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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAt once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wood exploded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Steel twisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thousands of fragments rained onto the stone streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The guards stumbled backward in horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Screams erupted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
People fled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Others dropped to their knees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because legends were no longer legends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They were standing in front of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The king looked ready to collapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The old advisor finally stood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His voice cracked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The Last Heir.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The words spread through the crowd like wildfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Last Heir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Last Heir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Last Heir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Few understood the meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the nobles did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And the nobles turned white.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because centuries earlier there had existed another royal family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One older than the current crown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One far more powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The House of Solarin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The First Kings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to history, they had vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Destroyed during a civil war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their bloodline erased forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every child learned that story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every scholar taught it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every priest repeated it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But history had lied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The boy opened his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Golden light burned within them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“My name is Cassian.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The king shook his head violently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“No.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“My mother called me Cassian.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“No.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“My father was Prince Alaric.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The king nearly fell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The crowd gasped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prince Alaric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even that name had been erased from official records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yet every noble recognized it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because Alaric had been the last surviving son of the First Kings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A man supposedly murdered twenty years earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The old advisor looked at the king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Your Majesty\u2026”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His voice was filled with horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“What have you done?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The king’s mask finally shattered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For decades he had appeared wise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unshakable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now he looked like a cornered animal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“He’s lying.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nobody believed him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cassian stepped forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rain rolled down his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“You murdered my father.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The king said nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“You murdered my mother.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Still nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“You murdered every member of my family.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The silence became an answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The crowd began turning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not toward Cassian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toward the throne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toward the king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The king noticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And panic finally consumed him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Kill him!” he screamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Kill him now!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But nobody moved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not a single guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not a single knight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not a single noble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because they were beginning to realize something horrifying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The execution wasn’t punishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was evidence destruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The king hadn’t brought the boy here because he was guilty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He brought him here because he was dangerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dangerous to a secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dangerous to a lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dangerous to the throne itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cassian looked around the square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thousands stared back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some confused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some terrified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some hopeful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then Cassian did something nobody expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He laughed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not loudly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not mockingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just softly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As if a puzzle had finally been solved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The king stared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Why are you laughing?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cassian looked up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the clouds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the lightning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the sky itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then he answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Because you still don’t understand.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The king frowned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cassian raised his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The symbols erupted with light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brighter than the sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The crowd covered their eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thunder shook the capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The earth trembled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Buildings rattled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Church bells rang without being touched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And from somewhere far beyond the city walls\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a horn sounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One long note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ancient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every noble recognized it immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their faces drained of color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“No.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A second horn answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then a third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And a fourth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The king ran to the balcony edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He looked beyond the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beyond the walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beyond the hills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And screamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because an army stood there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An army nobody knew existed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thousands upon thousands of soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Silver banners snapping in the storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Golden armor gleaming beneath the rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At their front rode elderly men and women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Survivors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hidden descendants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Loyal families who had spent twenty years waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Preparing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Waiting for one thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Heir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The true heir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cassian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The king staggered backward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Impossible.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cassian shook his head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“No.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His voice was calm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This is what my father planned.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The crowd listened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“When your assassins came for us, my father knew he would die.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The king trembled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“So he scattered his allies.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another horn echoed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“He hid loyal families.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“He built safe houses.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“He prepared for the day his child returned.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The king collapsed into his throne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The truth finally crushed him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everything he had feared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everything he had tried to prevent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everything he had killed to stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Had happened anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The storm intensified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lightning struck the palace tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The crowd erupted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not with fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With cheers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because for the first time they understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The kingdom’s future had not been kneeling at the execution block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It had been standing back up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cassian slowly climbed the execution platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rain streamed from his hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The symbols continued glowing beneath his skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He looked down at the king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man who had stolen a throne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Murdered a family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And spent twenty years hunting a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The king whispered one final question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“How did you survive?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cassian stared at him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And revealed the secret nobody expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I didn’t.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The king blinked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“What?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cassian looked toward the ancient portrait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toward the forgotten king bearing the same mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then toward the storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“My body died twenty years ago.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The square froze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every face turned pale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every voice vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cassian’s smile widened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“My father gave his life.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lightning flashed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“My mother gave hers.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another flash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“And they gave me something greater.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The symbols blazed brighter than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Golden wings of light unfolded behind him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The crowd fell to their knees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because they finally understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cassian was not merely the last heir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was the first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same soul reborn through every generation of the First Kings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The immortal founder of the bloodline itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The prince.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The heir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The legend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The king who had built the kingdom centuries ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And the reason the king panicked the moment he saw the mark was simple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He recognized it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not from a portrait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not from history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not from legend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But from the eyes of the man he had murdered twenty years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coming back to reclaim what had always been his.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And this time\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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