Blood and Rain
At the epicenter of the courtyard, a massive iron brazier burned with a low, intense violet flame, fed by rare roots harvested from the deepest valleys of the Night Spires.
The air was dense, thick with the scent of burning cedar, copper, and the ozone tang of raw, building magic. Hundreds of warriors stood in silent, uniform ranks, completely filling the courtyard and stretching back into the arched stone corridors. Wolves in their massive human forms, armored vampires with silver-hilted blades, and the liberated forest elves stood shoulder-to-shoulder, their breathing synchronized in the freezing air. For the first time in many centuries, the lines between species had completely dissolved.
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