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CHAPTER 17 — THE SHADOW’S BARGAIN
Rick didn’t leave the Anchor chamber for hours after the fight.Even when the last of the Wraithspawn vanished, his mind was still spinning, the echo of Lucen’s words crawling under his skin like insects.> “You can finish what Kaelan started…”Those words wouldn’t stop replaying.Was Lucen lying? Or was Kaelan the one who hid the truth?Lira was tending to her wounds near the entrance while Marrek rechecked the runes that lined the walls. Every few minutes, the stone would tremble — faintly, like something underneath it was stirring.Rick sat near the Anchor, his hands resting on his knees. The pulsing runes cast strange light across his face.Lira looked up finally. “You haven’t said a word since the fight.”Rick didn’t answer.She sighed, walking closer. “Whatever he said, don’t let it get in your head. That’s what they do.”Rick glanced at her. “What if he wasn’t lying?”“Lucen works for the Shadow Court,” she said sharply. “He’s never told the truth a day in his immortal life.”“
CHAPTER 16 — THE ANCHOR BENEATH GREYHAVEN
Greyhaven’s underbelly had always been a rumor — whispered by street kids and smugglers, ignored by the police, and buried by the government. But now, as Rick, Lira, and Marrek stood before a rusted subway door three stories below the city, the air itself seemed to remember something ancient.The runes on the walls pulsed faintly, alive. The same symbols from the Memory Stone, the same script that burned on Rick’s wrist.“This is it,” Rick said quietly. “The Anchor’s down there.”Marrek tightened his grip on his rifle. “Down there is where things stop making sense.”Lira placed her palm on the iron door. Her magic flared — gold meeting silver. The runes ignited, gears shifted, and the heavy door groaned open, releasing a gust of air that smelled of dust and old fire.They stepped inside.---The tunnels were carved from black stone. Ancient markings lined every surface, telling stories of war between gods and mortals. The deeper they went, the colder it grew — not a natural chill, but
CHAPTER 15 — THE VEIL’S END
The next morning, Greyhaven looked almost normal again — the kind of quiet city that hides its monsters well. But Rick knew better now. Behind the skyscrapers, beneath the hum of traffic, the shadows were breathing. Watching.He hadn’t slept all night. The name Kaelan Darnell echoed in his skull like a drumbeat. Every time he tried to rest, flashes hit him — glimpses of a figure standing before the same throne he’d seen in the book, surrounded by fire and broken glass.And in those flashes, that figure had his face.Rick sat at the table, running his hands through his hair as Marrek placed a mug of coffee in front of him.“You look like hell,” Marrek said.Rick gave a dry laugh. “You should see the other guy. He’s in my head.”Marrek sat across from him, the older man’s expression unreadable. “You said the name Kaelan Darnell. That’s not a name anyone uses lightly.”“So you know it,” Rick said sharply.Marrek hesitated. “Everyone in the Order knows it. He was one of the first humans t
CHAPTER 14 — ECHOES OF THE COURT
The silence in the tunnel felt wrong. It was too quiet, too still. Rick could still feel the Wraithspawn’s words rattling around in his head, echoing like a broken record.> "The Court rises… and you, Veil-Born, are the key."Lira and Marrek stood a few paces behind him, both watching the shadows warily, waiting for something else to emerge. But nothing did. The wraith had dissolved into smoke, leaving only the faint scent of burnt ozone in the air.Rick ran a hand through his hair, trying to shake off the feeling that the world was about to split open beneath his feet.“You heard it too, right?” he asked, his voice tight. “It said I’m the key.”Marrek nodded, stepping forward. “And that means you’re tied to whatever they’re planning.” His eyes flicked to the tunnel entrance. “But the Court is silent. They’ve been quiet for centuries. We shouldn’t even be hearing their voices now.”Lira narrowed her eyes, her gaze flicking between Rick and the tunnel. “They shouldn’t even know you exi
CHAPTER 13 — Whispers Beneath the City
The safehouse lights flickered again that night.Every time Rick closed his eyes, he could feel the memory stone calling — a low hum beneath the noise of the world, like something ancient whispering from under the streets.He sat alone in the armory, staring at the black shard sealed inside a glass box. It wasn’t large — maybe the size of his hand — but its runes shifted whenever he looked away, rearranging like a living script.Marrek entered quietly, his boots echoing against the floor. “You haven’t left this room in hours,” he said.Rick didn’t look up. “It’s not just a relic. It’s alive. It’s… thinking.”Marrek crossed his arms. “Stones don’t think.”Rick finally turned. “Neither do shadows. But we’ve seen enough to know that rule doesn’t apply anymore.”For a moment, the older man said nothing. Then he sighed. “You’re not wrong. But that thing isn’t yours to play with. Lira said—”“Lira doesn’t trust me,” Rick snapped, standing. “You’ve both made that clear.”Marrek’s jaw tighten
CHAPTER 12 — The Man in the Mirror
Rick woke up gasping for air.His reflection stared back at him from the cracked mirror across the room — same face, same eyes… but the expression wasn’t his. The man in the reflection smiled faintly, almost mockingly.“You’re getting stronger,” the reflection said.Rick froze. “Saren?”The voice was smooth, cold, echoing in the back of his skull.> “Don’t be afraid. I’m part of you now. You opened the Veil, remember?”Rick gripped the edge of the sink. His pulse hammered. “I didn’t open anything. You forced your way in.”> “And yet, here you stand — breathing magic that wasn’t meant for humans.”He punched the mirror. It shattered, but the reflection didn’t fade. The pieces all reflected the same smirking face.Rick stumbled backward, breath shallow. He could still feel the phantom heat from the mirror as if Saren’s voice had burned through it.Then a knock came at the door.“Rick? You okay?” Lira’s voice.He wiped his face and tried to steady himself. “Yeah… just needed air.”When h
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