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Chapter 217 — Crowns Built on Fear
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The world did not fall apart quietly; it fractured loudly through riots, desperate speeches, collapsing governments, and frightened people searching for someone to obey. Across the continents, rulers who had spent generations hiding behind divine authority suddenly stood exposed without the protection of heaven above them. The gods had retreated beyond the veil. Churches had lost power. Entire systems built on faith were collapsing faster every day, and into that chaos came ambition.

Eron stood
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