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Daughters of Ruin

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The ocean had a different scent down here.

It was ancient. Thick with power. Laced with blood.

Anastasia adjusted the silver veil over her face, the sacred symbol of the Tide Priestesses stitched in shimmering thread across the fabric. The salt-heavy robes clung to her skin like second skin, damp and suffocating, but she didn’t falter. Every step through the halls of the Sea Temple echoed like a heartbeat. Slow. Measured. Watching.

She moved like she belonged head bowed, hands clasped, eyes forward.

But inside her chest, a war raged.

The temple pulsed with Morgala’s magic. She could feel it even through the stones. It whispered to her, called her Naerya, Daughter of the Deep. It made her bones ache, her blood feel heavier. The sea was trying to claim her again. And gods help her part of her wanted it.

She passed other priestesses in silence, their faces covered, their eyes glowing faintly in the dim bioluminescent light of the corridor. None looked twice at her. They bowed and moved a
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