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Chapter 41 - Steel and Dust

They did not seek power.

But now - every step they take reshapes the order.

And every word may become law. Or the beginning of war.

Alexander is building a system. And for the first time - he is not sure it can hold what lives.

Guillaume called to the light. But the light blinded those who sought not truth - but blood.

Faris renounced the throne. But now they no longer ask it of him. They demand it.

Tukal is silent - and the silence thunders louder than victories.

Shankaraja walks where even a name is not considered a word.

The world of 1054 did not yet know it could be rewritten - but the words were already seeking the pen.

While some call to light - others call to order.

While some long to build - others remember how it all collapsed.

And all that once was faith - will become a trial.

All that seemed unshakable - will begin to crack.

This is not the end of an era.

This is - a vein of time, opened.

Now, in this moment, one of them chooses silence - and with it, reshapes a city.

Somewhere, a boy hears a name - and for the first time, is not afraid of the dark.

Those who walked without power - became power. Even if they never wanted it.

Those who walked as men - now walk as a sentence.

But the light always has a price.

And this time, the price will not be blood alone.

The price will be a choice - that cannot be taken back.

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