Deep under the castle, hidden within the caverns, was a room. The only feature on the four stone walls was a single metal door sealed with thick bars and magic runes. It was nearly pitch black, lit only by the subtle glow of precise circles and gemstones placed geometrically around the floor. Rune-inscribed chains stretched across it, wrapping around a peculiar statue, with one arm across its chest, another mismatched one outstretched, and its face frozen in jubilant laughter.
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But now, for business. If you haven't caught on yet, yes, I'm very much alive, and yes, I'm still writing! In fact, by the time I publish this, the sequel, titled Dusk and Dawn: Harmony, will have been published! (Whether or not it's publicly visible is another matter.) And it only took me over half a year! So you may mosey onto my profile and go there to see it.