They Forged The Shadow

mriver Protectors, had waited for this, prophesied for millennia. I, Aurora, last heir of the Sunstone, stood ready to bind my life and

with anticipation. This union would secure our lands against the encroaching Blight. Wee

d. He was supposed t

ssembled crowd, his voice r

not do

e guests. I stared at him

s gaze sweeping past me as if

ylvie, the woman I had rescued fr

ongs to anoth

onor guard, looked down, a

hand. "Our love is true, desti

d each other for a century," she whispered, loud e

r his parents died, poured Sunstone resources into his growth. Sylv

'When Sunstone and Stormriver stand divided, the Gr

cho-symbiosis, it's unstable. It will dra

Old tales, Auror

his Storm-Core, flared around him. Then, he channel

ut, then gasped, her aura flarin

ave stabilized her. She is my true part

l Cavern Keepers, they murmured. Some looked impressed by his power, by th

ora, perhaps it is fate." "Cons

"Generations of Sunstone Guardians nurtured yo

history, Aurora. Your attempts to remin

d. The betraya