ASHES OF THE LUNA QUEEN
The Other Queen whispered: “The thing that writes without care, The author who forgot how to love the story The original god.”
Far beneath the Citadel, the Hollow Flame flickered in Liora’s chest, She knew someone had crossed the line, A shadow of her own making, A version she had rejected, A choice made flesh, And for the first time since Kael fell She felt afraid.
Not of being too weak, But of being too strong, Of what she might still become, She rose, barefoot, flame gathering around her hands, And spoke to the walls: “Let her in.”
Above, the gates of the Citadel opened again, not to the Other Queen, but to the truth beneath her mask, And the Hollow Crown pulsed once more.
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