Chapter 87 — Siege of the Twilight Spire
The Festival of Embers had barely ended when the warning horns sounded across the northern territories.
It was not a gradual escalation. It was a sudden, violent declaration of war.
The Twilight Spire — the ancient fortress perched on a volcanic ridge overlooking the northern passes — was the linchpin of the kingdom's defensive network. Its black obsidian walls, reinforced with ancient runes and the faint twilight energy of the Veilheart Keystone, had stood for there centuries. It controlled the flow of trade, monitored rift activity, and served as the primary anchor for the containment net holding back Korthrax's influence.
Now it was under a full siege.
