THE ALTAR WE BURNED
"You think you’re the heroine of this story, Isabella. But you're not. You're the flame... and flames burn everyone."
With that, she turned and walked away, leaving Isabella with her heart pounding and questions rising like smoke.
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That evening, Arthur returned with a sense of spiritual urgency. "The elder I met today gave me an old book, hidden away in the church archives. It speaks of bloodlines, altars, and gifts. I think it’s connected to your visions."
He handed her the aged manuscript. Isabella opened it carefully and her eyes widened as she read:
"From a sacred line shall rise the Flamebearer. One whose voice carries fire, whose presence unmasks darkness. The altar shall burn, not
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