Once again, the century turns, and Caelia makes yet another pilgrimage to the ruins of her ancient home to walk among its ghosts, and to curse the tomb of its Destroyer. But this time the tomb is empty, robbed of its corpse along with the sword she had slain it with. Maeia, an oracle in a cruel empire, has been tasked by the Imperator with opening a sealed sarcophagus impaled with a mysteriously beautiful sword. From what dim era of the past had it arisen, and what was the horror she sensed still trapped inside the mummified body? She knew she would only find answers by removing the sword and opening the coffin, but at what cost?
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