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Chapter 260
Author: Yeshua Yin
last update2025-08-30 20:06:22

The tunnel stretched long and silent, the kind of silence that felt heavy, like it was holding its breath.

Only the sound of ragged breathing broke it, uneven gasps that echoed faintly against the stone walls.

Ash still floated in the air, tiny gray flecks drifting like ghostly snow. Some of it glowed faintly, carrying the last embers of the battle that had almost ended them.

The smell of burning stone clung stubbornly to the walls, sharp in the nose, almost choking. It was the smell of death mixed with fire, something no one would ever forget.

Mara knelt on the cold ground, her arms steady though her face was pale. She helped Elias sit upright, bracing his weight against her.

The boy’s lips were blue, his skin clammy with sweat. She tore strips of cloth from her cloak and wrapped them around his shoulders, trying to stop the violent shivering that shook his frail body.

Elias leaned against her, eyes half-lidded, but not closed. Even in pain, even at the edge of collapse, there was
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