The Boy Who Stole the Crown Twice
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🧭 Scene 1: Riven's Flashback — The Crownroom, Ten Years Ago
Flames flickered quietly.
Snow tapped the outer windows of the Emberhold.
A child — no older than thirteen — snuck through an unlocked archive gate.
He wasn't supposed to be there.
He didn't even know who he truly was.
But the crown... called to him.
Not the golden one in public view.
The real one—hidden behind seven enchanted mirrors in the Crownroom of Origin.
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🔐 Scene 2: The Crown of Naming
Before kings were crowned in ceremony, they were chosen by the Crown of Naming.
An artifact that didn't need votes, approval, or lineage.
It read souls.
And whispered their truest title into flame.
The child—Aedric—stood before it, heart pounding.
And the crown pulsed once.
Twice.
Then ignited with a name not even he understood:
> "Revenent of the Forgotten Flame."
> "Bearer of the Rewrite."
And then… it vanished.
Into him.
Not onto his head.
Into his soul.
He hadn't stolen it to wear.
He had stolen it to hide it.
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🌫️ Scene 3: Memory Suppression
The next morning, no one remembered it ever existed.
Not even Aedric.
Only one man noticed the flames flicker wrong—the High Scribe, who secretly ordered the boy's memories sealed.
This was the true crime that led to his execution years later.
Not rebellion.
Not treason.
But a crown theft through time.
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🔥 Present Day: Scene 4 – Truth Breaks Through
Standing now in the Throne of Flameheart, wrapped in the Mantle of the Flameborne, Riven finally remembers it all.
> "They thought they killed the thief," he said aloud.
"But all they did was give him more time."
He held out his hand.
And from his palm, the Crown of Naming reappeared—
Half ember.
Half memory.
Fully alive.
And it whispered again:
> "You never stopped being king."
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👑 Scene 5: Two Crowns, One Flame
The Crownblade Ignivar pulsed with resonance.
The Throne surged upward.
And now, two crowns hovered above his hands:
One that judged him worthy after resurrection.
One that chose him before anyone else even knew his name.
> "Which one will you wear?" Lyara asked quietly.
> "Neither," Riven said.
"Because I don't rule from metal."
He placed both crowns before him…
And ignited them into flame.
> "I rule from memory. And memory burns forever."
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🔓 Power Gained: Crownless Flame King
> 🔥 Passive: Immune to crown-binding enchantments
🧠 Memory Shield – Cannot have personal history altered by magic
📜 Skill: "FlameEcho" — Rewrites others' flame-archives with one spoken word (limited use)
⚔ Crownblade Synchronization: Doubled flame control when rejecting formal rule
☠ Side Effect: All enemies with royal blood now see him as a threat to the line itself
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