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The Weight of the Mark
Author: Manuel
last update2026-07-05 05:32:28

Kael woke with a start, his palm burning.

He sat up quickly, his heart pounding. The mark on his hand was glowing, a faint blue light pulsing in rhythm with his heartbeat. It did not hurt exactly. But it was there. A constant reminder of what he had done. What he had given up.

He flexed his fingers. The skin around the mark was pale, almost translucent. He could see the veins beneath, dark and branching like the roots of an ancient tree. It was unsettling. It was permanent. It was a part of him
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