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Chapter 177 — The Kind of Hope That Survives Truth
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The last untouched anchor did not awaken quietly. It tore itself open. Across the shared current, Kael and Eron both felt it at the same instant. The world engine beneath them shuddered as if something long buried had forced its way to the surface without permission. Every remaining divine residue in the system rushed toward a single point far to the east, beyond kingdoms that had not yet fully chosen between worship and rebellion.

The final anchor.

The last root the gods had hidden, but this o
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