SECRET N ° 311 Velorn's Last Croak Chapter 17

Chapter 17: The Voices of Ashes

The silence that followed the Offering was heavier than death.

At the spot where Sélénéa had vanished, only a thin golden mist remained, gently swaying like the last breath of an ancient world. The Heart of Velorn itself seemed frozen: the inverted roots glowed with a faint light, and all movement had ceased.

Fyrael, standing motionless at the top of the staircase, felt a dull pain seize him. A void. A rift.
As if someone had erased Sélénéa from the very fabric of existence.

— "No..." he whispered.

He tried to descend, but the steps of light crumbled beneath his feet, pushing him back. Velorn had spoken. His choice no longer belonged to the living.

Neryda reappeared at his side, more ghostly than ever.

— "She chose oblivion to give us one last chance. But the wound will not heal so easily."

In the sky above Silvaronne, dark fractures marred the clouds. Strange dead stars, black and cold, began to appear, casting a sickly violet glow.

The Mists, once repelled by the ancient pacts, now crept back, denser and hungrier.

— "What must we do?" Fyrael asked, his throat tight.

Neryda raised her sorrowful gaze to the horizon.

— "Upon the ruins of the old world, a final oath must be forged. Not by magic... but by the hearts of the living."

She handed him a strange blade: a sword of crystalline veins, forged from the remnants of shattered oaths.

— "Gather the Shards. Those who still remember. The last bearers of memory. If they unite their vows, Velorn may yet be reborn. If not... all will be swallowed."

Fyrael took the sword. It vibrated against his skin, as if it recognized his grief and fury.

At last, he understood:
Sélénéa’s sacrifice was only the foundation.
The future would depend on those willing to remember, no matter the pain.

Meanwhile, deep beneath the surface of Velorn, within the forgotten caverns, a figure was awakening.

A woman with no name.
No past.
No future.

But deep in her silver eyes, a spark endured:
An echo.
A resonance.
A fragment of a lost Oath.

She did not know who she was.
But she knew she must move forward.

The Mists parted before her, revealing a winding path toward a world that had forgotten her...
but that she had not yet given up on.

Chapitre 17 : Les Voix des Cendres

Le silence qui suivit l’Offrande fut plus lourd que la mort.

À l’endroit où Sélénéa avait disparu, seule demeurait une fine brume dorée qui ondulait doucement, comme une dernière respiration du monde ancien. Le Cœur de Velorn, lui, semblait s'être figé : les racines inversées brillaient d'une pâle lueur, et tout mouvement avait cessé.

Fyrael, figé au sommet de l'escalier, sentit une douleur sourde s’emparer de lui. Un vide. Une déchirure.
Comme si quelqu’un avait effacé Sélénéa du tissu même de l’existence.

— « Non… » murmura-t-il.

Il tenta de descendre, mais les marches de lumière s’effritaient sous ses pas, le repoussant. Velorn avait parlé. Son choix n’appartenait plus aux vivants.

Neryda réapparut à ses côtés, plus fantomatique que jamais.

— « Elle a choisi l’oubli pour nous offrir une dernière chance. Mais la faille ne se refermera pas si facilement. »

Dans le ciel au-dessus de Silvaronne, des fissures sombres lézardaient les nuages. D'étranges étoiles mortes, noires et froides, commençaient à apparaître, projetant des éclats d’un violet malsain.

Les Brumes, repoussées jusqu’ici par les pactes anciens, s'insinuaient de nouveau, plus denses, plus affamées.

— « Que devons-nous faire ? » demanda Fyrael, la gorge serrée.

Neryda leva un regard triste vers l’horizon.

— « Sur les ruines de l'ancien monde, un dernier serment doit être forgé. Non plus par la magie... mais par les cœurs des vivants. »

Elle lui tendit une lame étrange : une épée aux nervures cristallines, forgée dans les restes d'anciens serments brisés.

— « Rassemble les Éclats. Ceux qui se souviennent encore. Les derniers porteurs de mémoires. S'ils unissent leur serment, alors Velorn pourra renaître. Sinon... tout sera englouti. »

Fyrael prit l’épée. Elle vibrait contre sa peau, comme si elle reconnaissait sa peine et sa rage.

Il comprenait enfin :
Le sacrifice de Sélénéa n’était qu'une fondation.
La suite dépendrait de ceux qui accepteraient de se souvenir malgré la douleur.

Pendant ce temps, loin sous la surface de Velorn, au plus profond des cavernes oubliées, une silhouette s’éveillait.

Une femme sans nom.
Sans passé.
Sans avenir.

Mais au fond de son regard d’argent, une étincelle persistait :
Un écho.
Une résonance.
Un fragment du Serment perdu.

Elle ne savait pas qui elle était.
Mais elle savait qu’elle devait avancer.

Les Brumes s’ouvraient devant elle, formant un sentier sinueux vers un monde qui l'avait oubliée… mais qu’elle n’avait pas encore renoncé à aimer.


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