Chapter 33: Echoes from the Past

A capital, drenched with battles and victories, plunged into the first rays of dawn. Breaking with the day did the spirits of the people. The dark army had been defeated, and the kingdom had a moment to breathe. But inside the face of jubilation, Queen Ariadne felt a feeling that just would not settle within her.

In the weeks since their victory, Ariadne had buried herself in ancient texts and relics kept within the palace library. The visions from the celestial relic gave her glimpses of otherworldly threats, hints of forces beyond their current understanding. Those visions haunted her, reminding her that their victory was just a reprieve.

One morning, while Ariadne was poring over some particularly ancient scroll, Thalia strayed into the library with an especially dusty tome. "Ariadne, I found something you should see," she said, laying the book on the table.

She looked up at Thalia, interest piqued. "What is it?"

Thalia opened the tome, showing its pages of detailed diagrams and sy