The Soul-Bound Empire
“And we always will.”
The days that followed were filled with the first steps of rebuilding. The war had torn the empire apart, but there was still hope. They started with the basics—re-establishing order in the cities, rebuilding the trust that had been broken between the people and their rulers. News of the rebellion's defeat spread like wildfire, but with that victory came the burden of healing. Kael and Selene worked tirelessly, meeting with the leaders of the surviving cities, making alliances where they could, and offering justice to those who had betrayed them.
But as much as they focused on the empire’s physical reconstruction, they knew the true work lay in rebuilding its soul. The
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