The silver eye opened.And the world screamed.Not with sound.With existence itself.Every living thing across the kingdom dropped to its knees.The refugees.The soldiers.The beasts hiding within distant forests.Even the Grave Legions staggered as though an invisible mountain had suddenly been placed upon their backs.I hit the ground hard.Pain exploded through my knees.My lungs refused to draw breath.The pressure wasn't physical.It was something deeper.Something ancient.Something that reached into the soul and reminded it how small it truly was.Above us, the silver eye stared silently across the world.Watching.Judging.Remembering.The figure remained seated upon the Throne of Stars.Silver chains wrapped around its arms.Its chest.Its neck.Its entire body.Thousands of chains.No.Millions.Each one glowing with runes that hurt to look at.The prisoner hadn't moved.Hadn't spoken.Hadn't even fully awakened.Yet the smiling creature's influence across the heavens had
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