“Princess Alessia Endymion, step forward.” The voice echoed through the Sanctum—bright, resonant, and almost holy, yet edged with something sharp enough to cut. Alessia opened her eyes. All she saw is light. The entrance doors had closed behind her with a deep, final thud, sealing her inside a vast chamber where everything—the floors, the pillars, the air—glowed with pure Lux. Her shadow barely stretched past her feet, swallowed by radiance. The hall was circular and enormous, large enough to hold a hundred people, yet eerily empty. Only ten Lux priests stood in a crescent formation at the far end, cloaked in white and gold. At the center was the High Luminary, staff in hand, robes shimmering like sunlight on water. Alessia stepped forward, her boots clicking softly against the glowing marble. “Princess Alessia,” the High Luminary said, voice warm but unreadable, “welcome to the Heart of Lux.” She nodded once, “Thank you for receiving me.” He studied her carefully. “You arrived
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