Amina sat alone in the Echo Chamber, where ancient voices once whispered wisdom. Now, the only sound was the tremble of her breath.
She clutched a pendant she didn't remember owning—golden, inlaid with a symbol that burned into her palm: three flames intersecting a circle of stars.
Where had it come from?
Why did it feel... warm?
Suddenly, the flames around the chamber bent inward, like they were bowing.
And a voice—soft, female, and sorrowful—whispered from the walls:
"Daughter of flame, child of ash. He awakens. So must you."
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Kai – Archives of the Forgotten
Kai moved deeper into the forbidden stacks, where no Flameguard had walked in decades.
He held a lantern infused with sunfire, its light the only thing keeping the shadows at bay.
He found a sealed scroll, bound in spirit-thread.
As he unfurled it, ancient energy surged up his arms. Images flashed in his mind—two beings, one of flame, one of stars, standing over a crib.
Then a cry.
A wail that shattered mountains.
And words etched in fire:
"The Blood of Stars shall choose the Flame's destiny."
His hands trembled.
This wasn't just prophecy.
This was history.
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Valec – The Fracture Grows
Valec's body shook uncontrollably.
His dreams were no longer dreams. They were invasions.
He'd seen through Zorai'el's eyes again. Watched him tear a Guardian apart. Not out of rage—but because he loved her too much to let her suffer.
What kind of twisted god had he been?
Or worse… was becoming?
When Valec woke, blood ran from his eyes. But it wasn't red.
It shimmered… like molten silver.
He wiped it away before Amina entered.
She must never see.
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Lumeah – Return of the Seer
Lumeah walked barefoot through the Ash Gardens.
She had felt something tear in the veil between realms. A moment where the dead cried out in one voice:
"He comes with the Blood of Stars."
She turned to the moonlit sky and fell to her knees.
"We are out of time."
Then her eyes glowed white.
Visions.
A throne made of flame. A crown of ashes.
Amina, standing at its foot.
Kai… on his knees, sword broken.
Valec… gone.
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Zorai'el – The Unraveling Begins
Far beyond mortal sight, Zorai'el floated between realities, feeding on forgotten prayers.
The cocoon in his sanctum cracked open further.
And from it, two tiny hands reached out.
Eyes blinked open—one gold, one black.
Zorai'el smiled.
"My heir walks the realm now. The Flame shall burn until only silence remains."