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CHAPTER 83 : " The Immortal Child "

Author: Ruby
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-25 16:11:38

The dawn came like a trembling breath, pale sunlight filtering through ash-laden clouds. Nyra carried her daughter against her chest, the infant wrapped in soft white swaddling that contrasted sharply with the soot and embers clinging to the queen’s gown. Behind them, Ryker led a small escort of loyal warriors, blades sheathed but drawn, eyes sharp for threats both mortal and divine.

They entered the village of Cinder’s Hollow at first light, hoping to find refuge, and perhaps guidance, from a people who had long revered the old goddess. But no sooner had Nyra crossed the threshold of charred cottages than her daughter stirred.

She let out a single, pitiful wail; it was the cry of a newborn, raw and trembling. Yet the moment sound left her lips, the world shifted.

A window erupted in flame; the pane shattered, sending shards of glass and sparks raining into the street. A thatch roof caught the light and ignited instantly, flames licking upward in hungry tongues. Nyra stumbled, her hea
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