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Chapter 64 – The Voice of the Dead
Kael stood motionless.The voice had disappeared, but its final words continued echoing inside his mind.Don't trust the king.He knew that voice.He had heard it during his darkest days, when Darius taught him how to survive in a world that wanted him dead. He remembered the mercenary's rough laughter, his terrible jokes, and the way he always stood between Kael and danger.Darius had sacrificed himself at Frostvale.Kael had watched the explosion swallow the battlefield.There had been no body.No grave.Only silence.And now, after all this time, he had heard him again.“Kael?”Lyria's voice pulled him from his thoughts.He looked at her.“What happened?” she asked. “You look as though you've seen a ghost.”“Maybe I have.”Raven approached, rubbing her injured shoulder.“Explain.”Kael hesitated.Then
Chapter 63 – The Servant of the Fallen King
The moment Elias finished speaking, the mountain shook.A deep rumble traveled through the underground chamber. Dust fell from the ceiling, and several villagers screamed as cracks spread across the walls.Kael grabbed Elias by the collar.“What do you mean the Sixth Shrine is already opening?”Elias didn't resist.“I mean exactly what I said.”“Where is it?”“Beyond the Black Valley. Beneath the ruins of the old kingdom.”Kael's eyes narrowed.“How do you know that?”Elias smiled.“Because I've been there.”Raven moved behind him, placing a dagger against his neck.“Start talking. And don't waste our time.”Elias glanced at the blade.“You could kill me, but that wouldn't change anything. The Fallen King has already begun his return.”Raven pressed the dagger closer.“I'm beginning to like the idea.”“Raven,” Kae
Chapter 62 – The Voice Inside the Shadow
Kael fell to one knee.His Shadow Core had gone completely dark.For the first time since his awakening, he couldn't feel the shadows around him. The Shadow Soldiers outside the shrine had disappeared from his senses. Even the shadows beneath his feet felt distant, as though something had placed a wall between him and his own power.Lyria rushed toward him.“Kael!”He raised one hand, stopping her.“Don't touch me.”She froze.“What happened?”Kael pressed his palm against his chest. His heart was beating, but the familiar energy inside him was gone.Then the voice returned.“Can you hear me now, little heir?”Kael gritted his teeth.“Get out of my head.”A low laugh answered him.“Your head? Your blood? Your power? You speak as though anything you carry truly belongs to you.”Kael tried to summon his Shadow Blade.Nothing
Chapter 61 – The Beast Beneath the Mountain
The mountain was breaking apart.Stone pillars collapsed as the enormous creature beneath the Fifth Shrine continued to rise. Its glowing eye followed Kael, and every movement sent waves of darkness through the ancient chamber.Lyria grabbed Raven's arm.“We need to get out of here!”Raven pulled free and drew her daggers.“And leave that thing behind us? It might follow.”“Then what do you suggest we do? Kill a creature buried beneath an entire mountain?”“If necessary.”Lyria stared at her.“Sometimes I wonder if you have a brain.”“Sometimes I wonder if you talk too much.”“Both of you, stop!” Kael shouted.The floor cracked beneath his boots.He could feel the creature's presence through his Shadow Core. It was different from the Void creature that had emerged from Lucan's sword. That one had been a prisoner.This thing was something else.It had been sleeping beneath the Fifth Shrine for centuries.And now it was awake.“Sixth Shrine. Come find me.”The words continued echoing in
Chapter 60 – The Fifth Blessing
Kael couldn't move.The symbol beneath his feet burned brighter with every heartbeat.Thin lines of red light crawled across the stone floor and climbed his legs.His Shadow Core reacted violently.Kael gritted his teeth.“Get me out of this!”Lyria rushed toward him.Malrec raised his hand.“Don't.”A wall of dark energy exploded between them.Lyria was thrown backward.“Lyria!”She hit the ground and rolled.Raven immediately attacked the barrier with both daggers.Nothing happened.Malrec watched calmly.“The Fifth Shrine has chosen him.”Kael glared at him.“You don't control the shrine.”“No.”Malrec smiled.“But I know what it wants.”The ground shook.Something beneath the shrine moved again.BOOM.Dust fell from the ceiling.Garran loo
Chapter 59 – The Fifth Shrine
The heartbeat echoed through the mountain.BOOM.Kael stood at the entrance of the Fifth Shrine, his Shadow Blade in hand.Behind him, thousands of soldiers waited.Nobody spoke.BOOM.The sound came again.Louder.The ground shook beneath their feet.Lyria looked toward the dark entrance.“Something is alive in there.”Garran nodded.“Something that should have remained asleep.”Kael stared into the darkness.“What is inside?”Garran's expression was grim.“I don't know.”Kael stepped forward.“Then we'll find out.”Aric moved beside him.“We go together.”Kael shook his head.“No.”Aric frowned.“Why?”“The shrine may react to the Shadow Core. If it is another trial, everyone could be placed in danger.”Lyria stepped forward.“Then
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