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◆ The Ruins Beneath the Sky – The Sword Holder’s Realm
It began with a tremor.
In the highest reaches of the broken world, where light did not touch and the old laws still breathed, the Sword Holder stood at the edge of a shattered bridge—gazing into an abyss where reality rippled like water.
Behind him stood four sealed monoliths.
Each marked with an ancient rune. Each a prison.
“He’s awakened Flair,” he murmured. “And the Crown of Flame has recognized him.”
He extended a hand.
The air bent.
And the first monolith cracked.
“Then the Four must rise. Not to destroy him.”
“But to test him.”
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◆ The Awakening – Prison One: XIRRA, The Chain-Blooded Warden
Location: The Sorrow Vault – Underworld Quadrant
Chains slithered like serpents across bone and steel. A thousand restraint
