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Echoes of a Dying Lineage

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Elandros Vire’s POV

The mountain air bites sharp against my skin, carrying the scent of pine, earth, and ancient stone. I sit cross-legged on the smooth floor of the old sanctuary, a cavern carved by hands now lost to time, far from mortal cities.

Candles flicker with a pale, steady light, but my gaze is fixed on the bracelet lying in my palm, the obsidian band etched with sapphire runes, humming softly with dormant power. It has been centuries since the bracelet last sang, but tonight its vo
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