People screamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Several merchants dropped to their knees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A horse bolted through the square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The royal guards raised their weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The farm boy remained perfectly still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As if he had heard the voice before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The king staggered backward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“No\u2026”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His whisper was barely audible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the creature heard it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The golden eye narrowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“You remember too.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The marketplace became deathly silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The king’s hands trembled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the first time in decades, his carefully crafted mask cracked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pure fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not fear of being attacked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fear of being exposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The shell continued breaking apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Golden fragments floated into the air like glowing snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Slowly, a small creature emerged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At first glance it resembled a dragon hatchling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But something was different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its scales shimmered with shifting symbols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ancient runes moved across its body like living light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its wings were translucent gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its eyes contained countless reflections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As if entire lifetimes existed inside them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The oldest villagers gasped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One elderly woman collapsed onto a bench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “No\u2026”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tears filled her eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “It survived.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The farm boy looked at her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “You know what it is?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The woman nodded slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “A Memory Dragon.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The crowd murmured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most had never heard the name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But the king had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And that was the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thousands of years earlier, before kings ruled the land, the world had been watched by creatures known as Memory Dragons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They did not guard treasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They guarded truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every major event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every betrayal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They remembered everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nothing escaped them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nothing could be hidden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For centuries they served as living records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No ruler could alter history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No criminal could erase evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No tyrant could rewrite the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then one day the dragons vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or so people believed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In reality\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Someone hunted them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The dragon hatchling climbed onto the farm boy’s shoulder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The king looked as though he might faint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because he knew a secret nobody else did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His family had built its throne upon a lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A lie so large that generations had killed to protect it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And the creature now hatching before the entire kingdom had witnessed the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The farm boy frowned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Why are you afraid of it?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The king didn’t answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The dragon did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Because I remember the night he murdered his brother.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The marketplace exploded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shock surged through the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The king immediately shouted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “LIES!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n But his voice sounded desperate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not outraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Desperate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The dragon’s golden eyes never left him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “You poisoned him.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The crowd gasped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The guards looked at one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The nobles sitting inside nearby carriages turned pale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Everyone knew the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thirty years earlier, the king’s older brother had died unexpectedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A fever, they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A tragic illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The kingdom mourned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The younger brother inherited the throne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nobody questioned it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The dragon’s eyes suddenly flared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Golden light erupted outward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Images appeared in the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not illusions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The marketplace watched in horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A royal chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A silver goblet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The king\u2014much younger\u2014pouring powder into wine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His brother entering moments later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A toast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The vision vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Silence followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The kind of silence that crushes the soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The king looked around wildly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Searching for support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For denial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He found none.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because everyone had seen it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every citizen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every noble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “No\u2026”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The king whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The dragon tilted its head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I remember everything.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Then more visions appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Corrupt judges accepting bribes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Land stolen from farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Political enemies imprisoned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Records burned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Witnesses silenced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Decades of secrets erupted into the open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The kingdom’s hidden history unfolded before thousands of eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And the king could do nothing to stop it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally the dragon turned toward the farm boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the first time, its expression softened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Do you know why I chose you?”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The boy shook his head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The dragon’s golden eyes glowed brighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Because you returned my egg.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The crowd looked confused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The dragon continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Three months ago, you found me buried beneath a collapsed shrine.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The boy remembered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A broken stone temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A strange black egg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A cold winter night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He had taken it home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Protected it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shared his food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kept it warm beside the fireplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even though he barely had enough food for himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The dragon smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “You expected nothing in return.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The farm boy lowered his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “It seemed lonely.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The marketplace fell silent again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Such a simple answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Such a rare answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The dragon spread its tiny wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Golden light flowed across the square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The throne belongs to whoever protects truth.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The king went pale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The crowd stared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The dragon looked at the boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then something impossible happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A symbol appeared above the child’s head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A golden crown made of light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ancient runes swirled around him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The old villagers immediately recognized it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Mark of the First Guardians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A title not seen for centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not a king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Something greater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A protector of truth itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The king 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