Chapter 9 - The Breaking of the Spell
Captain Benjamin roared with fury, throwing himself in front of Evelyn just as a bolt of dark lightning lashed out. Benjamin deflected the blast with his shield, but the sheer impact sent him crashing into the crystal racks.
Evelyn didn't hesitate. She ran to the central dais of the vault, pressing her medallion into the master pedestal. The entire mountain roared as the stored memories of the entire kingdom synchronized with the power of the crystal vessels.
"You wanted my kingdom to forget me?" Evelyn shouted, her voice echoing with sovereign authority that shook the cavernous hall. "Hear me now!"
She pulled her medallion free, releasing a blinding wave of silver-gold light that surged outward, washing over Benjamin, Grand Chancellor Vane, and surging up through the bedrock toward the citadel above.
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The dark purple energy of the Obsidian Eclipse shattered like cheap glass. Vane shrieked as the feedback loop of his own spell backfired, throwing him against the stone wall where he crumpled unconscious.
Across the entire capital, from the highest spires to the poorest alleyways, thousands of citizens stopped in their tracks. Eyes widened as decades of false history dissolved. They remembered the princess. They remembered her kindness, her courage, and her rightful place on the throne.
