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Chapter 36: The Black Legion

Author: Timothy
last update publish date: 2026-06-17 14:10:14

The first warrior stepped through the gate.

Snow swirled around its black armor, but not a single flake settled on the metal. The armor seemed to swallow light itself. No crest marked its breastplate. No kingdom's colors hung from its shoulders. The black banner behind it moved without wind, twisting and writhing like living shadow.

Then another soldier emerged.

And another.

And another.

The army kept coming.

Lyra watched in horror as ranks of identical warriors poured through the shattered arc
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