Part 4: The Descent and the Bargain
The chamber dimmed as the First Guardian’s presence faded, leaving only the Codex’s pulsing glow within Lucien’s arms. For a moment, there was silence—pure and absolute—before reality pressed in once more, harsh and sharp as the mountain’s wind.
Lucien staggered from the altar and began his return,...
Chapters
1. A Summons by Secrets
2. The Rituals of Morning
3. Unintended Encounters
4. Letters and Candlelight
5. The Tome of Whispered Legends
6. Fragmented Shadows
7. Whispers and Warnings
8. Runes in the Rain
9. Lessons in Shadow
10. Secrets Cut Deep
11. An Unquiet Archive
12. The Secrets We Carry
13. Beneath Every Riddle
14. The Bargain and the Breach
15. Aftershocks
16. The Founder’s Echo
17. Rivalries Resurface
18. Haunting in the Vaults
19. Magical Mishap
20. A Crack in the Wards
21. Confessions in the Shifting Halls
22. The Bargain’s Price
23. Letters from the Past
24. Beneath the Mirror Hall
25. Reconciliation and Risk
26. The Festival of Forgotten Stories — Part 1
27. The Festival of Forgotten Stories — Part 2
28. The Festival of Forgotten Stories — Part 3
29. The Festival of Forgotten Stories — Part 4
30. The Festival of Forgotten Stories — Part 5
31. Festival Aftermath
32. Ghost in the Stacks
33. The First Memory Glitch
34. Part 1: The Guardian’s Mask
35. Part 2: The Climb and the Ordeal.
36. Part 3: The Codex and the First Guardian
37. Part 4: The Descent and the Bargain
38. Part 5: Aftermath and Suspicion
39. Lydia’s Bargain
40. Dorian’s Secret
41. The Reading Room Trap
42. Binding Oaths
43. The Key in the Archives
44. New Alliances, New Threats
45. Unlocking the Key’s First Secret
46. Growing Divisions and Bonds
47. The Shadow’s Bargain
48. The Archive of Lost Stories
49. Lines Drawn, Hearts Revealed
50. The Memory Storm
51. Lydia’s Double-Edged Choice
52. The Maze of Fate and Shadows
53. Betrayal and Redemption
54. The Sanctuary of Respite
55. New Light and Shared Strength
56. Archives of the Forgotten
57. The Shifting Maze
58. The Maze's Divide
59. The Weight of Secrets
60. Shadows Within
61. The Heartstone’s Call
62. The Betrayer’s Choice
63. The Reckoning of Shadows
64. Fractured Trust
65. The Hidden Contract
66. Echoes of Guardians
67. Allies in the Shadows
68. Memory’s Trial
69. Rising Shadows
70. Breaking Point
71. Lydia’s Sacrifice
72. Final Lock Preparation
73. Reckoning Battle
74. Aftermath and Wounds
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