Chapter 4
Chapter 4: The Judgment of the Old Spirit
The Old Spirit confronts Kael, who reveals his world is dying and he sought Narnija's energy as a last resort. Master Borin arrives and reveals his own past as a refugee from the Burning Lands. The Old Spirit offers Kael a chance to atone by helping heal Narnija. A new disturbance in the forest hints at a deeper threat.
The Old Spirit stood before Kael, towering and terrible, her form woven from golden light and ancient shadows. The villagers had fled, scattering like leaves before a storm, leaving only Elara, Kael, and the smoldering wreck of the device in the village square.
Kael’s face was pale, but his jaw was set. He rose slowly, brushing dust from his coat. “I did what I had to do,” he said, his voice hoarse but defiant. “My world is dying. The Burning Lands are cracking apart, the skies are ash, and the people starve. Narnija’s energy could have saved them. It was the only way.”
The Old Spirit’s eyes, deep as galaxies, fixed on him. “You speak of saving lives, yet you were willing to destroy an entire world to do it. Narnija is not a resource to be mined. It is a living realm, bound to the earth and sky. Every drop of energy you took was a piece of its soul.”
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