The Golden Ritual

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The Golden Ritual

The bell rang at dawn. It did not chime. It screamed. A jagged sound that split the grey sky above the castle walls. I stood in the mud of the yard, my boots soaked through, my hands shaking. Not from cold. From fear. We were all afraid. The men in the black coats were already gathering. They did not run. They walked with the slow, heavy certainty of men who know they have won. My name is...

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