Into the Depths

Seraphine's fingers trembled as she turned the fragile pages, her eyes scanning each line with growing horror.

The Shadowborn weren't just legends. They were real. And they had been here before.

The scholars had known.

Buried beneath layers of forgotten history, she found records of an ancient war—one not spoken of in court, one wiped from every royal archive. The Shadowborn had nearly consumed the kingdom once before, their darkness spreading through the land like a plague.

And now, history was repeating itself.

A sudden noise sent her heart racing. The flap of the tent rustled as if someone—or something—had passed by.

She wasn't alone.

Seraphine pressed the manuscript to her chest, forcing herself to breathe. She had to get out of here. She had to get to Kaelith.

But first, she had to make sure no one followed her.

To be continued…

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