Marked in the Middle
She pressed her palm to the center of the gate.
The runes blazed to life.
A deep tremor shook the ground, and the massive doors groaned apart. A rush of stale air poured out, thick with the scent of dust, age, and forgotten souls.
They entered.
Inside, the tomb stretched into darkness. Torches flickered to life as they passed, igniting in trails of blue flame along the walls. The light revealed murals, battles, coronations, betrayals. And at the center of it all, a crowned figure holding a sword of fire, bound in chains of shadow.
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