The Silence Before the Rain They came without fanfare, without the fire and thunder the old stories promised. No saucers screaming across the sky. No beams carving cities into ash. Just silence—deep, unnatural silence—and then the rain. It began on a…
The Keeper of Echoed Footsteps
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The Weaver of Silent Thunder
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