{"id":1956,"date":"2026-05-19T14:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/?p=1956"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:17:02","slug":"the-dragon-beneath-the-throne-the-blood-he-couldnt-kill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/?p=1956","title":{"rendered":"The Dragon Beneath the Throne. The Blood He Couldn\u2019t Kill."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Great Hall of Eldoria had witnessed executions, coronations, betrayals, and wars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But never silence like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not the silence of peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The silence of fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A thousand nobles, servants, priests, and soldiers stood frozen beneath the towering black pillars while candlelight trembled across the ancient hall. Outside, winter storms battered the stained-glass windows of the castle, but nobody inside dared breathe loudly enough to hear the thunder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because King Alaric himself stood at the center of the hall with his sword pressed against the throat of a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy looked no older than twelve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barefoot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dressed in torn gray cloth stained by mud and dried blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the royal guards still held him by the shoulder after dragging him from the sacred chamber beneath the castle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A thief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least\u2014that was what everyone believed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet something about the child unsettled the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe it was how calm he looked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or maybe it was his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not fearful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not desperate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just\u2026 watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King Alaric slowly lowered his face toward the boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGive me one reason,\u201d the king growled quietly, \u201cnot to spill your blood across my floor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sword edge pressed harder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A thin line of blood appeared against the child\u2019s skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-384-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-384-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-384-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-384-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-384-864x1536.png 864w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-384.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still the boy didn\u2019t move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then slowly\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">he tilted his head upward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chandeliers above flickered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the hall changed forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A jagged black birthmark stretched along the left side of the boy\u2019s neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A weeping dragon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The symbol of the First Dynasty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forbidden bloodline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dead bloodline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bloodline Alaric had exterminated twenty years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king\u2019s hand trembled violently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gasps spread through the hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One old priest stumbled backward in horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A noblewoman covered her mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat mark\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaric\u2019s face slowly drained of color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because he recognized it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not from stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy\u2019s eyes lifted toward the king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then they began to glow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Violet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A low laugh escaped the child\u2019s throat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Except it didn\u2019t sound like a child laughing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It sounded deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like stone grinding beneath the earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One candle extinguished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until suddenly\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">every flame in the Great Hall died at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Darkness swallowed the kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People screamed instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Somebody dropped armor onto the stone floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A woman began praying hysterically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king stepped backward with his sword raised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLIGHT THE FIRES!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nobody moved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because in the darkness\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">something breathed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heavy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hungry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the boy\u2019s voice whispered through the hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou buried the body, Alaric\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026but you could not bury the blood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The throne room exploded into panic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guards rushed forward blindly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Steel clashed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Someone screamed after being trampled in the dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then suddenly\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">violet fire ignited beside the throne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The child stood alone beneath the unnatural glow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The guards surrounding him had fallen backward as if thrown by invisible hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King Alaric stared at the boy in open terror now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the child\u2019s face had changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not physically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But emotionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fear was gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its place remained something ancient and cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king whispered hoarsely:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWho are you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy smiled faintly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou already know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaric shook his head violently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat bloodline is dead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy tilted his head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIs it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hall doors burst open as armored knights stormed inside carrying torches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At their front stood Commander Garron\u2014the king\u2019s oldest general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A massive scar crossed the veteran\u2019s face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His sword immediately raised toward the child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cStep away from His Majesty!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy glanced toward Garron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And for the first time\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">something human flickered across his expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garron froze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because he recognized the child too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not from the mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same violet eyes he had seen once before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twenty years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the night the First Dynasty died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-385-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-385-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-385-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-385-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-385-864x1536.png 864w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-385.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commander\u2019s grip weakened slightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king noticed immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou know him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garron remained silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cANSWER ME!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The old commander\u2019s jaw tightened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026I know that mark.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hall descended into chaos again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The priests began shouting prayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several nobles demanded the boy\u2019s immediate execution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Others backed away in terror like animals sensing a predator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the boy simply stood there quietly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remembering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the royal high priest stepped forward trembling beneath white robes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYour Majesty\u2026 he must die immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The priest pointed shakily toward the child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat mark carries the curse of Malveris.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At that name, fear rippled visibly across the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even the soldiers reacted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because every child in Eldoria grew up hearing the legend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Malveris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dragon King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final ruler of the First Dynasty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A tyrant said to command darkness itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to history, he sacrificed entire cities during the War of Ash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And when the kingdoms united against him\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King Alaric personally ended the Dragon King\u2019s bloodline forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">that was the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The priest\u2019s voice shook harder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe bloodline cannot return.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy finally spoke again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHistory lies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The priest recoiled like he\u2019d been struck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King Alaric raised his sword again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEnough games.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But now his voice sounded less certain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Less kingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy noticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re afraid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hall went deathly silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No one spoke to Alaric that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet the king did not strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because beneath the fear\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">another emotion had begun growing inside him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guilt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The child stepped closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The guards flinched instinctively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou remember that night, don\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaric\u2019s eyes darkened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSilence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou hear them screaming every winter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSTOP.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe palace burning\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSTOP TALKING!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe queen begging for her son\u2019s life\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaric roared and swung his sword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the blade froze inches from the child\u2019s throat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Invisible force held it in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king\u2019s eyes widened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy slowly raised one hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not threatening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost gentle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then Alaric\u2019s sword shattered into pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entire hall gasped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king stumbled backward in horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy lowered his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou should have killed me when you murdered my family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silence consumed the throne room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then Commander Garron stepped forward suddenly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone turned toward him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The old commander stared at the boy with trembling eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The child looked at him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou carried me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commander\u2019s breathing stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twenty years vanished from his face instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A memory returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A castle burning beneath dragonfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dead royalty across black marble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And a crying infant wrapped in crimson cloth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garron whispered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026Lucien.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hall erupted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nobles shouted over each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The priests screamed that the commander had lost his mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But King Alaric looked like death itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because Lucien had been the name of the Dragon King\u2019s son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The infant prince supposedly killed during the purge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The child watched the king carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou lied to the kingdom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaric slowly backed toward the throne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou told them the First Dynasty summoned darkness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou told them you saved Eldoria.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king grabbed the throne armrest desperately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cENOUGH!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy\u2019s glowing eyes narrowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou slaughtered children.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaric\u2019s breathing became ragged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">for the first time in twenty years\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the King of Eldoria broke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The words barely escaped his lips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The room stared in shock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because Alaric had never admitted anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy stepped closer again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNecessary?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king\u2019s eyes watered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou don\u2019t understand what your father became.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The child stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something flickered across his expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not anger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaric noticed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And suddenly the king looked older than anyone had ever seen him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMalveris wasn\u2019t a man anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The priests shouted protests instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYour Majesty!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDo not speak his name!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Alaric ignored them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His eyes never left the child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYour father heard voices beneath the mountain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hall fell silent again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe believed the dragons were gods.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaric swallowed hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe began feeding people to the fire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy\u2019s face slowly tightened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s true.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI saw the pits myself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The child shook his head violently now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re lying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But his voice lacked certainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaric stepped forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI tried to save him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king\u2019s eyes filled with genuine grief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe was my brother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The room froze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy stared at Alaric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king whispered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMalveris was my brother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shock rippled through every soul in the hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The priests looked horrified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commander Garron closed his eyes painfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The child\u2019s glowing eyes flickered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-386-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-386-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-386-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-386-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-386-864x1536.png 864w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-386.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re lying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaric laughed bitterly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI wish I were.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then slowly\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the king removed the golden chain around his neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hanging from it was half of a broken black medallion shaped like a dragon eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy\u2019s breathing stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because hanging beneath his torn shirt\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">hidden until now\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">was the other half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The medallion pieces began glowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hall trembled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stone cracked beneath the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And suddenly the boy staggered backward as violent images flooded his mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A woman singing beside a fireplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A man with violet eyes holding him as a baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A castle burning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Screaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">a shadow beneath the mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Huge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The child collapsed onto one knee clutching his head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entire throne room shook violently now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dust rained from the ceiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The priests screamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Seal!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commander Garron\u2019s face turned pale instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king whispered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s waking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deep beneath the castle\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">something roared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not metaphorically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not in imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A real roar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monstrous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sound shook Eldoria itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside the palace, bells began ringing wildly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People screamed through the city streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy lifted terrified eyes toward Alaric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat\u2026 was that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king looked at him with horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat,\u201d Alaric whispered, \u201cis why I killed your father.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The floor beneath the throne cracked apart violently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black smoke erupted upward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several guards were thrown screaming into the darkness below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then claws emerged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Massive claws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The throne hall exploded into panic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soldiers fled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nobles trampled each other trying to escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And from the abyss beneath the castle\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">something began climbing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A dragon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But not alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its body looked fused from ash and bone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black fire burned inside empty eye sockets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chains wrapped around its massive body beneath ancient runes carved into the stone beneath the castle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The priests collapsed in terror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commander Garron drew his sword instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe seal is breaking!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dragon\u2019s skull slowly turned toward the boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">it bowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The child stared in horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The creature spoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inside everyone\u2019s mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBlood of Malveris\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hall shook harder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt last.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy stumbled backward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t understand!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaric grabbed the child suddenly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cListen to me carefully.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy stared up at him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And for the first time\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the king looked terrified not for himself\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">but for the child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYour father didn\u2019t worship the dragon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The creature roared again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe imprisoned it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy froze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaric pointed toward the chained monster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat thing destroyed kingdoms long before Eldoria existed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dragon\u2019s chains strained violently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cracks spread across the ancient runes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMalveris used his own bloodline to seal it beneath the castle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-387-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-387-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-387-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-387-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-387-864x1536.png 864w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-387.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The child\u2019s breathing became shallow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThen why kill him?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaric\u2019s face twisted painfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBecause the seal required sacrifices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king\u2019s voice broke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYour father began feeding prisoners to the dragon to keep it asleep.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy remembered the visions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The screaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fire pits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suddenly\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">he realized Alaric had told the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tears filled the child\u2019s glowing eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dragon laughed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sound echoed like mountains collapsing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe lies, little prince.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The creature\u2019s massive skull lowered toward him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYour father understood destiny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black fire pulsed through the hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou were born to free me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy staggered backward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dragon\u2019s voice softened almost lovingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou carry the final blood seal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The priests screamed prayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commander Garron shouted for archers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But nobody moved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because now everyone understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy wasn\u2019t merely surviving the purge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was the lock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final living piece of the prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dragon smiled with rows of burning teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cKill the child\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hall darkened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026and I awaken fully.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaric stepped in front of the boy instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king raised a fallen spear toward the dragon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019ll never touch him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The creature laughed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou already doomed the kingdom the moment you spared him twenty years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy looked toward Garron suddenly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou saved me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The old commander\u2019s eyes filled with tears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI couldn\u2019t murder a baby.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dragon\u2019s chains snapped one by one now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hall began collapsing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside the windows\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">black fire spread across the city sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dragon whispered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe prison breaks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaric turned toward the child desperately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s only one way to stop it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy already knew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He could see it now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The visions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The truth hidden within the bloodline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The seal required royal blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Living blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The child stepped toward the abyss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo,\u201d Garron said instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy smiled sadly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s alright.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re just a child,\u201d the commander whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy looked toward Alaric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou hated me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king\u2019s face crumpled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI hated myself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a moment\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the throne room became quiet despite the chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The child finally understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaric had not destroyed the bloodline from hatred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He had done it because he feared the dragon would return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And every winter since\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">he carried the guilt of murdering his own family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dragon roared again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last chain shattered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The creature lunged upward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then suddenly\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the boy stepped directly in front of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Violet light exploded across the hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dragon froze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancient runes ignited across the child\u2019s skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The creature screamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the boy\u2019s blood was activating the seal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dragon thrashed violently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNO!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The child looked back one final time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toward the king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toward Garron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toward the kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then he plunged his hand into his own chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hall screamed in horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But instead of blood\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">light burst outward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pure violet fire engulfed the throne room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancient runes spread across the dragon\u2019s body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The creature shrieked as chains of light wrapped around its wings and throat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The castle shook violently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy\u2019s body began fading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaric ran forward desperately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLucien!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The child looked at him softly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUncle\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The word shattered Alaric completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the light consumed everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the brightness finally faded\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the throne room was gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Half the hall had collapsed into the abyss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dragon had vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And at the center of the ruined floor\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">lay only ashes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King Alaric fell to his knees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The storm outside stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Snow drifted quietly through the broken ceiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commander Garron lowered his head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The kingdom had survived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the last heir of the First Dynasty was gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or so they believed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three months later\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">spring returned to Eldoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The kingdom slowly rebuilt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King Alaric changed after that night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The executions stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prisons emptied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king publicly confessed the truth about the First Dynasty to the entire kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many hated him for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many forgave him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But every night\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaric still visited the ruined throne hall alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And every night\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">he stared at the ashes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hoping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One evening\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">he heard footsteps behind him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Small footsteps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king turned slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A young boy stood near the shattered pillars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barefoot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dressed in simple gray cloth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His violet eyes glowed softly beneath 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