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Season 2-Chp 47
The ride back from Veylor was heavier than the road there. The crown’s iron chest clanked faintly with every step of the horses, its chained weight pressing down on more than saddlebags. It pressed on the riders’ spirits. None of them spoke, though each felt its silent thrum, like a heartbeat that did not belong to the living.By the time the fortress walls loomed out of the mist, dawn had already broken. Guards on the ramparts straightened as Elias, Helena, and Marcus approached. Word spread quickly—whispers of what they carried reached the council chamber before their boots even crossed the threshold.The chamber was full when they entered. Councilors stood restless, soldiers leaned against the walls, and even servants lingered near the doors, eager for news. The sight of the chained chest silenced the room.Elias set it upon the table with a heavy thud. “We found it.”The murmurs broke loose instantly. Some gasped, some cursed, some fell to their knees in half-superstitious fear. T
Season 2-Chp 46
The road to Veylor was a scar through the land. Blackened trees leaned like broken spears, their branches clawing at the pale morning sky. The earth itself seemed sick, cracked with veins of ash where once rivers had flowed. As Elias, Helena, and Marcus rode deeper into the desolation, silence pressed around them—no birds, no wind, only the steady crunch of hooves on brittle soil.Helena broke the silence first. “This place feels cursed.” Her hand never strayed far from her sword. “How long has it lain abandoned?”Elias scanned the horizon. “Since the first age. The chronicles say Veylor was once a citadel of kings. But when the crown was forged, it swallowed its own makers. The city burned from within, and none dared rebuild.”Marcus spat into the dust. “And now we’re riding straight into its corpse. Wonderful.”Yet despite his grumbling, his eyes remained sharp, scanning every shadow.The ruins came into view by midday—a jagged sprawl of stone rising from the earth like a shattered
Season 2 Chp 45
The fortress had become a cage of suspicion. Every corridor hummed with whispers, every torchlit stairwell echoed with rumors. Soldiers eyed each other with unease, councilors whispered in corners, and servants scurried like frightened mice, never lingering too long in one place.Elias felt the weight of it everywhere he walked. The Shadowlord had struck only once, yet the wound he left was festering. Not in the walls, not in the battlements, but in the hearts of his people.Helena was the first to voice what everyone feared.“There’s no defending against an enemy within,” she said as she walked beside Elias along the ramparts. Her sword was strapped across her back, her posture restless, as though even silence might betray her. “If we don’t root out the traitor, then every word spoken in council is already in the Shadowlord’s ears.”Elias nodded, though his mind churned with doubts. “You think it’s one of them? One of the council?”Her silver hair caught the morning sun as she turned
Season 2-Chp 44
The council chamber smelled of smoke and grief. The great oak table, once polished to a shine, was scarred with ash and bloodstains from the battle two nights past. Fewer chairs were filled now—so many had fallen during the siege, their voices gone forever. The surviving councilors sat hunched, their faces drawn, their whispers carrying like the hiss of dying embers.At the head of the table, Elias stood with his hands pressed flat against the wood. He had called this gathering at dawn, though he himself had not slept. The truth of his bloodline weighed heavier than the sword at his hip. He could feel every pair of eyes on him—accusing, questioning, or silently judging.Helena broke the silence first. Her voice was sharp, cutting through the murmur like a blade. “We cannot continue like this. Our walls are cracked, our numbers thin. And now we learn that the man we trusted has hidden the truth of who he is.”Gasps and murmurs rose again. One elder struck the table with his cane. “She
Season 2-Chp 43
The fortress still smoldered with the memory of fire. Dawn light crept across the blackened stones, painting the ruins in a pale gray. Smoke curled lazily from collapsed towers, and the stench of ash clung to every breath. Survivors moved like shadows, dragging the wounded, gathering the dead, whispering names as if afraid the air itself might shatter under the weight of loss.At the highest balcony, Elias stood with his sword sheathed, his knuckles white on the parapet. He had not slept. He could still hear the Shadowlord’s laughter echoing in his skull, still see the flames swallowing his councilors, still feel the accusing stares when the sword had betrayed his bloodline.Behind him, footsteps approached. Marcus’s voice cut the silence. “You’ve been out here all night.”Elias didn’t look at him. “The walls are weaker than I feared. Another attack, and we will not hold.”Marcus stepped beside him, face pale with exhaustion. “And the council is weaker still. They whisper about you, E
Season 2-Chp 42
The clash between Elias and the Shadowlord split the night apart. Their blades and magic tore the air like thunder, sparks spraying across the courtyard as if the heavens themselves were bleeding fire. Every strike Elias made pushed the Shadowlord back a step, but every counterstrike nearly shattered Elias’s bones.Marcus and Helena struggled to regain their footing, each dragging themselves upright amid the chaos. Soldiers clashed around them, steel against steel, but even the fiercest of warriors paused at intervals to glance toward the duel that seemed to decide the fate of the fortress.Helena’s lips were bloodied, but her voice was steady. “We cannot just watch. If Elias falls, all is lost.”Marcus shook his head, sword trembling in his grip. “We’re no match for that monster. Look at him—he wields fire as if it were breath itself.”“Then we cut off his air,” Helena snapped. She raised her hand, summoning a shimmer of frost across her palm. With a flick, shards of ice spiraled int
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