Without warning, Gears rushed forward, his figure a blur of movement. Ty braced himself, but before Gears could close the distance, the spinning crystal beside Aldric began to vibrate wildly. It emitted a sharp, high-pitched whine before exploding, sending shards across the room in a violent burst of light. Thousands of crystalline fragments scattered, cutting through the air like a razor storm, blanketing the entire space in a shimmering mist.
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Five Minutes Earlier - The King's Chambers
The flickering glow of torches lit the grand stone room, casting long shadows across the high-vaulted ceiling. A charged silence hung over the room as King Threxian, sat in his ornately carved chair, flipping a coin between his fingers. The coin—an intricately forged piece, engraved with symbols of his lineage—glinted as it spun, catching the torchlight in rhythmic flashes.
