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Chapter 125: The Crucible
Author: Pheel-Grip
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Jason’s eyes snapped open, And he couldn’t breathe. Molten chains wrapped around his throat, his chest, his wrists, his legs.

Gold fire seared into his skin, burrowing deeper with every second, pulling his strength away. He convulsed against them, gasping soundlessly, vision swimming, And then he felt her.

Pressed against him. Bound in the same burning chains. “Aria !” The word tore raw from his throat.

Her eyes flickered open, glowing faint silver even through the agony. She gasped sharply, her body jerking against the chains as the fire devoured her strength.

“Jason” she choked, her voice breaking.

They were shackled together, chest to chest, bound in a sphere of molten gold. The air was thick with smoke, every breath fire, every heartbeat agony.

And then the voice came. It wasn’t sound. It was heat. Pressure. Fire. “At last. Together, where you belong.”

The crucible shook as the ancient’s laughter reverberated through it, a furnace made of malice and flame. “Two sparks. One ember.
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