CURSED MANOR OF ELDERMERE

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retching outward as the last remnants of the celestial barrier shattered. The wor

t... I

of the Veil fading into an unnatural twilight. The air

nder her breath.

ing against her skin. She could feel something-a pulse, a presence, something st

al runes. "We need to reach Avalthar before he fully manifes

ense with anticipation, le

e shado

med, first as swirling black mist, then tangible and real. Towering, wi

rgotte

esh. His amber eyes burned like dying stars, and in his right hand, he carrie

ike thunder, filli

the Locket... and

standing in his presence was something else entirely. The air arou

wing brighter. "Your time has passed, King o

aping against stone. "And yet here I stand." His gaze shifted to

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crushed beneath an ocean, suffocating, drowning in

olently, as if respo

n King commanded, his voice hypnotic

tightened aro

she

left her lips, the

ls of energy surging outward. The Forgott

you wi

, he unleashed a w

h the land, splintering trees, warping

before Kaelen grabbed her ar

ast. The impact sent her skidding backward, her feet dragging deep into the earth. The feline cre

ield erupte

e land like an eclipse. More Shadowborn emerged from the darkness-t

ine fire. He didn't hesitate. With lightning-fast reflexes, he met the fir

s of light, striking down enemies with pinpoint precision

s the key to all of this-but

tten King's, but something

ot just a relic.

eath h

ll you become what y

y step forward.

eyes and focuse

ower. The silver surface of the Locket cracked, an

ng's eyes widene

g around Lena like a livi

urst from her back, compo

ind-visions of the past, of the First War, of a

't just a

uardians-the ones who had locked th

en a mere trinket. It w

was th

sion darkened. "You dare wi

d. For the first tim

hand. The flames expanded, swirling into

motion, she th

ew toward the Forgotten King, blindi

, everything

h

raw power rocked

form flickering. He wasn't defeate

ra both stared a

with newfound fury. "You think

d the Locket, feeling the pow

t was far

time, she knew one

't going