Crown of The Omega
"Even corrupted, even hating me—he left this untouched."
We entered together, the bond keeping us close as Marcus processed. Through the connection, we felt layers of pain—the boy who had been exiled, the man who had been corrupted, the prince who had come home only to find home transformed beyond recognition.
"Look," Kael said, pointing to one drawing. "That is all of us. Before exile. Before everything."
The sketch was crude—child's hand drawing four brothers and a small figure that might have been their mother. Stick figures holding hands, smiling. Simple. Innocent. Before the world taught them that happiness was temporary and love was vulnerability.
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