Chapter 410: The First Light

Chapter 410: The First Light

Rayma~

I watched it unfold through the veil of my divine sight, that eternal gaze that pierced through realms and realities like a needle through silk. One moment, Star—my beloved boy, the one I’d adopted as my own—was laughing with those rambunctious twins in the heart of the market, his face alight with a rare, genuine joy that tugged at my ancient heart. The next, agony twisted his features, his wrists seizing as if bound by invisible chains of fire. He clutched at them, gasping, the jar of spices slipping from his fingers to shatter on the cobblestones in a explosion of crimson powder and sharp shards. His knees buckled, and he crumpled like a leaf in the autumn wind, the crowd surging around him in a wave of concern.

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