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Chapter 17: The Fortress of Shadows

Victor approached the fortress with a growing sense of dread. The structure was ancient, its towering walls covered in the tangled roots of time itself. The air around it buzzed with dark energy, a palpable force that threatened to crush anyone who dared to enter. But Victor had no choice—Eira was inside, and the fate of everything he had fought to protect hung in the balance.

As he stepped closer, the massive gates groaned open as if responding to his presence. Beyond them lay a courtyard shrouded in mist, and at its center stood Eira, her back turned to him, staring up at the entrance to the fortress’s inner sanctum. The Blood of the First glowed ominously in her hands, casting an eerie red light across the stone floor.

"Eira," Victor called out, his voice echoing through the empty courtyard.

She didn’t turn around. "You shouldn’t have come, Victor," she said, her tone cold and detached. "This is beyond you now."

Victor stepped forward, closing the distance between them. "You know I
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