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Chapter 8: The Echo of the Abyss
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Deprived: Queen of the Outcasts Chapter 27: The Shattered Dawn
The swarm of Sol-Flies didn't approach with the roar of engines; they arrived with a high-pitched, harmonic hum that vibrated the very teeth in my skull. There were thousands of them, tiny needle-shaped pods of white jade, each propelled by a miniature Sol-Core that left a trail of golden after-images in the air."They’re coming in a Fibonacci spiral!" Kaelen shouted from the mid-deck, his eyes glued to a brass-rimmed glass projector that mapped the incoming heat signatures. "It’s a mathematical assault. They’re trying to find the resonance frequency of our Eclipse-Glass to shatter the hulls!""Jace, take the Ghost Whisper to the flank!" I commanded through the telepathic Tri-Mark link. "Give them a target they can't hit!"Jace’s ship, the Ghost Whisper, vanished. Not into smoke, but into a literal fold in reality. Using the Shadow-Silk sails, his vessel became a translucent smudge against the turquoise sea, reappearing a mile to the left and unleashing a volley of
Deprived: Queen of the Outcasts Chapter 26: The Great Divide
The departure from the Silver Heart was not the triumphant parade the bards would later describe. It was a somber, calculated exodus. Three massive vessels, their hulls reinforced with the shimmering, black-and-gold Eclipse-Glass, sat low in the water of the bay. They didn't look like ships of wood and iron; they looked like shards of the night sky fashioned into weapons. I stood on the prow of the flagship, the Obsidian Wing. Behind me, the city I had built was a silhouette of silver and green against the morning mist. I felt a pang of grief, wondering if I would ever see the gardens of the Ravine again. "The wind is picking up, Elora," Thane said, his voice a low rumble against the sound of the snapping sails. He stood at the helm, his massive hands steady on the wheel. "But it’s not a natural wind. It’s the Divide. It’s trying to push us back." The Great Divide was more than just an ocean; it was a magical threshold
Deprived: Queen of the Outcasts Chapter 25: The Salvage of Souls
The morning after the battle, the bay was littered with the skeletal remains of the Jade flagship. The bone-white wood didn't rot; it drifted like bleached ribs in the tide, humming with a residual heat that made the water around it steam. But it wasn't the bone I was interested in—it was the Eclipse-Glass.Where my power had collided with the flagship’s Sol-Core, the matter had fused into a new substance. It was a crystalline material, as dark as the void but shot through with veins of liquid gold that moved like lightning trapped in amber."It’s beautiful," Lyra whispered, standing beside me on the shore. She reached out to touch a shard that had washed up, and instead of burning her, the glass sang. It emitted a low, harmonic chord that resonated in my very marrow."It’s dangerous," Kaelen corrected, approaching us with a containment field generator. He looked as if he hadn't slept in a week. "Elora, I’ve been analyzing the fragments. This isn't just mineral or m
Deprived: Queen of the Outcasts Chapter 24: The Obsidian Tide
The air in the war room was no longer stifling, but it was far from comfortable. A strange, localized chill clung to the stones around me, a side effect of the "Eclipse" state I had inadvertently triggered. My arm, now etched in obsidian and gold, felt like a foreign object—heavy, cold, and vibrating with a power that didn't just want to take, but wanted to realign."We strike now," I said, my voice carrying a resonance that made the crystals in Kaelen's staff chime. "The Jade fleet is reeling. Their Sol-Cores are cooling, and their mirrors are useless in the dark. If we wait for the sun, they regain the advantage."Thane stood over the naval charts, his face a mask of grim determination. "The Legion is already on the skiffs. We’ve muffled the oars with shadow-silk. But Elora, their hulls are made of deep-sea bone. Our iron rams won't dent them—they’ll just slide off.""We aren't going to ram them," I said, looking at my blackened hand. "We’re going to extinguish th
Deprived: Queen of the Outcasts Chapter 23: The Gilded Noose
The Jade Isles did not attack with the thunder of cannons or the clash of steel. They attacked with the sun itself.By the third morning after the gala, the horizon was no longer a meeting of sea and sky. It was a solid wall of shimmering, incandescent light. High Scholar Vanya had positioned her fleet in a massive semi-circle, five miles out from the Silver Heart’s coastline. The ships weren't firing; they were refracting. Using massive, bone-framed mirrors and their internal Sol-Cores, they were focusing the morning light into a concentrated, stationary beam that hovered just outside our Aether-Shield."It’s a thermal blockade," Kaelen explained, his face drawn and pale as he looked at the readouts in the war room. "They aren't trying to break the shield with force. They are raising the external temperature of the dome. If it hits the critical threshold, the shield won't shatter—it will cook us. The air inside the capital will become a furnace within forty-eight hours
Deprived: Queen of the Outcasts Chapter 22: The Gala of Glass and Gold
The Grand Pavilion was a marvel of Kaelen’s architectural alchemy—a structure of spun glass and white marble that seemed to float over the rushing waters of the Dividing River. Usually, this place was a symbol of transparency and joy, but tonight, it felt like a cage filled with beautiful predators.I stood at the top of the sweeping staircase, draped in a gown of shadow-silk that shimmered from charcoal to deep violet. Around my neck sat a single shard of the Abyss Heart, encased in silver filigree. It was a reminder to our guests: I am the one who tamed the void.Beside me, my Mates were a unified front of power. Thane was in his full ceremonial shadow-steel, looking like a god of war carved from obsidian. Kaelen wore robes of deep emerald, his eyes constantly scanning the room for magical fluctuations. Jace was invisible to most, a flickering presence in the high rafters, ensuring that no Jade assassin could find a clear line of sight."Look at them," Thane whisp
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