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Unbeknownst to many, Clive and Jill's Shadow Coast entanglement had been a performance five years in practice. Over two thousand nights of fumbles and leaps, and, in one unfortunate case, a black eye. Both had always known a mutually satisfying crescendo was inevitable once they got the timing right. If only they could find synchronicity to finally — without shame or fear or doubt — let go. Together.
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PLEASE NOTE: I've done a major re-write of this entire fic to make it more cohesive. All chapters have been updated. CH1 is new. CH19, 50, 51, 62, 74, 76 have near total re-writes. There are ~45K new words to this update compared to the original.
AU where Anabella's treachery is revealed, so the Night of Flames never occurs. Ultima, Eikons and the Curse all still in play.
PART I: Elwin plans to marry Jill to Joshua, despite Jill and Clive being in love, as the political balance of the Twins was upended by the revelation of Anabella's conspiracy with the Empire. (Ch 1-22)
PART II: Mothercrystals start collapsing and word of Ifrit spreads, capturing allied and enemy attention across he Twins. An outlaw and the lady of the wind converge on Rosaria. (CH23-45)
PART III: A dragon joins the fight but needs help in letting go of the past. Clive discovers more powers which send him reeling. Odin sets the endgame in motion. (CH46-60)
PART IV: Odin and Drake's Spine await on Ash. Clive faces the god who would use him as a weapon to remake the world. But he doesn't go to that battle alone. (CH61-78)