There are places in this world untouched by time.
Lunaris Passage is one of them.
It doesn’t appear on maps. It doesn’t answer to kings.
It waits — in silence — for those it deems ready.
When Alistair arrives, guided by a glowing relic, it is not a door he finds… but a trial.
And waiting at the threshold, carved from stone and stars, stands a guardian.
Its voice is not loud — but it echoes through bone:
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No sword can break this seal. No spell can sway its judgment.
To enter Lunaris, one…
The mist behind him was supposed to fade. But Alistair still feels it clinging to his skin — the whispers of Lunaris, the illusions, the fear. He stands before the sea, and yet he cannot breathe it in. He should feel victorious. Instead, he feels… hollow.
The coast is calm, the sun breaking through for the first time in days. But what was burned in Lunaris isn’t easily healed by sunlight.
🔥 The Burn That Didn't Fade
He faced fire in the passage. Not just elemental, but emotional. The…