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Chapter 28: The Pact of Stone

Author: Saint Raphael
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-01 23:59:09

Smoke curled like serpents into the dusk-lit sky, rising from the broken remains of the Heart Root’s lair. The Mouth had collapsed into itself, leaving behind a deep, ashen scar on the land—a gaping wound that pulsed with residual magic and death. The echoes of the battle haunted the air, where whispers once spoke madness and now silence roared.

Aria stood at the edge of the ruin, her eyes hollow and rimmed with fatigue. Dust coated her face and matted her hair. Blood—some hers, most not—streaked her arms and neck. The others were behind her, silent, waiting.

The stench of death hung in the air, thick and inescapable.

They had won.

But at what cost?

Kael moved beside her, his face pale but composed. The golden hue of his eyes, always so vibrant, was dulled.

“Marwen is gone,” he said softly.

Aria closed her eyes. The ache in her chest twisted deeper. Marwen’s sacrifice had not been in vain—his flames had brought the cavern down and taken the Guardian with it—but that knowledge didn’t d
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