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Chapter 71
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The dust hadn't even settled when reality hit the city. It wasn't a clean break, more like a gasp. A long, shuddering exhale, like someone hit by a truck realizing the painkillers have worn off—fight or flight. Selene found herself awake way before sunrise, out on the beat-up balcony that looked over the ruins of the forum. The stone was almost hot under her hands, leftovers from the magic that had once held them all captive. Her muscles ached something fierce. It wasn't the kind of ache from getting hurt, more like her body remembering every single thing that happened, refusing to let her escape the horror even in dreams.She sat up slowly, listening to the city breathe.The scars on her arms were quiet. Spooky quiet.That was more terrifying than all the pain put together.For what felt like forever, those scars had been like a second heartbeat, buzzing, whispering secrets, and reacting to the flow of magic around her. Now? They felt like cold coals under her skin; no longer pushing
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The whole city showed up, like they knew something big was going down.Selene felt it in her bones—this was a turning point. People streamed in from every corner, from the fancy towers that used to kiss the palace's butt to the shady alleys that learned not to trust anyone a long time ago. They filled the ruined forum, where the Gate's shadow used to be a constant reminder. Now, it was just a mess of scorched rocks and broken shapes that didn't fit together.Aurek stood next to her, right in the middle of it all.If you didn't know him well, you wouldn't notice anything different. Same straight back. Same calm stillness. In the same way, people couldn't help but pay attention to him, even if he didn't want them to.But Selene could tell.The thing he was holding back wasn't quiet anymore. It buzzed through him, like a messed-up heartbeat, a tide that couldn't find the beach. Every few seconds, the air got thick, like the world was testing him, seeing how much he could take.He was car
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The quiet didn’t rush in; it seeped slowly, creating an unnerving stillness. It wasn’t the peaceful hush of victory, where cheers filled the air and banners waved in celebration. Instead, it felt like the world was holding its breath after something important had broken, twisting into an unfamiliar shape. The palace, once a symbol of power, now felt like a body trying to adapt, struggling to breathe with damaged lungs. Aurek stood at the balcony overlooking the city, restless and alert. He didn’t sink tiredly into a chair or collapse onto a soft couch. Instead, he gripped the stone railing, which still gave off a faint warmth, a ghostly echo of the runes Veyra had tried so hard to revive. Dawn crept tentatively across the sky, painting it with weak strokes of light. Selene watched him from a respectful distance. He hadn’t spoken since the last of the guards had left the courtyard. No exclamation, no sigh—nothing. The once steady hum, which had felt like a reliable source of energy,
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The first sign of danger: a blade slicing through the air to the left.Aurek didn't see it at first; instead, he heard it—a sinister hiss as the steel met the air, a clear intent that felt like a physical scrape. He reacted instantly, spinning to yank Selene behind him as a knife zipped past where her neck had been a split second before.The attacker was a very stupid man, as he wouldn’t get another shot.Aurek's fist slammed into the man's jaw. A sickening crack echoed. The guy crumpled to the ground, out cold.A heavy silence dropped over the courtyard, thick enough to choke on.Then all hell broke loose.Yells erupted from every direction. Guards rushed forward, weapons raised high. Someone screamed Veyra’s name, a mix of curse and rallying cry that whipped through the air. Torches burst into flame, making it seem like the night itself was joining in on the chaos."They're moving in," Selene said, her voice low but urgent.I see them. Aurek's eyes darted around the mass of people,
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Aurek's first sensation was a stark quietude.Not total hush, which never existed, but a newfound stillness he'd experienced before. The ever-present tension that clouded his mind, the menacing undercurrent beneath his very being, that ever-simmering potential for chaos awaiting the slightest excuse—it lingered.Only, it was contained and managed.Chosen even.He blinked open his eyes to a world of powdered stone and splintered rays of light. The grand hall that held the Gate now lay in ruins—collapsed structures, burned symbols etched into lifeless stone, the air vibrating with phantom echoes of what had once been forcibly extracted.Selene was there, kneeling beside him.Her hands trembled as she checked him over—his pulse, his breathing, searching the lines of his face. Blood streaked her hairline, painting a smudge across her cheek. The markings that once crawled beneath her skin had vanished, leaving faint silver scars—silent as the moon's glow."You're awake," she breathed, her
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The second the system called his name, the floor dropped out from under the world. Aurek could feel it, like the chilling bite of a hunter's snare sinking deep into his soul, waiting with an eternity's patience. The void, that empty expanse, zeroed in on him, and it began to spin threads of gravity and light, probing, measuring, tinkering, and calibrating him for some dark purpose.Anchor candidate confirmed. The words echoed, cold and final.No! Selene's voice slashed through the silence. She whipped around, facing the core with fury in her eyes. Re-evaluate! You're seeing things that aren't there. It's a mistake!But the system was silent, a machine unmoved by passion or pleas.The pressure around Aurek intensified, building with a frightening speed. He planted his feet, bracing himself against the invisible force. The very stone floor beneath him groaned, as if it felt the weight of the moment, the question of its very reason for existing."Don't," Aurek said to Selene, his eyes lo
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