{"id":4095,"date":"2026-06-01T12:17:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T12:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/?p=4095"},"modified":"2026-06-01T12:17:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T12:17:40","slug":"the-mark-of-the-first-king-the-boy-the-kingdom-tried-to-erase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/?p=4095","title":{"rendered":"THE MARK OF THE FIRST KING: The Boy the Kingdom Tried to Erase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arena had never been this silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands of people sat frozen in their seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The champion\u2014the undefeated giant known as Iron Garrick\u2014lay buried beneath shattered stone on the far side of the battlefield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His legendary armor was broken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His sword was snapped in half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the barefoot child stood untouched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A faint golden glow pulsed from the symbol on his forehead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No one cheered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No one moved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because every noble in the kingdom knew exactly what that mark resembled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And they wished they didn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King Aldric slowly rose from his throne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first time in decades, fear appeared in the old ruler&#8217;s eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;No\u2026&#8221; he whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The queen grabbed his arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It cannot be.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But deep down, they both knew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The symbol was real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mark had returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that meant the kingdom&#8217;s greatest secret was about to awaken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy looked around in confusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was only twelve years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He didn&#8217;t understand why everyone suddenly seemed terrified of him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moments ago they had laughed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now they stared as though death itself stood before them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His name was Kael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An orphan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A nobody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or at least that was what he had believed his entire life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The symbol on his forehead burned hotter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Images flashed through his mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancient cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Armies marching beneath banners he had never seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voices echoed inside his skull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands of voices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whispering the same words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;The heir has awakened.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kael staggered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His knees nearly buckled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The voices vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arena remained silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then one noble screamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Kill him!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The spell broke instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Panic erupted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several nobles jumped from their seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warriors rushed toward the arena gates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some tried to flee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Others drew weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King Aldric raised his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;SEIZE THE BOY!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Royal guards stormed forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hundreds of armored soldiers poured into the arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kael backed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His heart hammered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;What did I do?&#8221; he shouted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nobody answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The soldiers advanced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spears lowered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swords drawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then something impossible happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ancient symbol flared brighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Golden cracks spread across the arena floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stone beneath Kael&#8217;s feet began glowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suddenly dozens of forgotten runes emerged from beneath the dust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entire battlefield trembled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One elderly noble collapsed into his chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His face turned white.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The Foundation Seal\u2026&#8221; he whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;No\u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five hundred years earlier, before the kingdom even existed, the world had belonged to a civilization called the First Empire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Legends claimed its rulers could command the earth itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They built cities that touched the clouds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forged weapons from living light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And possessed powers beyond imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then they vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every trace of them disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or so history claimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But history had lied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The truth was far darker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The First Empire had not vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It had been destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Destroyed by the ancestors of the current nobles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the empire&#8217;s rulers possessed something no king could control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bloodline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A royal bloodline tied directly to ancient magic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bloodline marked by a glowing symbol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exactly like the one now burning on Kael&#8217;s forehead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For centuries the nobles hunted every descendant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every heir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every survivor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until they believed the bloodline was extinct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They had been wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ground exploded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Massive pillars of stone erupted around Kael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The charging soldiers were thrown backward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dust filled the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Screams echoed across the arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kael stared in disbelief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He hadn&#8217;t done anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least he didn&#8217;t think he had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet the earth obeyed him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As if it recognized him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As if it belonged to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The symbol pulsed again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And a voice emerged from the center of the arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not from any person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the stone itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The heir has returned.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The words thundered through the entire kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every window shook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every tower trembled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Birds exploded into the sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The voice continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The covenant remains.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nobles looked ready to faint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because they understood what those words meant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The covenant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ancient promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agreement the First Kings had forged with something beneath the world itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something older than humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something still sleeping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King Aldric knew the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that terrified him more than anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-71.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-71.png 288w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-71-171x300.png 171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For decades he had protected the secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only a handful of nobles knew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deep beneath the capital existed a sealed chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inside slept a power so vast that entire nations had once worshipped it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The First Kings never ruled through conquest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They ruled because they were chosen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chosen by the Heart of the World.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A living force connected to every mountain, river, and stone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ancient bloodline served as its guardians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not its masters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its guardians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the nobles murdered the First Kings centuries ago, they seized the throne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But they could never control the Heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only suppress it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only imprison it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now the rightful heir stood in the arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the prison was beginning to crack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kael didn&#8217;t know any of this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All he knew was that everyone wanted him dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The soldiers regrouped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hundreds surrounded him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Archers lined the walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king&#8217;s voice echoed across the arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Fire.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kael&#8217;s eyes widened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands of arrows darkened the sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then time seemed to slow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The whispers returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not thousands this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A woman&#8217;s voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gentle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Familiar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Trust me.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kael didn&#8217;t know why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But he listened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He closed his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arrows fell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arena shook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A dome of stone erupted around him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands of arrows shattered harmlessly against it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crowd gasped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kael opened his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dome slowly dissolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Standing before him was a glowing figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A woman made entirely of golden light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And for the first time in his life, Kael recognized a face he had never seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tears filled his eyes instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He didn&#8217;t know how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He simply knew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman reached out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her fingers brushed his cheek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though they felt like sunlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Hello, my son.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kael couldn&#8217;t speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t understand.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;You will.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The golden figure glanced toward the king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hatred flashed across her face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The time has come.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then she turned back toward Kael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;They murdered our family.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arena froze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;They murdered your father.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her voice trembled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;They murdered me.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A collective gasp swept through the nobles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King Aldric looked horrified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because she wasn&#8217;t lying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twelve years earlier a woman carrying the royal bloodline had escaped execution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nobles hunted her for months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually they found her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least they believed they had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official story claimed she died alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The truth was different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She had been protecting an infant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With her final breath she 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Find the Heart.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then she vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everything changed after that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The kingdom descended into chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some nobles demanded Kael&#8217;s immediate execution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Others wanted him imprisoned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few believed he should become king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Civil war threatened to erupt before sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid the confusion, Kael escaped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not because he planned it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the earth itself opened beneath him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A hidden tunnel 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