Elira returned to the ancient sanctum beneath the Flamebound citadel — where the bloodlines of fire were recorded.
There, she uncovered a scroll long hidden by the elders.
It told of the first bearer of the Ember Crown.
His name had been erased.
But his fate had not.
"Slain by his own blood," it read.
And below, a single phrase glowed with residual heat:
The Second Flame must choose: Creation, or Silence.
Elira traced the symbols with shaking fingers. The prophecy did not speak of Aran.
It spoke of Lioran.