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Chapter 26 - Chapter 26: The Girl Who Shouldn't Remember, and the Magic That Shouldn't Be Born

This is where your legacy becomes your curse.

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Lyssia Moves

That night, Lyssia entered the castle.

Not by force.

By invitation.

> "You're here to serve?" a noble asked.

> "I'm here to watch."

> "Watch what?"

She smiled.

> "Him. Break."

She carried a letter.

Sealed in Aevum's crest.

And a dagger made of regretstone — a metal that feeds on Echoborne magic.

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Aelira's Mutation Spreads

In her room, Aelira collapsed.

Ravian found her shaking, glyphs covering her chest, jaw clenched.

> "Help me."

> "What's happening?"

> "I think… I'm not just mutating."

> "Then what?"

> "I think I'm turning into the key that unlocks him."

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Cavell's Confession

Cavell took me to the old tombs beneath the Citadel.

> "You want answers?" he asked.

He showed me a wall covered in names.

Aevum Valtaris.

Lyssia Durn.

Ireina Sol.

Each one crossed out — in blood ink.

> "This is your past. And if you don't master it… it becomes your future."

I touched the wall.

It screamed.

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Final Scene – Lyssia's Message

She slipped into my room that night.

Didn't attack. Didn't whisper.

Just dropped the letter on my bed.

Then vanished.

I opened it.

Only one line inside:

> "You promised me forever. Then you burned the world."

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