When Radiance Breeds Ruin I

The new day rose, yet the echoes of the previous day's events still lingered throughout the vast domain of the Tala Clan.

Tension crackled like an unseen storm, weaving its way between the Celestial Seal branch and the Gilded Star branch, dividing what was once an unshaken lineage.

In the heart of Pagadianara, the grand halls of the clan's domain stood silent, yet the air was thick with unspoken fury. Grand Matriarch Iskayna had contained her rage, but the fury of the Brilliant Star—the celestial guide of their bloodline—was undeniable.

The elder council, consisting of Marcon, Virelio, and Saphira, remained speechless as they tried to grasp the weight of the revelation.

For all their years of wisdom and power, none of them had foreseen this—the true heirs of the Tala Clan were not the ones they had long nurtured and placed upon their pedestals, but the exiled ones, Dasig and Leon.