THE SILVER LINING
Shadows slithered down along the edges of the torches, reaching too far, speaking words in tongues never intended for mortal hearing.
And at its center, bound in chains of golden links that scalded against his skin, Miyal fought for every breath.
His chest heaved, his temples dripped with sweat, and his hands grasped the sheets as though they were forged of incandescent stone. His men had followed his order binding the relic, the Golden Chains, to his arms and chest. It seared him with divine flame, repelling the corruption. But even as they glowed with holy radiance, black smoke wisped beneath his skin, veins turning dark as cracks in marble.
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