Blood of the Forgotten

<p><em><strong>The Last Echo</strong></em></p><p>The spell was spoken in silence. Not because the mage feared interruption but because even sound</p><p>could betray the truth. Words had power - in this kingdom more</p><p>than steel - and if even a whisper of what was done here</p><p>survived the entire illusion would collapse. So he mouthed the</p><p>syllables with bloodied fingers tracing sigils in the air with</p><p>trembling hands casting memory itself into ash.</p>