It was a warm spring morning, soft-glowing, and the high terraces of Obsidian Ridge were suffused with rose and liquid gold. Deep below, across the vast valley, the deep, rhythmic hum of the thick, unpaved leylines supplied infinite fields of solar blooms and pine forests that stretched to the horizon. Where once icy winds and desolate blizzards ruled the northern stronghold, a gentle, scented mountain breeze now coursed through the soaring stone arches, promising a peaceful tomorrow.High Sovereign King Caelum Vance stood on the wide marble balcony of the master spire, his tall, powerfully muscled frame bare to the waist. The hard planes of his chest and shoulders bore the faded silver scars of past wars—trophies of a dark, violent era that he had forever buried. Around his bare feet, his pitch-black shadow aura surged and retreated in slow, velvety ripples, no longer a volatile weapon of destruction, but an absolute, protective domain anchored to the very heart of the mountain.Behi
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