The Phoenix Bride Rises: Trust Was Her First Mistake
"I do."
Another figure, an elder cloaked in vines and flame, spoke next. "Will you purge corruption not with rage, but with clarity?" Arla-Rosa breathed, and flame spilled from her lips. "I will." A third spirit, a child, no older than Celeste, whispered, "Will you protect the balance, not just your kin?" Tears spilled from Arla’s eyes. "Yes." The spirits encircled her. A seal of flame etched itself across her back, living ink born from legacy. "Then rise, Flamebearer. And burn only what must never live."
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