Denouement
The Mermaid City That Sang Itself to Death
Beneath the Atlantic, divers have long whispered of a drowned empire — a city whose marble streets still hum faintly beneath the waves. They call it Atlantica, but the oldest texts give it another name: The Choir Below.
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The Kingdom That Sleeps Beneath Ice
Old Norse runes mention a kingdom called Arendellr, ruled by the Frostborn. For centuries it thrived in eternal winter, bound by a covenant with the Ice Giants. But the pact was broken when one queen — Elska the Pure — attempted to melt the snow and free her people.
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Belle
In 1793, after the storming of Versailles, revolutionaries seized countless noble estates. Among them was the ruined castle of Montferraud, near the French border with Germany. Inside, they found a library with over two thousand books — all untouched by time, though the rest of the castle was decaying.
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The Price of Silence
He met her again by chance, in a forgotten bar near Montparnasse. The same perfume, the same quiet smile, but her eyes carried the fatigue of unspoken things. Years ago, Étienne had borrowed money from her father — money that was supposed to save his business. Instead, it had drowned him in deceit.
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The Collector
Henri Delaume was a man who owned everything — galleries, hotels, even the silence of those who owed him. His penthouse on Avenue Foch was filled with art he barely looked at anymore. Paintings worth millions hung like trophies on walls that smelled of old wine and loneliness.
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