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The Dead Queen’s Crown

Author: Tyson Roy
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-28 17:01:27

The moon hung low and bruised over Eldoria, casting fractured silver light through the tattered remains of storm clouds. That light kissed the ancient obsidian stones winding in a slow, ceremonial spiral down into the heart of the ruined palace. Once a place of coronation, of howling allegiance and moon-forged vows, it now lay broken, overgrown with ivy and time, steeped in silence.

The ruins of the Old Throne Chamber.

No queen had stood here in centuries. Not since the last matriarch, whispered of only in hush and fear as The Hollow Crown, vanished into ash, shadow, and story.

Elara’s boots touched down lightly against a mosaic floor that had once been sacred. Now, it was weather-worn and fractured, faded symbols of fire gods and wolves long erased by rain and time.

Each step she took reverberated through her, like the floor remembered her blood. The chamber pulsed, not with magic, not yet, but with memory. Heavy. Restless. Watching.

Behind her, Thorne shifted uncomfortably, his hand
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