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Forged by Flame, Bound by Stone

WisdomOfSnakes
What is this? This pressure I’m feeling. It’s a two-minute walk—two minutes! Yet the entire kingdom watches as I take it. I never wanted to be here. I never wanted to walk this path and come face to face with the colossal forge that shapes nations. Kingsmen and nobles eye me from above like hawks, as I avert my gaze and press a hand to my chest to calm my heart. Here I am. My entire future rests on the breath of a moment. My palms are numb. Paralyzed. All I have to do is make contact with the Crucible. If that forge flares up in purple flame, my entire world changes. If it doesn’t burn for me, I return to my old life— But at what cost? For in doing so, I would trample on my family’s tombstone… And bury secrets that have long awaited the light. Tell me, great forge that answers only to one’s will— Am I worthy enough to wield Elementum? Will the element that shapes creation itself bow to me, Become an extension of my will?
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