Shadows of the Golden Court
Chapter 1: The Crown Waits
Thunder echoed above the Golden Court, but inside, the silence was louder.
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“No. She’s pretending. She dreams with her eyes open now.”
The candlelight flickered. A page turned. Somewhere far below, something stirred.
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“Then we’re running out of time. The blood is waking.”
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“She doesn’t even know who she is. If she finds out too soon—”
A door slammed open. Rain clung to her cloak. Her hands were shaking—but her eyes burned.
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“If you have something to say, say it in front of me.”
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You weren’t meant to hear this yet.”
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No one tells me what I’m meant for anymore.”
Lightning flared through the glass dome above. For a moment, the shadows seemed to whisper.
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“The visions… what did you see this time?”
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“Fire. Wings. A crown burning in someone’s hands.”
They all looked at each other.
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The prophecy is real.”
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And she’s standing in the center of it.”
High above them, the golden throne remained empty.
But not for long.
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Chapter 2: The Sealed Name
The air thickened, as if the palace itself was listening.
Old magic stirred in the corners. Forgotten. Waiting.
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“Then we tell her. Everything.”
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“You think dumping centuries of secrets on her will help?”
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“She deserves to know what she was born into.”
The girl stood still, the rain dripping from her cloak, pooling at her feet.
But inside—fire.
Seraphina Vale (Main FL)
Role: Princess
“Tell me why I see fire every time I close my eyes.
Tell me why the crown burns when I touch it in my dreams.”
Seraphina Vale (Main FL)
Role: Princess
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“Because it’s calling to you.”
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“The visions aren’t just dreams. They’re awakenings. Echoes of the bloodline you carry.”
Seraphina Vale (Main FL)
Role: Princess
(thoughts):
They look at me like I’m a ghost.
But I’m more alive than I’ve ever been.
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“She was never meant to stay hidden. Not with that mark.”
One figure stepped forward—slowly. Cloaked. Hooded.
From their sleeve, a scroll unraveled.
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This was locked in the Sealed Archives.
Your name is written in ink that only reacts to starborn blood.”
Seraphina Vale (Main FL)
Role: Princess
“...My name?”
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(softly):
“Your real name. The one the stars whispered the night you were born.”
The scroll glowed faintly. Letters shimmered in golden ink.
The girl stepped closer. Her fingers trembled.
Seraphina Vale (Main FL)
Role: Princess
“…Seraphina.”
The name filled the room like thunder.
Chairs creaked. A painting fell from the wall.
And far below, a vault door cracked open.
“Then the clock has started.”
Seraphina looked up.
Eyes steady. The storm now behind her.
Seraphina Vale (Main FL)
Role: Princess
“Then I hope the crown is ready for me.”
Seraphina Vale (Main FL)
Role: Princess
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Chapter 3: Behind the Vault Door
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Beneath the Golden Court, where sunlight never reached, a door sealed for centuries now stood open.
The vault breathed cold air and ancient warnings.
Seraphina Vale (Main FL)
Role: Princess
What is this place…?”
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Stern):
“Only the blood-marked may enter. Even I shouldn’t be here.”
ASIDE:
The walls were carved with symbols that pulsed faintly—like veins.
In the center: a pedestal.
And on it… a box, locked with silver chains.
Seraphina Vale (Main FL)
Role: Princess
Is that—”
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Interrupting):
“No one touches it until we know what it does.”
Seraphina Vale (Main FL)
Role: Princess
Stepping forward):
“It’s calling to me.”
Her hand hovered above the box.
A warm glow pulsed beneath her skin—the same light from the scroll.
The chains uncoiled… on their own.
Her hand hovered above the box.
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(wide-eyed):
“The vault accepted her.”
Seraphina Vale (Main FL)
Role: Princess
(thoughts):
Why does this feel familiar… like I’ve done this before?
The box clicked open.
Inside: a small mirror framed in gold… cracked down the center.
Reflected in it was not Seraphina’s face—
But flames. Wings. A shadow behind her.
Seraphina Vale (Main FL)
Role: Princess
(staggering back):
“What was that?!”
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(alarmed):
“You saw something?”
Seraphina Vale (Main FL)
Role: Princess
“A future. Or a memory. I don’t know which.”
Above ground, in a quiet corner of the palace—
Two voices whispered behind closed doors.
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(female voice):
“She’s stronger than we expected.”
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(male voice):
“Which is why we can’t let her rise.
She wears a crown in every vision—but that throne is mine.”
In the mirror’s reflection…
The shadows stirred again.
And this time—they were watching back.
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