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Mercy Shall not Find you
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2025-06-13 13:04:02The sun never rose that morning.
The sky above Ember Hollow remained painted in hues of endless twilight—a sickly blend of purples and reds, as if heaven itself mourned the unraveling of fate. What should have been the first light of dawn was instead the flicker of torch flames dancing atop ruined watchtowers, their embers too feeble to pierce the gloom. Isabella stood at the edge of the ruined temple garden, her cloak torn and her body aching from battle and betrayal. Her hand trembled, not from fear but exhaustion. The air was still heavy with the scent of burned prayer scrolls and scorched lilies. Every breath she took was laced with ash, every heartbeat a defiant echo against the silence. Arthur leaned against the temple wall nearby, arms crossed over his chest, face grim and unreadable. His armor was stained with blood—some his own, most not. The lines around his eyes had deepened, shadows of the man he had been replaced by something
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