{"id":4282,"date":"2026-06-02T12:11:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/?p=4282"},"modified":"2026-06-02T12:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:11:53","slug":"the-dragon-kings-eye-was-never-meant-to-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/?p=4282","title":{"rendered":"The Dragon King&#8217;s Eye Was Never Meant to Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The eye was still watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was the first thing twelve-year-old Elias Rowan noticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Half-buried beneath centuries of dust and stone, the colossal skull lay stretched across the Forgotten Canyon like the remains of a fallen mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone in the kingdom knew the legends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dragon King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last ruler of dragonkind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The monster defeated a thousand years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The beast whose death ended the Age of Dragons and gave humanity dominion over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least that was the story every child learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elias had heard it his entire life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dragons were evil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dragons enslaved humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dragons burned cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dragons deserved extinction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet standing before the enormous skeleton, something felt wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bones didn&#8217;t look terrifying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They looked lonely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abandoned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As though the world had forgotten what truly happened here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The giant skull rested at the center of the canyon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One eye socket stood empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other still held a crystal sphere larger than a wagon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soft silver light pulsed inside it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like a heartbeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Slow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Steady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elias swallowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;That&#8217;s impossible.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to every story, the Dragon King had been dead for a millennium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet the crystal eye seemed to be watching him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waiting for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His hand trembled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then curiosity won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It always did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He climbed onto the massive skull and touched the crystal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moment his fingers made contact\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The world exploded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A deafening roar echoed across the canyon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ground split open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancient symbols ignited beneath the dust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silver light erupted into the sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elias screamed as thousands of images flooded his mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dragons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Betrayal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And one terrible memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A dragon kneeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Begging for peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then a sword plunged into its heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vision vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The canyon shook violently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Far beyond the horizon, towers lit up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancient shrines awakened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long-buried runes blazed beneath cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across the kingdom, alarms began ringing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And deep beneath the royal palace, a sealed chamber opened for the first time in nine hundred years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inside stood a black stone monument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On it were carved six words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the Eye awakens, the True Covenant returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By sunrise, soldiers were searching for Elias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By sunset, dragons had appeared in the skies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not hundreds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not thousands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven enormous dragons circling above distant mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first dragons seen in nearly a thousand years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Panic swept through the kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Church bells rang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cities closed their gates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Armies mobilized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king declared a national emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And every royal hunter received the same order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find the boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find the Eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kill anything that gets in your way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elias didn&#8217;t know any of this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was too busy running for his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crystal eye now hung around his neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not because he had taken it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because somehow it had shrunk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The giant sphere had transformed into a silver crystal no larger than an apple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it refused to leave him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every time he threw it away, it reappeared beside him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every time he buried it, it returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the third attempt, Elias stopped trying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The thing clearly had opinions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three days after awakening the Eye, he was hiding inside an abandoned watchtower when he heard a voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;You&#8217;re carrying something that belongs to my king.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elias spun around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A woman stood in the doorway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silver-haired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Golden eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her cloak concealed most of her face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But something about her felt dangerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Predatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She wasn&#8217;t human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elias knew immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;You&#8217;re a dragon.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Very good.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fear shot through him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every story he&#8217;d ever heard screamed at him to run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead he asked the question that had been bothering him for days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Why are soldiers trying to kill me?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman&#8217;s smile disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Because you touched the Eye.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;That doesn&#8217;t answer anything.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;No,&#8221; she said quietly. &#8220;It answers everything.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her name was Seraphine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was one of the Seven Remaining Dragons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And according to her, history was a lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At first Elias refused to believe her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone knew dragons were monsters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone knew humanity had saved the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone knew the Dragon King was evil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seraphine simply laughed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then she touched the crystal eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tower vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suddenly Elias stood inside another world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Eye wasn&#8217;t merely a crystal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a witness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It contained everything the Dragon King had ever seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And now it was showing him the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vision unfolded around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A thousand years earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The world looked completely different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Humans and dragons lived together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cities thrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trade flourished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Children played beneath dragon shadows without fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was no war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No slavery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No conquest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elias stared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This isn&#8217;t possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It happened.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The memory shifted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A grand hall appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Humans and dragons gathered around a stone table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At its center stood the Dragon King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Massive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Magnificent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"293\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-131.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-131.png 293w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-131-167x300.png 167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Golden scales glowing like sunlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beside him stood humanity&#8217;s ruler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King Arcturus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The founder of the modern kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The greatest hero in human history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then Elias saw the betrayal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arcturus rose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And stabbed the Dragon King through the heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The room erupted into chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Humans attacked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hidden soldiers flooded the chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dragons died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Families were slaughtered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Children burned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The peace shattered in a single night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elias couldn&#8217;t breathe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;No.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vision continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Propaganda spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">History changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The victims became villains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The betrayers became heroes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And generation after generation inherited the lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the memory ended, Elias stood trembling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everything he knew had just collapsed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The war\u2026&#8221; he whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seraphine nodded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Humanity started it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, King Roland sat alone inside the royal palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ancient chamber beneath the castle remained open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The black monument stood before him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His face was pale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because he knew the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every king knew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The secret passed from ruler to ruler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a thousand years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Humanity had built its civilization upon a lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dragon King had not been defeated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He had been murdered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Covenant between dragons and humans had not failed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It had been betrayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dragons had not sought extermination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They had sought justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet every king continued the deception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because revealing the truth would destroy the kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entire religions would collapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dynasties would lose legitimacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Civilizations might fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The truth was simply too dangerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or so they believed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now the Eye had awakened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the truth was escaping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first time in a thousand years, King Roland was afraid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elias spent weeks traveling with Seraphine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everywhere they went, more memories emerged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Eye revealed forgotten histories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lost cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hidden treaties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buried crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entire generations erased from official records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The more Elias learned, the angrier he became.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People had lived and died believing lies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wars had been fought because of lies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hatred had survived because of lies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the Eye showed him something unexpected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final memory of the Dragon King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elias expected rage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Revenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bitterness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead he found sorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wounded Dragon King lay dying while flames consumed his city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His enormous golden eye stared toward the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And he spoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not to his enemies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not to his followers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;If they choose fear, they will inherit fear.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blood spilled from his mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;If they choose truth, they may yet survive.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His eye began glowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The covenant must return.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then darkness swallowed everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The memory ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elias sat silently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dragon King had known humanity would betray him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet even in death he hadn&#8217;t sought revenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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