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Chapter 9 – Memory in the Flame

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The training began before dawn. In the ruins beneath Nightwind, older than the pack itself, Orion carved the first circle in ash. He used no blade, only his fingers, leaving glowing marks on the cold stone floor. The runes pulsed with a faint violet light.

Aria stood at the center. No sword. No armor. Only truth. “Mirror magic doesn’t come from power,” Orion said. “It comes from clarity. You must reflect what is, not what you want to be true.”

Aria nodded once. “First,” he said, “you must call the flame.” She closed her eyes, breathing deep, centering herself in silence. The circle around her warmed. Then ignited, not with fire, but with silver-blue light, flickering like water under moonlight.

Orion watched carefully. “It responds to you. Good. Now, show me the memory that nearly broke you.”

Aria’s eyes flew open. “What?”

“You can’t fight Vaelith if you won’t face what made you vulnerable to her in the first place.”

She looked away. “There’s nothing I haven’t faced.”

“You’re lying.”

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