The obsidian lineage

Previously

…She looked down at the bird, its smooth, carved form a stark contrast to the rough edges of her new reality. Freedom. It was hers, a hard-won prize. But it was a freedom that came with the weight of a lineage she barely understood, a curse that whispered in her blood, and the ever-present shadow of an enemy that would not rest. The world knew of her power now, and that knowledge was a double-edged sword. She had escaped the Serpent’s Eye, but the true journey, the one into the heart of her own inheritance, had only just begun. The future stretched before her, a vast, uncharted territory, shrouded in mystery and the lingering echoes of the obsidian's dark allure.