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Chapter 107: The Woman Who Shared Her Bread
The walk toward Ebonheart Academy’s guest quarters should have been uneventful.After leaving the grand promenade, Jayden, Mira and Nia followed one of the academy attendants through a quieter section of the floating island. Marble paths curved between ancient halls and gardens filled with strange flowers, while delegates from different royal families and sects moved in and out of the nearby residences. Mira was still thinking about the black monolith she had sensed earlier and the strange balance in Ebonheart’s primordial Neen when something at the bottom of a wide staircase caught her attention.A woman was kneeling beside the steps with a bucket of dirty water.She looked middle-aged, though hardship had probably added years to her face. Her brown servant robe was badly patched at the elbows, the hem had been repaired several times, and her hands were red from scrubbing the polished marble without gloves. She kept her head lowered as richly dressed guests passed around her, making
Chapter 106: Her Stage
A week later, Jayden, Mira and Nia arrived at Ebonheart Academy.The academy did not sit on any ordinary mountain or belong to any kingdom. Its entire island floated thousands of feet above the continent, held in place by ancient anti-gravity ley lines that stretched through the clouds like invisible roots. From below, Ebonheart looked almost unreal, a vast green landmass hanging beneath a clear blue sky while waterfalls poured from its edges and disappeared into mist before ever reaching the ground. White towers rose between forests of silver-leafed trees, long bridges connected separate sections of the island, and ancient buildings carved from pale marble covered the highest ridges.Nia spent most of the approach with her face pressed against the side of the transport platform.“It’s flying.”Mira kept one hand on the back of her dress because Nia had already leaned much farther over the edge than any sensible six-year-old should. “Yes, and you are not.”Nia turned around. “I know.”
Chapter 105: The Man Who Feared Disorder
Far from Skyreach, beyond layers of mountains, royal territories and ancient trade routes, the Imperial Capital received news of Lord Kaelen’s humiliation before sunset.The report entered the palace through military channels rather than court gossip. By the time most nobles heard a damaged version of the story, Grand Marshal Kenneth had already read the original three times.He stood alone inside the Imperial War Hall, surrounded by enormous maps carved into the black stone walls and rows of suspended formation crystals showing the major provinces under imperial control. Unlike many officials who preferred silk robes and public ceremonies, Kenneth still wore the dark military uniform of an active commander despite holding authority over almost every imperial army on the continent. His hair had gone partly grey over the years, but his posture remained straight, his movements controlled and expression difficult to read even when the news in front of him was troubling.The report was tr
Chapter 104: A Pebble for the Emissary
Lord Kaelen’s expression darkened the moment Jayden’s answer reached the sky.The Imperial Emissary had expected resistance, perhaps even pride, but not this. Jayden had rejected the Emperor’s condition without leaving his courtyard, accepted the Ebonheart invitation as if it were already his right, and then called the summit a family vacation while standing beside a charcoal grill. To Kaelen, the insult was worse than outright refusal because Jayden had treated imperial authority like an inconvenience that did not deserve his full attention.The golden scroll slowly rolled shut in Kaelen’s hand.Around him, the imperial officers aboard the nine-winged chariot had gone equally still. The three Heavenly Drakes continued hovering above the central plaza, their wings beating in slow powerful strokes, while the citizens below watched the silence stretching between the sky and the City Lord’s mansion.Kaelen finally lowered the decree.His Divine Sovereign aura erupted and the change was i
Chapter 103: Skyreach Kneels to No Crown
Lord Kaelen remained two hundred feet above the central plaza with the golden decree open in his hands, waiting for the response he clearly believed would come.The three Heavenly Drakes hovered before the massive nine-winged chariot, their brass-colored scales shining beneath the morning sun while Divine Sovereign pressure continued rolling down over the city. Most rulers would have hurried into the plaza by now. Some would have brought their entire councils, dressed in ceremonial robes and knelt before the imperial scroll before the emissary finished reading the Emperor’s titles. Kaelen had delivered enough decrees across the continent to know what fear looked like, and he had long since stopped considering obedience impressive.Skyreach did not react the way he expected.The city guards surrounding the plaza remained at their posts. Their faces had hardened after hearing their City Lord referred to as an upstart frontier ruler, and several captains gripped their spears so tightly t
Chapter 102: Kneel and Receive the Decree
As if the world itself had heard what Mira needed, Skyreach’s peaceful morning changed without warning on an ordinary Tuesday.The city had already settled into its usual rhythm by then. Merchants were opening their stalls, children were heading toward the district schools, and the public apothecaries had begun receiving their first patients of the day. Inside the City Lord’s mansion, Mira had finished breakfast but still felt the faint ache left by the conflict between her frost and flame the night before. Jayden had already stabilized it, yet neither of them had forgotten his explanation. If she wanted her next foundation to truly belong to her, she needed an environment where ancient laws were strong enough to force both elements into harmony without relying on his Guardian authority.Nia knew nothing about any of that. She was sitting near the open terrace doors with a small bowl beside her, sorting through pieces of rejected forged iron as though choosing which biscuit looked bes
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