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The Ballad of Falling Dragons Chapter 84
Pyrok reaches Essi just as she collapses. He kills the crowls closing in, but the pack grows too large to fight with a blade alone. Calling on Ignos, Pyrok raises a wall of flames that wipes out most of the predators. In the chaos, a Moltenmaw dives through the smoke and snatches one of the burning beasts. When Pyrok turns to grab Essi, she has already stepped into the fire and vanished.
The Ballad of Falling Dragons Chapter 85
A Moltenmaw attacks before Pyrok can reach Essi. His dragon Maell moves to defend him, but the Moltenmaw strikes Pyrok with a poisonous tail spike. The bond with Maell falls silent, and Pyrok drops to the ground, too weak to move as the venom spreads.
An Elding Bird briefly appears from the flames before vanishing into the smoke. Suddenly, Essi rushes over, though Pyrok is convinced she’s only a hallucination. She bites her own wrist and lets her blood drip into his mouth. It burns like liquid fire. Pyrok loses consciousness.
The Ballad of Falling Dragons Chapter 86
Kaan is chained in a cell beside the fighting pit when Arkyn arrives to taunt him. The gate grinds open, and Raeve steps into the arena in silver armor, her eyes completely black. The crowd erupts in a chant of “Fire Lark.”
Arkyn tells Kaan that Raeve will kill him, then drives a knife between Kaan’s ribs and punctures his lung. Guards wrap his wounds and strap armor onto him. Arkyn lays out his terms. Kaan must fight well enough to entertain the crowd, and Raeve will deliver the final blow only when Arkyn gives the signal. If Kaan complies, Kyzari and Veya will remain safe. Kaan gives his word.
The Ballad of Falling Dragons Chapter 87
Veya stays by Kyzari’s side as the girl’s health declines. A parchment lark from Kaan flies into the cell with a note asking for Kyzari’s forgiveness. Veya places it in Kyzari’s hand and holds her close.
The guard suddenly collapses and dies. A small creature named Uno appears and unlocks the doors but refuses to remove the iron cuff on Kyzari’s leg. Uno warns that a moonfall event is coming and the metal is needed for survival. Veya lifts Kyzari and follows Uno into the dark hallways.
A Fate Herder catches up from behind. The massive beast is gentle at first, brushing its tongue against Kyzari’s face, but its mood shifts quickly. It growls and snaps to drive them down the right tunnel.
The Ballad of Falling Dragons Chapter 88
Kaan and Raeve fight off the dozen separately until the arena is clear, and then they’re forced to face each other. Arkyn signals from his balcony for Raeve to execute Kaan. The Other known as Slátra presses two swords to Kaan’s throat, but she hands control back to Raeve just before the strike. Raeve drops her weapons, kisses Kaan, tells him she loves him, and waves away his apologies.
The mountain suddenly trembles as if a moon has just fallen. Kaan feels a surge of heat and realizes the tonic suppressing his magic is wearing off. Raeve tells him to hold on to her and calls out to Ignos. Every spark and stone in the arena bursts into flames.
The Ballad of Falling Dragons Chapter 89
Raeve calls on both Ignos and Bulder. She tears the arena floor open and commands the magma to rise, smashing Arkyn’s balcony into rubble.
Rygun appears and forces his way through a hole in the ceiling to reach Kaan, but the storm has left him freezing. Raeve coats Rygun in magma to keep him warm. Consumed by rage, she pushes her power harder while Rygun attacks the remaining crowd. Raeve doesn’t stop until nothing is left of the arena.
The Ballad of Falling Dragons Chapter 90
Veya carries Kyzari through a freezing snowstorm until Uno leads them to a rocky overhang. With no medicine left, Veya stays with her. Uno removes the iron cuff from her ankle. Kyzari opens her eyes, chants in a strange language, and claws at the crown on her head. A shockwave explodes from her body and throws Veya across the plateau.
Silver light leaks from the stone around Kyzari’s neck and takes the shape of the God of Aether. He pulls her into an embrace and heals her wounds. Kyzari stands on her own as the first moon falls from the sky and hits the plains below.
The Ballad of Falling Dragons Chapter 91
Kaan grabs Raeve to stop her from attacking further. In that moment, they both realize Arkyn is still alive. Arkyn escapes the pit on an Elding Bird and heads north. Kaan tells Raeve she has a choice. She can pursue Arkyn for revenge or find Kyzari. Raeve chooses her daughter and runs to find her. Despite his injuries, Kaan climbs onto Rygun and tells the dragon to follow Arkyn into the sun.
The Ballad of Falling Dragons Chapter 92
Raeve runs through the shaking dungeon past screaming prisoners. She kills two guards, takes their keys, and throws one set to a prisoner so the others can be freed. Someone asks what’s happening outside. Raeve tells them the moons are crashing down and keeps moving.
The Ballad of Falling Dragons Chapter 93
Kaan tries to command Rygun to hold position, but the dragon ignores him and flies south toward Netheryn, following the Elding Bird’s heat trail. Kaan stops resisting. Rygun wants revenge for their family, and Kaan lets the dragon hunt.
The Ballad of Falling Dragons Chapter 94
Raeve reaches the dungeon, but both Kyzari’s and Veya’s cells are empty. A dead guard and an open door suggest they’ve escaped. That hope turns to grief when Raeve finds Nee ripped in two. She realizes the lark was meant for her all along, and she missed a desperate message from her daughter.
The tunnel collapses behind Raeve and blocks her path. Clode appears and begs her to follow. Raeve says her only goal is Kyzari. When Clode confirms that Kyzari needs her, Raeve runs.
The Ballad of Falling Dragons Chapter 95
Rygun chases the Elding Bird, but the cold stops him from breathing fire. The bird tears open Rygun’s stomach before diving into the fog with Arkyn. Rygun follows.
Blinded by the clouds, Rygun and Kaan don’t see the Elding Bird drop from above and strike Rygun in the eye. Kaan climbs up the dragon’s neck and drives his sword into the bird’s back to seize Arkyn.
Rygun shakes on command and throws the Elding Bird off. During the struggle, Arkyn stabs Kaan in the abdomen. Rygun slams into the bird and clamps his jaws around it as they all plummet. Through their bond, the dragon tells Kaan to jump, but Kaan refuses. Rygun shakes them both loose and crashes into the ground first.
Kaan lands on Arkyn and pins him to the snow. He strikes Arkyn repeatedly and lists every terrible thing Arkyn did to their family. Kaan kills him and takes his head. When it’s over, the brutality of what Kaan had to do makes him sick.
The Ballad of Falling Dragons Chapter 96
Raeve emerges from the tunnels to see moons crashing across the plains. Líri catches her mid-air and carries her to the summit. There, Raeve sees Kyzari standing with a winged being named Caelis. The power flowing between them shakes the moons loose from the sky.
Raeve fights through heavy waves of energy on her way up the peak. She catches Veya before the girl slides off the cliff, leaves her in a safe spot, and continues toward her daughter alone.
Caelis looks into Raeve’s soul and lets her pass. Kyzari stops singing when Raeve reaches her. Caelis disappears into the diadem, and the air falls still. Raeve and Kyzari hold each other as Raeve apologizes for not coming sooner. Kyzari faints, and Raeve catches her.
The Ballad of Falling Dragons Chapter 97
Kaan binds his wounds and searches for Rygun, feeling the dragon’s life slip away. The Elding Bird hobbles past, collapses beside Arkyn’s body, and transforms into a woman with his sword lodged in her back. Following the blood trail, Kaan finds Rygun in a crater, covered in frost and missing an eye.
No answer comes when Kaan calls out to the gods. He tries to return the dragonflame to Rygun, but the dragon refuses and severs their mental connection. Too weak to fly, Rygun pulls Kaan against his chest and curls around him instead. Kaan hums a song as his vision fades. Just before losing consciousness, he sees a silver‑scaled creature in the sky and hears it roar.
The Ballad of Falling Dragons Chapter 98
Raeve peeks in on Ahvi and sees that he’s safe with the Fate Herder. In the next room, a Fleshthread named Pidra tends to Kaan and Kyzari. Raeve sends Pidra to rest and bolts the door.
With gentle care, Raeve places the repaired parchment lark in Kyzari’s hand and lies down between her daughter and Kaan. Kaan wakes briefly, choking on emotion when he sees that Kyzari is alive, and passes along a message from Slátra saying she’s waiting for Raeve. Raeve comforts Kaan until he falls back to sleep.
Raeve enters her internal lake and finds Slátra waiting in a quiet den. The two reunite peacefully. Slátra shows Raeve a marbled stone holding both their memories. She then reveals a vision of the day Kyzari was born.
The Ballad of Falling Dragons Chapter 99
Elluin gives birth to a daughter with Slátra’s help. The dragon’s presence encourages the baby to take her first breath. Elluin names the child Kyzari as a tribute to her family and to Kaan.
Before Elluin can bond with the infant, Tyroth bursts in with a Bloodlace. He had Elluin drugged and orders the maids to clear the room. Once the Bloodlace confirms that Kaan is the father, Tyroth drives a barb of stone through Elluin’s heart. He takes the baby and forces the diadem onto her forehead. Elluin realizes she’s dying and that she never got to tell Kyzari she loves her.
Slátra returns to find Elluin dead and carries her body away. She cannot strike Tyroth because he uses Kyzari as a shield. Forced to retreat, Slátra rises into the atmosphere and settles among her ancestors’ resting place. Rather than surrender to death, she places the silver essence of her soul into Elluin’s chest, hoping the magic will one day allow Elluin to speak to her daughter. Slátra’s body hardens into stone.
The Ballad of Falling Dragons Chapter 100
Elluin opens her eyes and finds herself cradled within Slátra’s massive claw. The memory of Tyroth murdering her and stealing her newborn strikes immediately. She vows to seek justice for Kaan and Kyzari and to avenge herself and the dragon who saved her.
The Ballad of Falling Dragons Epilogue
Sereme digs Arkyn out of the snow, takes a piece of his flesh, and drops it into her vial. She pours alcohol over his remains and sets them aflame, hoping the fire will transform him into a loyal servant who will finally give her the devotion she craves.
A man who looks as though he has survived a long journey steps out of the smoke. Sereme knows he’s Haedeon Neván. He appears confused and hungry, so she offers him dried meat and watches him closely as the flames grow behind her.
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