In the center of the dais, the young Aurora struggled against her restraints. Her violet eyes locked onto us, and though she was gagged, the sheer force of her mental scream echoed in our heads—a silent, desperate plea for help.And there, right next to Aurora, looking like a maniac surrounded by men in black and gold robes, stood Maxwell.His eyes were bloodshot, darting between me and the little girl whose face was a mask of silent, wide-eyed horror. The Eclipse members in their ornate robes stood like statues, chanting a low, dissonant melody that seemed to vibrate the very air.Maxwell stood at the edge of the dais, his eyes frantic and hollow, fixed entirely on me. He wasn't wearing the uniform of a soldier; he looked like a man possessed. Beside him, the Eclipse Main Branch elite stood in a cold, silent semi-circle, their obsidian armor absorbing the moonlight."Aella!" Maxwell’s voice was strained, cracking with a desperate delusion. "I'm doing this for us! They told me... they
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