Chapter 4 — The City of Sun and Lies

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The imperial capital of Surya-Nagara stood like a blazing jewel in the heart of the empire, its towering sandstone walls stretching across the plains and its golden palace domes shining faintly even beneath the heavy monsoon clouds that had rolled in from the mountains. For centuries the city had been the seat of the Solar Empire’s power, a place where kings were crowned, wars were declared, and histories were written in the voices of victors.