📍 Prison Chamber, Devasthon
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I was still searching for a way out when the chamber door creaked open.
Two familiar faces stepped through-Mermy and Sumalin.
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"When the smoke hit us," June explained quickly, "I sent a magic signal. They tracked it here."
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Mermy's eyes darkened.
"You're in Devasthon now-a planet that once had a great leader... until Lex took over."
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There was no time to waste.
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Sumalin's voice was grave.
"All these years, Lex has used dark magic to brainwash the people here. They'll do anything for him-fight to the death, even sacrifice themselves. Every last one is under his control."
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That meant Lex wasn't just powerful-he was untouchable.
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Kangrod stepped forward, his voice firm.
"If Morvena and Timbon are here, they'll be in his tower. It's in the heart of the planet-and heavily guarded."
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We made a plan.
June, Mermy, Sumalin and the Golden Lurmus guardswould create a massive distraction.
Kangrod would lead the infiltration team into the tower-he knew every corridor and hidden passage.
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When the prison guards came charging in, steel clashed against steel.
Magic flared, blinding in the shadows. We fought hard, every strike buying the others precious seconds.
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At last, we reached the tower's upper chamber.
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An old man in a black robe stood over Timbon, his blade poised to strike.
We were just in time.
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Kangrod moved like lightning-grabbing the man, punching him so hard the robed figure crumpled, then snapping cuffs around his wrists.
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Morvena and Timbon were tied to stone tables, their eyes wide with shock and relief.
We cut them free.
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The robed man was no ordinary guard-he was one of Lex's royal enforcers. Kangrod's interrogation was short and brutal.
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What he revealed chilled us all.
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Lex had taken a strand of Morvena's hair and created a clone-one he planned to twist into a monstrous version of her. His plan was to unleash it on the people of the Dream Realm, framing her forever.
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And Lex was already on his way there.
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If he reached first, the Dream Realm was doomed.
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Before leaving, Somalan found the source of the mind control-a massive machine pulsing with dark magic, its core tethered to every citizen of Devasthon.
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With a single strike of his staff, the machine shattered.
A wave of light swept through the city.
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The people blinked as if waking from a long nightmare.
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Kangrod explained everything to the freed royal guard. Gratitude shone in the man's eyes.
"You have saved us all."
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But I barely heard him.
We had a race to win-and a monster to stop.
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