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The Forsaken Sovereign

"The veil of sanity is a lie we tell ourselves when we gaze at the night sky, hoping, in a stifled corner of our mind, that the stars aren't gazing back." — A nameless, insignificant, yet ambitious young man once attempted to rescue his family from poverty. But as he found hope, he also stumbled upon despair. After losing everything to the darkness of death, including himself, he woke up in another world, stuck in the body of an eleven-year-old boy with a peculiar appearance. He soon discovered that he was a Celestial Offering—a holy sacrifice, carefully groomed by the Temple of Stars to be given to the Gods Beyond. His fate had already been sealed, for his blood would spill under the seven-pointed star and consecrate the birth of a new era for his nation. Armed with nothing but his wit and the trail of good fortune, he would attempt to challenge this destiny, braving the countless hurdles that lay in waiting and the unfathomable horrors they harbored. In a realm of magecraft, occult rituals, madness, and prowling Eidolons, he could only count on himself to survive, as the threat of insanity loomed over everyone equally, and nothing could slow its ineluctable embrace. — Discord: Naphulae#1813

Naphulae · Fantasy
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Meilyr left the cavern, trailed by the visibly reborn Gessius, Phaedro, and Pellio. 

The glint of despair in their eyes had all but faded, and they happily followed him with a much different bearing than before—akin to servants shadowing their lord. 

"Can I ask what that sudden disturbance was?" Icilia immediately probed. 

"No." 

Meilyr shrugged her annoyed grimace, turning towards his Soulbound. "Gal, these are new members of my retinue. Try to get along with them." 

"Retinue?" Icilia echoed, tilting her head in confusion. 

Gal-Enshu's reaction was a strange mixture of surprise, confusion, sadness, and fear. He lowered his head, attempting to hide the all-revealing twitches on his face. Yet, the mystical flow squirming within him spoke no lie. 

He probably dreaded being replaced and saw these retainers as a sign that Meilyr was dissatisfied with him.