One Thousand Years

I, Selene, was a guardian of magic, my Lumina clan inextricably linked to the sacred Heartstone of Aethel.

My life, though peaceful, was about to unravel.

Without warning, the Heartstone vanished.

In one brutal decree, my entire clan, my family, was executed for its theft.

Only I, married to the revered High Councilor Orion, was seemingly "spared" – thrown instead into a thousand years of agonizing servitude as a human battery for the failing artifact.

My body withered, but my spirit clung to life, fueled by pain.

Then, Orion reappeared.

He "saved" me, restoring my physical form and my innate Lumina magic.

I, a fool, believed his love was real, a beacon of hope after a millennium of torment.