All Chapters of The Silver Pact: Chapter 91 - Chapter 100

The high, arched cavern echoed with the deep rumble and the sharp clink of high iron armor.Carved straight out of the glacial bedrock, Seline’s secret outpost was a towering citadel of black basalt and reinforced glass, buried deep beneath the ice fields where no northern scout had ever thought to look. Banners of the High Command swayed in the heavy draft created by massive ventilation shafts, and squads of shadow-clad guards marched along the elevated ironHigh above the central staging ground, perched upon a narrow stone outcrop shrouded in thick thermal mist, Lyra and Gideon crouched side-by-side.Below them, inside the illuminated central command room, Seline slammed her palm onto a heavy oak strategy table. "I don't care about your supply lines, Commander!" she hissed, her voice echoing faintly up through the ventilation grates. "Gideon and his stray are buried under fifty feet of glacial ice, but their vanguard won't stay trapped forever! We deploy the blueprints to the Grand

The red shadow-beacon blazed into the night sky, painting the heavy blizzard clouds above the ice citadel in a crimson light.High above the mountain peaks, the low thrum of the Grand Marshal’s approaching war-barges vibrated through the frozen ground beneath our boots. The dark iron hulls broke through the upper cloud layer, their void-cannons glowing with volatile energy as they locked onto our exact coordinates."Vanguard, move" Gideon shouted, his voice booming over the rising gale as he dragged Seline by her heavy iron suppression chains. "Evacuate the citadel now”"Gideon, they're preparing an orbital bombardment!" I yelled, pulling my cloak tight against the biting arctic draft as I ran alongside him. "If we stay near the entrance, we'll be vaporized”"We take the high-altitude ridge path through the Dead Man's Pass!" Gideon commanded, shoving Seline toward Captain Vane and our elite trackers. "It's narrow, but the overhanging ice shelves will block their aerial sightlines!"Ca

The black marble floor beneath our boots groaned as a wave of dark energy blasted outward from Lord Hector's transformed body.The dark shadow exile surged through his veins, turning his skin a corpse and filling his eyes with blackness. His spine cracked, extending unnatural inches as dark, volatile veins burned through his fine fur coat. The sheer pressure of the dark magic shattered the two nearest marble pillars, sending heavy, jagged blocks of granite crashing down toward the central benches where the bound elders sat trapped."Look out" I screamed, reacting instantly.I thrust both hands toward the falling ceiling. My Earth and Water seals flared in tandem, drawing stone from the floor and wrapping it in a dense, pressurized layer of ice. The makeshift barrier snapped into place directly above Lord Thane and the northern elders, catching the multi-ton granite blocks with a deafening THUD just inches above their heads."Gideon, go” I called out, holding the heavy stone barrier st

The dark, liquid surface of the ancient mirror rippled as the crimson light from the void crystal bled into its frame.The temperature in the subterranean vault dropped, turning our hot breath into plumes of white frost. The shadows along the stone walls stretched and twisted, coiling inward toward the mirror like living serpents.Within the towering projection stood the Grand Marshal of the High Command.He was a huge figure, in polished black armor with glowing crimson runes that pulsed like heartbeat. A heavy, fur-trimmed mantle of shadow-silk rested over his broad shoulders, and his hands were folded calmly over the pommel of a massive, double-edged broadsword. His face was obscured by an ornate, featureless obsidian visor, but the sheer, oppressive weight of his presence pressed down upon the chamber like a falling mountain.Gideon stepped instantly in front of me, his broadsword igniting in a brilliant, golden blaze of Earth Seal energy that pushed back the invading shadows."S

The morning light washed over the battered stone ramparts of the High Keep. Inside the royal sanctuary of the inner citadel, the smell of sulfur and ozone had been replaced by the scents of incense and cedar wood. Sunlight streamed through the tall, arched stained-glass windows, casting soft pools of crimson and azure light across the polished oak floor.I stood near the stone balcony overlooking the valley, adjusting the velvet mantle draped over my shoulders. Though my body still felt slightly fatigued from the massive energy output required to shatter the imperial void-beam, my core felt entirely stable,the four elemental seals resting within my chest in quiet, harmonious resonance.A pair of heavy, warm arms wrapped around my waist from behind, pulling me back flush against a broad, solid chest. Gideon rested his chin lightly on my shoulder, his warm breath fanning against my neck as his fingers intertwined with mine."You should be resting, my Queen," Gideon murmured softly, his