The Broken Luna From The Dragon Bloodline のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 41 - チャプター 50

Jamie watches sixty people die. One by one. Execution style.Elena doesn't hurry. Makes a speech before each death. About order. About consequences. About why the Council exists.The fighters don't beg. Don't plead. They die with dignity.When it's done, Elena looks directly into the camera."This is what happens when you challenge us, Dragon Queen. Sixty lives for your arrogance. How many more will you sacrifice before you learn?" She wipes blood from her blade. "Geneva was a mistake. We gave you legitimacy. Treated you as an equal. No more."The video cuts out.Jamie's frozen. Can't move. Can't breathe. Sixty people. Dead because she ordered them into battle."Jamie." Briton's voice sounds distant.She doesn't respond. Just stares at the blank screen."Jamie, breathe." Kade's hands on her shoulders.She can't. The guilt is crushing her. Sixty families who'll get death notifications. Sixty graves to dig. Sixty names to add to the memorial."This is my fault," she whispers."No. This

Jamie's opening strike catches Elena off-guard. Her claws rake across the Elder's shoulder. First blood.The crowd gasps. No one expected the younger queen to draw blood first.Elena recovers quickly. Shifts fully. Her dragon form is larger than Jamie's. Darker scales. Ancient power radiating from every movement."Clever. But tricks only work once." Elena's voice echoes.She retaliates with precision. Every strike calculated. Every movement efficient.Jamie dodges. Barely. Elena's centuries of experience show.They clash again. Dragon against dragon. Claws and teeth and magic.Jamie uses speed. Darting in and out. Hit and run tactics.Elena uses power. Each strike meant to incapacitate. To end the fight quickly."You're fast. But speed fades. Power endures." Elena catches Jamie's wing. Tears through membrane.Jamie roars in pain. Blood drips. Her flight becomes unstable.She shifts tactics. Goes low. Uses her smaller size to get under Elena's guard.Teeth find throat. Not deep enough

Six months after Elena's execution, the supernatural world is transformed.The Dragon Rights Act passes in seventeen countries. Mixed bloodlines gain full legal protection. The alliance becomes a permanent governing body.Jamie oversees it all from her new position. Not dictator. Coordinator. Bringing together species that historically hated each other."The vampire covens and werewolf packs are still arguing over territory boundaries," Jai reports at the weekly meeting."Schedule mediation. Neutral location. Both sides present evidence." Jamie's learned diplomacy through necessity. "And remind them we're rebuilding, not recreating old feuds.""The witches want more representation on the council," Briton adds."Give it to them. They've earned it." Jamie signs off on the proposal. "Anything else?""The freed prisoners. Most have integrated well. But some are struggling." Meredith looks concerned. "Thirty years in a cell doesn't prepare you for normal life.""Increase support services.

Jai works through the night analyzing the deaths. Jamie, Briton, and Kade watch over his shoulder."There's a pattern. Look." He displays a map. "Eight deaths. All in different cities. But the timing is precise. Exactly seventy-two hours apart. Not approximate. Exact.""Ritualistic?" Meredith asks, joining them."Or coordinated. Multiple killers working on a schedule." Jai pulls up victim profiles. "All testified publicly. All provided damaging evidence. But look at this."He highlights specific testimonies. "They didn't just testify about torture or imprisonment. They testified about something else. Something specific."Jamie leans closer. Reads the highlighted sections. Her blood runs cold."They all mentioned seeing Elders meet with someone else. Someone whose face they never saw. Someone Elena called 'Prime.'" She looks at Jai. "You found financial transactions from someone called Prime.""Same designation. Has to be connected." Jai pulls up more data. "I've been digging deeper in

The team prepares to leave for Switzerland when Meredith asks for a private meeting. Just Jamie, Briton, Kade, and Selene."Before we go hunting Prime, there's something you need to know. Something I've kept hidden for forty years." Meredith looks older suddenly. Tired."What?" Jamie asks."The Shadow Council isn't a myth. I've known about them my entire life." Meredith sits heavily. "They killed my family. Not Elena. Not the Supreme Council. The Shadow Council. Prime specifically."The room goes silent."You knew?" Jamie's voice is dangerous. "You knew there was another layer and you didn't tell me?""I thought they were gone. Destroyed. Forty years ago, Dragon Queens united and attacked the Shadow Council's base. We thought we won. Thought we killed Prime." Meredith's hands shake. "We were wrong. Obviously.""Start from the beginning," Briton says. "Everything."Meredith takes a breath. "The Shadow Council predates the Supreme Council by millennia. They're not just old dragons. They