Chapter 87
Flames licked hungrily at the edge of the village, casting twisted shadows that danced like ghosts of the past.
The boy stood frozen, terror and power warring in his eyes.
Kael stepped forward, voice calm but firm.
"Focus. Control the fire. Don't let it control you."
Eliendara knelt beside the trembling child, her hands warm and steady on his shoulders.
"Breathe with me. The flame is part of you, not your master."
But from the dark woods, eyes watched—silent and calculating.
Old grudges whispered on the wind.
And a figure cloaked in shadow smiled.
"Let him burn.Let the trial begin."
The boy's breath slowed, the fire around him flickering like a fragile heartbeat.
But the danger had only just begun.
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Kael and Eliendara must confront the darkness rising alongside the boy's flame.
Old enemies strike from the shadows.
And the line between friend and foe blurs beneath the heat of battle.
Who will survive the firestorm ahead?
Who will be consumed?