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Chapter 12 - THE DRAGONFIRE DECEPTION

July 6 – 11:00 PM

1 Hour Until Resurgence

The male dragon's roar cracked the sky like thunder as realization struck—too late.

Kai's lie had been flawless: "Great one, the western orchards burn with strange fire—your people scream for aid!" And the noble fool had gone, his wings carving tempests across the stars, leaving Seraphina alone in the birthing cavern.

Now, beneath the swollen eye of the Resurgence Star, Kai's trap snapped shut.

 

The Night of Broken Oaths

The Male Dragon's FlightHis return path was barred by living storms—the White Diamond's fury given form.Acid rain ate at his golden scales as Veyra's shadow-limbs stitched the clouds into a net.2. Seraphina's TrialThe Blue Diamond in her chest flared with each contraction, its light piercing through the palace walls.Unseen by all, the Crimson Diamond's whisper curled through the birthing steam:

"Little heir, little knife, you'll wear your mother's life..."3. The People's FollyShambala's citizens danced beneath floating lanterns, their joy feeding the diamonds' awakening.None noticed the Light Blue Diamond flash in the temple, turning the sacred pools to glass.

. Kai's Hour

With the male dragon distracted, his team moved:Rook's obsidian dagger dripped with time-slowed poison.The Silent Apostle's severed tongue twitched on the floor, spelling ruin in forgotten runes.

 

The Battle Under the Dying Stars

11:30 PM – The male dragon tore through Veyra's shadows, only for the Black Diamond's power to sew his wounds shut with darkness.11:47 PM – The first Resurgence Starbeam struck the earth, igniting the Brown Diamond—quakes split the palace foundations.11:59 PM – Seraphina's scream shook the world as two countdowns ended at once:Her heir's first breath.The diamonds' final awakening.

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