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Chapter Eighty-One: The Fracture of Fire
Author: Pheel-Grip
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The world was ash. Jason opened his eyes to suffocating smoke and crushing silence. His body screamed in agony, bones shattered, muscles torn, skin flayed raw from fire and stone.

The cavern had collapsed into a jagged grave of molten rock and blackened debris. Every breath dragged shards of fire through his lungs.

But worse than the pain was the emptiness. The place where his daughter had been, the warmth, the flicker of humanity he had fought so desperately to protect, was gone. Stolen. Devoured by shadow.

Jason tried to rise. His arm buckled. His chest cracked. He fell again, coughing blood that hissed as it touched the molten cracks beneath him. He had nothing left. And yet, his fire burned.

It was different now. No longer the steady, searing flame of grief-driven will. It was unstable, volatile, tearing at him from within.

Every beat of his heart sent shockwaves of crimson energy through his veins, threatening to rip him apart. Jason clutched his chest, gasping. I can’t… hold it…
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