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Chapter 178: The Girl Who Opens the Gate

They left Vahrin at dawn.

The ruins stood behind them like a warning carved into the sky—one last reminder of what power left behind when it lost its soul.

Lena didn’t look back.

She couldn’t afford to.

Each step forward was already heavier than the last.

Alec walked ahead, checking for runes. Mara ...