In Chapter Two — The Village That Wouldn’t Die, the Seventh Oath reaches Larchgate… and finds a town that hasn’t been destroyed—just quiet in a way that feels engineered. As they move through empty streets and a chapel frozen mid-prayer, the team realizes the Blight isn’t only spreading through roots and stone—it’s studying people, testing discipline, and turning silence into a weapon. What begins as a reconnaissance becomes a nerve-tight lesson in restraint, as the Seventh Oath is forced to choose between instinct and doctrine—before the Borderlands make its next move.

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A borderland village goes silent—and the silence feels intentional. Summoned by Director Varos Dain, the Seventh Oath crosses the Shatterrange toward Larchgate, following a last transmission that ends with a warning: “Don’t… don’t listen to it.” As the road empties of birds and tracks vanish at the riverbank, GODDESS Z tastes Blight in the roots and names the truth: something is learning them… and it’s hungry for what Heroes sound like when they stop being brave.

A borderland village goes silent—and the silence feels intentional. Summoned by Director Varos Dain, the Seventh Oath crosses the Shatterrange toward Larchgate, following a last transmission that ends with a warning: “Don’t… don’t listen to it.” As the road empties of birds and tracks vanish at the riverbank, GODDESS Z tastes Blight in the roots and names the truth: something is learning them… and it’s hungry for what Heroes sound like when they stop being brave.

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