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Chapter 12 - The weight of silence
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2026-04-20 18:08:03
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The cavern shook so violently that the ground seemed to roll beneath their feet. Ancient dust poured from the ceiling, covering the stone pillars in a gray veil, while fragments of rock crashed into the trenches surrounding the central platform. The enormous Heart of the Mountain continued to pulse, each beat sending another wave of silver energy through the cavern.Riven tightened his grip on his sword as he stood beside Kael.Across the chamber, Elias remained before the Heart with blood dripping from his palm. The wound was shallow, yet the effect it had produced was anything but. The silver veins running through the cavern had turned almost white, and the ancient carvings on the pillars were glowing so brightly that they hurt Riven's eyes.Varak stared at Elias in disbelief."You betrayed me."Elias turned slowly."No. I used you."The words were delivered with such calm certainty that even Varak appeared momentarily speechless."You needed my army," Elias continued. "You needed m
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The ancient door continued to open with a grinding sound that seemed to come from the bones of the mountain itself. Stone scraped against stone, sending a tremor through the ground beneath their feet, while a breath of freezing air poured from the narrow opening and swept across the clearing. Every soldier instinctively tightened his grip on his weapon, but Kael did not give the order to advance. Something about the darkness beyond the doorway made even his instincts hesitate.Riven stood beside him with the crescent pendant still clutched tightly in his hand. The silver glow that had appeared when he touched it had faded, but the strange warmth remained against his palm.He could still hear the voice.Riven Ash.It had spoken his name as though the speaker had known him for years.Perhaps that was what frightened him most.He had spent his entire life believing that the secrets surrounding his family ended with Elias and the betrayal that had destroyed their house. He had believed th
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