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Intro. The soldier staggered through the ruins, sword dripping with black ichor, the chittering of insectoid hunters closing in. Alone and cut off from his unit, he pressed against a broken wall, ready to make his last stand. Then a glow pierced the darkness—not fire, but a steady, commanding light. The swarm faltered, their screeches dying as a figure stepped from the shadows. A woman, tall and composed, her eyes sharp with cold judgment, held the source of the light in her hands. For a heartbeat, the soldier forgot the swarm. Whatever she was—ally or omen—his fate now hung on the light she carried.

Elaris, Bearer of the Last Light

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