The Cost of Obedience

He was once the center of miracles.
Chosen by a saint. Guarded by an immortal who called himself eternal.
Elior stood beside Rowan through wars and prayers, through blood and vows, promising that as long as he existed, Rowan would never fall.
Then, without omen or farewell, Elior vanished.
The world did not stop.
Battles continued. Faith demanded obedience.
But the immortal never returned.
Blessings faded. Wounds lingered.
Rowan fought on-first with belief, then with habit-until hope became something heavy he carried alone.
He prayed.

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Not for victory. Not for salvation.
Only for an answer.
None came.
And in the silence left by an absent god,
Rowan learned despair is not dying-
it is living, knowing the one who promised eternity chose to disappear