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Chapter 62: The Gate of Hands
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2026-07-12 04:49:09
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The chamber fell silent after the last impact reverberated through the mountain. For several tense moments, no one moved. Every face remained turned toward the tunnel behind them, listening for another clash of steel from the Gate of Nails. None came. Water dripped steadily from unseen cracks overhead while the sound of controlled breathing filled the ancient hall. Somewhere far above, the mountain groaned as though straining beneath an impossible weight.Astrid tore her attention away from the darkness first."Keep moving."Her command broke the spell hanging over the room. Whatever was happening behind them now belonged to Arcturus. Every heartbeat they lingered here was another heartbeat stolen from the time he was buying with his life.Her gaze swept across the chamber.Nine towering statues stood in a perfect circle around a raised stone platform. Each Warden wore different armor and carried a different weapon, as though they had come from kingdoms separated by centuries. Time ha
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No one spoke.The scraping continued with slow, deliberate persistence. Thousands of fingernails dragged across the far side of the enormous stone doors, producing a thin, grating sound that seeped into every corner of the chamber. It wasn't loud, yet it crawled beneath the skin all the same. Several of the younger soldiers clapped their hands over their ears, only to realize it made no difference. The sound seemed to come from inside their own skulls as much as from beyond the gate.Lucien swallowed and tried for a smile that never quite formed. "I'd have preferred claws."The joke died the moment it left his mouth.Arcturus stepped toward the doors until he stood directly before them. He lowered the point of his sword to the stone floor, and a faint blue light spread along the ancient blade before sinking into the cracked runes beneath his feet."They're testing the seal," he said quietly.Astrid never took her eyes off the widening fracture running through the gate. "Who's 'they'?"
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The name settled over the tunnel like a stone dropped into still water.For a moment, no one spoke.The only sounds were the slow drip of water somewhere deeper in the mountain and the dull, rhythmic pulse that still traveled through the rock beneath their feet. Blue runes glimmered along the walls, throwing just enough light across the stranger to reveal the countless scars etched into his armor. Some were fresh. Most were impossibly old.Lucien finally broke the silence."I've noticed a pattern. Every legendary person we're supposed to have buried centuries ago keeps showing up alive."The giant's mouth twitched."Alive is one way to describe it."His voice was deep but calm, carrying the weight of someone who no longer felt the need to prove himself.The Guardian stepped forward, stopping only a few paces away. His weathered face was caught between relief and disbelief."I saw you fall.""You did.""I buried you.""You buried an empty tomb."The Guardian frowned."I watched the cha
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