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The New Era

Author: J.K. Hades
last update Huling Na-update: 2026-02-16 14:32:04

Three months had passed since the Winter Solstice Ball, and Castelvo had changed.

It wasn't a physical change. The walls were still black granite, the gargoyles still leered, and the snow still piled high against the ramparts. But the air was different. The stagnant, dusty smell of ancient tradition had been replaced by something sharper. Something electric.

The scent of a storm that never broke.

In the Great Hall, the European Council was in session.

Ethan sat at the head of the obsidian table
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