DIVINE RUIN: Claimed By A God

ck to her. The reason for this is that witches are known for their sharp senses, and her mother is defi

he dim, familiar corridors. The scent of simmering herbs and old parchment

's name is

flows like liquid fire, framing a face carved by both wisdom and loss. Her sharp emerald eyes, ever watchful, hold the

racing the rim of a brass chalice. The room was silent except for the crac

." Lilith greeted as s

?". Seraphina asked whi

ision is complete and each breed has claimed their territory. Cons

odded in sa

ations earlier today. Lilith swallowed, a dee

ing answers within. "After the last battle, there were no more words left to be spoken, no treaties left to be broken. The gods withdrew to their c

t together once-against the gods, for our freedom. And now..." S

what it was like before, but trust me when I say-unity was an illusion. T

certainty in her mother's vo

arkened. "Then you

g this way. I told you from the beginning that demons a

en them, filled only by t

oke, her voice so

. We rebuild what was taken. And we never for

ough pain she couldn't imagine. But another part of her, the part that st

demons had tur

her mother's grief and anger, there wa

ugh her mind, she bade her mother

s she stared at the ceiling, her thoughts far from the safe confines of home. Every now and then, memories of the day's sec

lure that challenged everything she had been taught. Even as the harsh reality of the divided wo

Lilith wondered if that spark could ever ignite change-a change powerful enough to mend the fra

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