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Chapter 10 - The Sovereign of Shadows

Moments later,

Darkwood Forest,

The Duskbane Estate,

The violet static of the teleportation spell hadn't even fully dissipated before I let out a scream of pure, unadulterated fury.

I tore the heavy charcoal hood from my head, my fingers trembling with a rage that felt like liquid fire. I stormed through the ancient, gnarled trees of the Darkwood Forest, my boots crushing frost-covered leaves with a rhythmic, violent crunch.

"Three days!" I shrieked. My voi
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