Unlocking the Past to Save the Future
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Elara's POV
The Archive was vast—endless rows of glowing scrolls and ancient tomes, suspended in a soft blue light that seemed to pulse like a heartbeat. The air hummed with forgotten knowledge and magic ink.
Soren led me to a secluded chamber where the oldest records were kept.
"This," he said, holding out a scroll, "is the origin of the Inkbearers."
I unrolled it carefully. The ink shifted and shimmered as I read:
Long ago, the world was a blank canvas, until the First Inkbearer wrote the stories that shaped reality. But with great power came great danger—when the Inkshaded One tried to rewrite everything in his image.
Lucien's voice echoed in the chamber, "The system was created to contain him, to keep the stories—and us—safe."
"But," Caelum added, "the system is fragile. And someone inside wants to break it."
I looked up at them, heart pounding. "That means the villain might be one of us."
Soren nodded grimly. "That's why trust is a weapon here."
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As I stared at the glowing scroll, the system pulsed within me—stronger, clearer.
The power to bring stories to life wasn't just magic. It was my destiny.
But destiny could be rewritten.
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End of Chapter 25