The days that followed were filled with tension, but also a growing sense of purpose. Kael and Selene, bound together by the Soul-Oath and the weight of the empire's future, worked tirelessly to track down the remnants of the rebellion. The city was in chaos—torn apart by the shockwaves of the palace's fall, its heart shattered. But amid the turmoil, Kael could feel the pulse of the people, their resilience, their will to fight. The empire might have been broken, but it was not lost.
The news from Selene's underground network was both good and bad. The rebellion was fractured, its leaders scattered, but the influence of Cyrus—now revealed as the mastermind behind the conspiracy—still reached far and wide. Kael had no illusions: this was far from over. The masked figure had not acted alone
