ECLIPSE BORN
Drums thundered, low, irregular, and ritualistic; every beat felt like a curse struck into the earth, and Villages ahead of them emptied before they arrived.
Those that didn’t burned.
Gregon walked at the center, unhurried, his presence anchoring the chaos like gravity. He did not need to shout commands. His will moved through them like marrow.
The Palace lay ahead.
And beyond that—
Her.
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On the western front, silence ruled.
Revna’s army did not announce itself.
They did not burn. They did not howl. They moved at dawn, banners absent, armor dull, steps measured.
Scouts ghosted ahead, clearing paths. Fighters maintained spacing precise enough to allow retreat without disorder. Supply lines
Bab Populer