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CHAPTER 10: The First Lock

作者: Myra TUC
last update 公開日: 2025-07-17 07:48:18

As soon as my palm touched the screen, there was a shift inside the room.

A golden fire broke out about me, and crept along my fingers, crept up my wrist. I had my hand on the screen that was beating as my heart did. But deeper, older, as though some ancient thing were opening its eyes in my blood.

The archive-room flared with that golden pulse, and hummed louder and louder, till even Kieran was repulsed.

Kaia, he said, and his eyes were dark, and fixed upon my hand. What have you just done?

"I
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