The next morning, the temple felt colder, not in temperature, but in soul. She barely got some sleep last night. Gazillions of thoughts raked through her head until she was exhausted, and yet the haunting thoughts weren't in her control anymore.Freya stood at the altar where the vision had shattered her world open. The runes beneath her feet were dim now, the vines asleep. Ragnar hadn’t spoken since the river. Not truly. He moved with practiced silence, watching her without touching, waiting without pressing.The Elder Vizier met them at the temple gates, his robe heavy with dust and time."You awakened more than memory last night," he said, eyes on Freya. "You stirred the roots of prophecy. The old curse breathes again."Freya didn’t speak."You carry Skyrana’s soul, yes," the Elder continued, "but more than that, you carry her legacy. She was the Flame-Born, guardian of the Last Prophecy. It spoke of a child born under a dying moon, an omega meant to unbind the chains of all who ca
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