Stone walls covered in carvings that seemed to shift in the firelight, telling stories Draven couldn't quite follow. Dragons everywhere. Fighting, flying, burning."These carvings are really detailed," Jin said, running his hand along the wall. "Whoever built this put serious work into it.""They had centuries," Sera pointed out. "And probably slave labor.""That's dark.""It's realistic."They emerged from the corridor into an open courtyard. At least, it had been a courtyard once. Now it was half-buried in red sand, with massive stone columns jutting up like broken teeth. The sky above was visible but distant, filtered through layers of magical haze that made everything look red."We're still inside the tomb structure," Lyra said, looking up. "But this section is exposed to the desert.""Great," Jin said. "So we get sand and monsters. Best of both worlds."At the far end of the courtyard stood gates. Massive things, easily thirty feet tal
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The darkness inside the tomb wasn't natural. It swallowed light, ate it whole before it could spread. Draven conjured a small flame in his palm and it barely illuminated five feet ahead."This is unsettling," Jin said, his voice echoing strangely."Stay close," Lyra said. "Don't lose sight of each other."They moved forward slowly, feeling their way along the stone walls. The air was cool here, almost cold after the desert heat. And it smelled old. Ancient. Like nothing living had breathed here in centuries.The corridor opened into a larger chamber. Draven's flame grew brighter suddenly, as if the room wanted to be seen.What they saw made them stop.Murals covered every surface. Walls, ceiling, floor. All depicting the life of Dragon War God Pyrion. His training as a young warrior. His first battles. The day he bonded with his first dragon. His rise to power. His victories against impossible odds."He was a legend," Sera said softly, studying the images. "Look at this one. He fought
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The first hour wasn't bad. Hot, but manageable. The sand was rough under their boots and the sun beat down like a hammer, but they'd trained in worse conditions."How far until we reach the tomb area?" Jin asked, wiping sweat from his face.Draven checked his map. "If we keep this pace, maybe two days. The main group will take three following their route.""Assuming we don't die first," Lyra muttered."You agreed to come.""I agreed to not let you die alone. There's a difference."They walked in silence for a while. The desert stretched out in all directions, red sand and rocks as far as they could see. No plants, no animals, no signs of life. Just heat and sand and the distant shimmer of more heat."Look," Sera said, pointing back the way they'd come.In the distance, they could still see the main expedition. Tiny figures moving along the marked route like ants following a trail. Even from here, Draven could make out the organized formation, the careful progress."They're doing fine
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The announcement came three days after Draven's team had their breakthrough in training.Master Aldren stood at the front of the assembly hall, looking more serious than usual. "The academy has been selected to participate in a joint expedition," he said, his voice carrying across the packed room. "Multiple academies from across the kingdoms will be sending their best students."Students immediately started whispering. Joint expeditions were rare. Dangerous. And they usually meant something big."The destination," Aldren continued, "is the Tomb of Dragon War God Pyrion, located deep in the Crimson Desert."The whispers became excited chatter. Everyone knew the legends. Pyrion had been one of the greatest warriors in history, a man who'd mastered dragon flame itself. His tomb had been lost for centuries."The tomb is said to contain the Dragonfire Sovereign Art," Aldren said. "A technique that grants mastery over dragon flames. Finding it could change the balance of power in the kingdo
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Draven showed up at the training field at five forty-five in the morning. Better early than give Lyra another reason to be annoyed with him.She was already there, of course. Running through wind magic exercises in the pre-dawn darkness, her movements sharp and focused."You're early," she said without stopping."Didn't want to be late.""Smart." She finished her set and turned to face him. "We're going to push hard these next two weeks. I want to win this tournament, and that means training like we mean it.""I'm ready.""We'll see."Jin arrived right at six, eating a breakfast roll and looking half asleep. Sera materialized from somewhere, because that's what Sera did."Alright," Lyra said, pulling out a notebook. "Now that we know what Draven can actually do, we need to rebuild our strategy from the ground up. Everything we practiced before was based on him holding back.""So what's the new plan?" Jin asked."That's what we're figuring out today. Draven, show us your real speed. Fu
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