Chapter 1
The Awakening
Kael bears the mark of the Last Paragon — a power thought extinct for a thousand years. The Inquisitors have come for him.
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Chapter 2
City of Ash
Fugitive and hunted, Kael descends into the ruins of Vel'Sharath. The dead city holds a secret the empire has buried for centuries.
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Chapter 3
Chains of the Ordained
The Order of the Pale Flame makes its first move. An old ally becomes an instrument of the empire's boundless will.
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Chapter 4
Bloodpact
A desperate covenant is struck with the exiled witch Seriva. Every oath in Salaraan demands its price in blood.
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Chapter 5
The Hollow King
At last, the emperor reveals himself. What sits upon the throne is not entirely human — if it ever was.
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Chapter 6
Shattered Crests
The siege of the Free Holds begins. Kael fights to hold a line that was already broken long before he arrived.
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Chapter 7
Through the Veil
The boundary between the living world and the Beneath grows thin. Kael crosses over — and nothing crosses back the same.
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Chapter 9
The Sunken Archive
Below the last surviving library lies a second library — one never meant to be found. The truth about the Paragons is monstrous.
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Chapter 11
Last Light of Salaraan
The empire falls. A thousand years of carefully kept order ends in a single night. Kael finds no triumph in the ashes.
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Chapter 12
Paragon's Oath
When the dust settles, one choice remains. Kael can seal the wound in the world — or let it bleed out. He picks up the sword.
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