The Golden Ritual
The locket was broken, and the gold shards whispered in Elias Vance’s fist. He was twelve, soot-caked, and trembling in the shadow of the Ashworth Mill, where the air tasted of iron and rot. His mother, Martha, had gone silent three months ago, her eyes fixed on the loom’s rhythm, her mind unraveling like a loose thread. The townsfolk called her mad, but Elias knew better. The Golden Ritual, a...
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