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Chapter 52—Ashes and Breath
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The world was still. The kind of stillness that followed devastation. Smoke curled lazily from scorched trees, drifting across the shattered clearing in slow, delicate ribbons. The ground was cracked and blackened, a jagged scar in the earth where divine fire had torn through centuries of stone and soil. No birds called. No wind stirred. The forest had gone silent, as if nature itself were afraid to speak. Selene stirred. She coughed—sharp and dry—and winced as the pain in her side flared. Her body screamed in protest, every nerve frayed, every limb trembling. She blinked, vision blurry, lips cracked. Ash clung to her lashes and her tongue tasted of smoke. But she was alive. Barely. Her fingers twitched weakly, seeking something—someone. Then she remembered. Theoden. Panic flared in her chest. She tried to sit up, but her body refused. She rolled to her side with a grunt, dragging herself through the dirt and ash. “Theoden,” she rasped. He was there—just a few feet away.
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Theoden’s breath burned. His chest rose and fell in hard, fast bursts, his body slick with sweat and blood. Around him, the battlefield seethed with chaos—twisted roots, scorched earth, broken stone. He didn’t hear the screams anymore. Only the hum of power behind his ribs. Only the fire that refused to burn out. He was a warrior. Created for war. His every breath a weapon. His every movement a calculated strike. Atlas pulsed in his chest like a second heartbeat. Their minds were fused, indistinguishable. The beast inside him didn’t just want blood—it demanded justice. Demanded vengeance. And Selene— Selene was light incarnate. Golden light streamed from her, her hair swirling in the storm of her own power. Her eyes no longer green, but glowing gold, so bright they blurred the edges of her face. She wasn’t just wielding her power. She had become it. Together, they were incandescent. Theoden’s fire twisted upward, coiling around her glow like a crown. His skin flared with go
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Selene stood at the edge of the central clearing, fingers threaded together, eyes closed. Theoden stood beside her, arms folded, watching the slow rise of the sun as it kissed the tops of the trees. Today was not for battle. It was for building. They had already tested the shields. They knew it worked—knew that together, they could forge something more powerful than either could do alone. Now, it was time to give that protection to everyone. Selene stepped forward first, her hands glowing with quiet gold. She approached one warrior at a time, speaking softly, letting her light wrap around their frame. Each shield she cast was specific, intentional—her thoughts focused on that wolf’s safety, their strength, their life. She whispered words only they could hear. Sometimes a name. Sometimes a wish. Sometimes a memory. And then Theoden would step up beside her. He’d raise his hand, let his fire slide across the gold, not to burn—but to seal. The flame curled around the light, hummin
