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Chapter 7 - The Choice of the Sun-Core

The air in the courtyard grew scorching hot. The marble beneath Theron’s boots began to soften, bubbling into molten glass as the unstable energy of the Sun-Core surged out of control.

"Lyra, get back!" Kael yelled, grabbing her arm, but she didn't budge.

The wooden wolf in her hand grew intensely warm, emitting a soft, golden hum that harmonized with the emerald light wrapping around her wrists. Lyra pulled her hand free and stepped forward, leaving Kael behind at the foot of the stairs.

"You think the core obeys you because you hold it, Theron?" Lyra’s voice was remarkably calm, cutting through the roaring sound of volatile magic. "The Sun-Core was forged by my ancestors' blood and sworn to my house. It doesn't serve fear. It recognizes its master."

"Lies!" Theron screamed, his voice cracking as raw thermal energy began to char his right arm. He shoved the orb forward, unleashing a blinding beam of white-hot plasma directly toward Lyra’s chest.

Kael covered his eyes, screaming her name.

The beam struck Lyra head-on. A deafening explosion of light and sound swallowed the plaza, sending shockwaves that shattered every remaining window in the citadel.

When the blinding glare finally cleared, the marble stairs were vaporized into a smooth, glassy crater.

Theron fell to his knees, panting, his right arm completely blackened and ruined. He looked up, expecting to see piles of ash. Instead, his jaw dropped.

Lyra stood untouched in the center of the crater. The beam of plasma had not harmed her; instead, it had been absorbed entirely into the emerald vortex swirling around her body, feeding the ancient magic rather than consuming it. Floating in the air just inches from her palm was the Sun-Core, no longer wild and destructive, but pulsing with a gentle, warm, golden light.

"How..." Theron choked out, blood spilling from his lips. "The blood... it's too strong..."

"It's not about strength, Theron," Lyra said softly, walking up the glass steps until she stood directly over the fallen High Elder. "It's about legitimacy."

With a flick of her wrist, she lowered the Sun-Core into her pocket alongside the wooden wolf. She looked down at the broken tyrant with eyes full of sorrow rather than triumph.

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