The City of Sinking Bones
The air in Vharrath reeked of salt and rust, a briny tang that clung to Kaelen Vey’s throat as he carved into the jawbone of a creature that had not walked the earth in centuries. The city itself was a…
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The City of Shattered Glass
The city of Veyra was built on the bones of a creature that never lived. Its spires, jagged and black, rose from the earth like the ribs of some colossal beast, their surfaces etched with runes that pulsed faintly in…
The Last Light of the Duskspire
The air reeked of salt and iron as Elara dragged her boots through the gravel, each step crunching like bones underfoot. The sky above was a bruise of storm clouds, bleeding gray into the horizon. She stopped at the edge…
The Ember of Silent Skies
The air hummed with the scent of burnt cedar as Kael pressed his palm against the charred oak, feeling the ember pulse beneath his skin. The village had called it a miracle—how he could summon fire without match or flame—but…
The Last Light of Elyndor
The sky over Thistlebrook burned with a sickly amber, casting long shadows across the stone cottages and fields of withered rye. Kaela stood at the edge of the village, her calloused hands gripping the hilt of her dagger, though she…
The Last Light of Duskspire
The air in Veylan’s Hollow reeked of damp earth and decay, a stench that clung to Kael’s skin like a second layer. He knelt beside the riverbank, fingers sifting through gravel, searching for the shard his mother had whispered about.…
The Last Breath of the Sky
The air thinned as Kael climbed the jagged cliffs, his boots crunching on shale. Below, the city of Varethis clung to the rock like a barnacle, its towers choked with soot and desperation. He paused, pressing a hand to the…
The Last Light of Duskspire
The air in the library reeked of burnt parchment and iron. Lira’s boots scuffed the marble floor as she stepped deeper into the archives, her fingers brushing the spines of books that hummed faintly, like sleeping creatures. The shelves stretched…
The Last Ember of Aetheris
The sun hung low over the crumbled spires of Aetheris, casting long shadows through the skeletal remains of a city that had once pulsed with magic. Kael stood at the edge of the marketplace, his fingers brushing against the cracked…
The Weight of Silence
The air in Veylan hung thick with the scent of burnt sage and iron, a fragrance that clung to the skin like a second layer. Kaela moved through the market square, her boots crunching over gravel as she avoided the…
The Last Light of Emberfall
The air in Emberfall reeked of burnt iron and ash, a scent as familiar to Elira as the pulse of her own heartbeat. She stood at the edge of the marketplace, her calloused fingers tightening around the hilt of her…
The Shattered Sky
The sky above Virelia was a bruise of gray, its clouds thick with the scent of rain that never fell. Kaela stood at the edge of the floating island, her boots crunching over gravel as she stared at the horizon.…
The Last Light of the Duskspire
The air reeked of ozone and burnt cedar as Elara pressed her palm against the stone wall, feeling the faint tremor of something ancient stirring beneath her fingers. The Duskspire’s spire loomed above her, its obsidian surface slick with rain,…
The Last Light of Evershade
The air in Evershade smelled of pine and iron, a sharp tang that clung to the back of Kaela’s throat as she knelt beside the broken stone. Her fingers traced the cracks in the relic’s surface, jagged lines etched by…
The Shattered Crown
The wind screamed through the skeletal trees as Kael pressed his palm against the cold bark of the ancient oak, its surface etched with symbols that pulsed faintly in the dim light. The air reeked of damp moss and something…