The Faded Shield

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The Faded Shield

The stone cracked first. Not with a sound, but with a silence so profound it swallowed the air. Then the dust fell, grey and fine as ash, settling over the altar of St. Jude’s Chapel. The air was thick. It tasted of iron and old prayers. Elias Vance stood in the center of the nave. His hands were empty. His mind was full. He had come to find the truth. He had come to break the cycle. But the...

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