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Chapter 142: Four Statues
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2026-09-01 14:16:46The cut on Luz’s cheek stung, a thin line of red blooming against his ask-silver hair. He did not flinch. He could not afford to. “A God?” he spat the word like it was poison. “You are a soldier who stopped asking questions. That is all.”
Luz shoved Estrela back, not with the strength of a corrompido, but with the practiced efficient leverage of a knight. He stepped between her and Amelia, his broad shoulders forming a barrier. The black veins at his throa
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