The attacks did not stop.
If anything, they became worse.
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Over the next three days, incidents erupted across Yggdrasil.
A warehouse burned.
A guard patrol vanished.
A merchant convoy was ambushed.
Two city officials were found dead inside their homes.
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The city grew restless.
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Rumors spread faster than the truth.
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Demons.
Cultists.
Assassins.
Corrupt nobles.
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Every citizen seemed to have a different explanation.
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What they shared was fear.
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And fear always demanded answers.
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Kai sat inside a tavern near the central district.
The room buzzed with conversation.
Almost every table discussed the same topic.
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"The king has lost control."
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"I heard demons are living beneath the city."
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"My cousin says soldiers are disappearing."
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"The military should take over."
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Kai frowned.
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That last one caught his attention.
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The speaker wasn't even whispering.
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Others around him nodded.
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Andre leaned back in his chair.
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"See?"
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"What?"
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