Chapter 12
Morning rose slowly over the western dunes, casting long shadows across the Pyramid of Ten Desires.
But Zephyr’s mind was far from restful.
Three words echoed in his thoughts like a curse:
"Trace her name."
He sat at the edge of the shattered sacred pool, fragments of black glass reflecting not his face — but glimpses of an ancient war, a veiled queen, and a crying child with his eyes.
He wasn’t just cursed.
He was bound to her — someone erased from history.
And now... the past wanted him back.
Clue One:
Clarissa led him into the hidden chamber beneath the pyramid.
"We sealed this room after I felt it stirring during the storm," she said, lifting a heavy curtain of flamecloth.
Inside was a vault — untouched for centuries. The air was thick with divine heat.