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Chapter 43 - Episode 40 The Ghost general

THE DEVIL'S BRIDE

Episode 40: The Ghost General

By Rapwizzy Debaron

The air in Elarion thickened like smoke before a storm.

Kael stood still, eyes locked on the valley beyond the ruins. Across the broken plain, a black tide approached—figures cloaked in shadows, carrying banners made from stitched human skin.

The Gravewalkers had arrived.

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Evelyn stepped beside him, her heart hammering in her chest.

"Are they… dead?"

Kael's jaw tightened. "Worse. They were once generals of the old world. Betrayers of their realms. Banished from time. Now, they walk again… bound by vengeance."

Lucien arrived behind them. His blade shimmered darkly, reacting to the foul energy approaching.

"We have maybe an hour before they breach the veil. If we wait, they'll tear us apart."

Kael turned to him. "We don't wait."

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A horn blasted in the distance. Low, haunting.

A voice echoed over the valley.

"KAELTHORIN. FLAME-BORN. COME FACE THE GHOST GENERAL."

Kael's eyes darkened.

Evelyn grabbed his arm. "Please… don't go alone."

Kael looked at her. "This fight… it's between me and what I once was."

"No," she said fiercely. "It's between us and the curse they chained to your name."

For a second, Kael's face cracked.

He took her hand. "Then we face him… together."

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The veil between worlds shimmered—then split apart.

From the smoke, a monstrous figure emerged. Seven feet tall. Skin like cracked obsidian. Hollow eyes glowing red. Armor etched in the language of fallen angels.

The Ghost General.

"Did you think death could keep me chained?" he growled.

Kael stepped forward. "You betrayed my kingdom."

"And you murdered mine," the General hissed. "Let's finish what we started."

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Lucien drew his sword. Evelyn summoned her power—the mark from the mirror now glowing beneath her skin like molten silver.

The ground trembled.

Fire erupted.

And war began.

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Meanwhile, deep beneath Seraphina's sanctuary, a prisoner stirred.

Chains rattled.

A voice whispered from the dark, "The Bride has awakened…"

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To be continued…

The Ghost General has come for Kael.

But Evelyn holds the past in her veins… and her power is awakening.

Is she just the bride—or something far greater?

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