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Chapter 143 – The Hollow Crown(2)
Author: Rukky
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The silence was unbearable. Kael stood at the center of the scorched crater, chest heaving, ash clinging to his skin. Mira pressed against his side, trembling, her hand gripping his torn shirt as if letting go meant losing him to the abyss all over again.

Around them, the vessels knelt dozens, maybe hundreds faces hidden in shadow, their bodies marked with crimson fissures that pulsed like living wounds. Their eyes glowed faintly beneath their hoods, all fixed on Kael.

They didn’t move. Didn’t breathe. Didn’t exist as individuals. They were one. And their one voice still hung in the air. All hail the Hollow Crown.

Kael’s hand tightened on Ryven’s sword until his palm split, blood dripping into the scorched dirt. “I’m not” His voice cracked, raw. He tried again, louder, desperate. “I’m not your king!”

The vessels’ heads lifted in perfect unison. Their glowing eyes locked onto him, empty yet suffocating. And as one, they answered.

You are the fracture. The crown is bound to you. You are
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