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She pulled Kael close, her lips brushing his.
“I love you,” she said, tears falling.
He shook his head, his eyes glistening.
“Don’t do this.”
“I have to,” she said, stepping toward the altar.
The crimson light in her claws flared, the Oath’s power surging.
Rathar lunged, but Kael tackled him, their bodies crashing into the stone.
Aria reached the altar, her blood dripping onto its surface.
“Lunara sanguis,” she whispered, the old words burning her throat.
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