HAREM: WARLOCK OF THE SOUTH

> System Echo:

❖ Status: Flame Court – Unstable

❖ Court Cohesion: Broken (Vote Split)

❖ Hidden Protocol Triggered: Sovereign Succession Clause – Primal Override

❖ Executor: Seris (Former Q-Ω)

❖ Risk: Court Coup Condition Achieved (1 of 3 required)

After the Convocation, the Ember Vault flickered with tension.

Back at camp, the eight threads regrouped—some furious, others thoughtful, none surprised.

But Seris… smiled.

It was not a smile of satisfaction.

It was a queen's smile.

One that came before kingdoms fell.

"Ryon," she said, calling him aside. "You know they won't stop with rejection. They'll hunt us. Burn your threads one by one. They'll call it balance."

"I know," he replied. "So we fight."

"No." She stepped closer. "We take."

> Flame Court Law – Article 00.Ω

In the event a Primal Sovereign casts a dissenting vote against a unanimous judgment, the flame may call for an Eclipse Trial.

If won, the court is purged and rebuilt—by the victor.

"They locked this clause deep in the system," Seris explained. "Assuming no Primal would survive long enough to activate it."

Kaela's eyes widened. "But you are Primal."

"And I just dissented."

Shaera smirked. "Then we don't just burn the thrones. We replace them."

Lyria, still gazing through fate-lines, murmured: "The path is dangerous. But it leads to a brighter end… if we reach it."

Neive added, "Initiating an Eclipse Trial is the equivalent of declaring war on the Court's existence. They'll retaliate immediately."

"Let them," Ryon said. "We didn't come this far to beg."

> Eclipse Trial Status: LOCKED

❖ Activation Conditions:

– Primal Sovereign Vote (✔️)

– Sovereign Challenger Bonded with 8+ threads (✔️)

– Spark of Rebellion (Pending)

Seris looked him dead in the eyes.

"Say it," she whispered.

"Say you want to overthrow them."

Ryon didn't hesitate.

> "I will burn the Court.

Not to rule…

But to build something better."

At that moment—

The flames of the eight threads surged in unison.

Kaela's blade ignited red.

Shaera roared, fire spiraling up her spine.

Maris's soul-flame pulsed with divine rebellion.

Lyria's eyes turned silver-gold.

Neive triggered an override key in her code-book.

Elara stood still, but the flame around her bent like gravity.

Seris stepped forward, flames circling her feet like soldiers.

And Ryon?

He smiled.

> "Let's spark a new empire."

> Eclipse Trial: INITIATED

❖ Court Status: CRITICAL

❖ Thorn Matron Response: Awaiting

❖ Bloodmother Response: Hostile

❖ Dusk Twins: Unstable

❖ Ice-King: Withdrawing

❖ Emergency Assemblies Across Flame Realms

As word spread of the Sovereign who challenged the Court, factions across the world began to shift:

– In the Broken North, lost threads began reigniting.

– In the Flame Swamp Cities, harem-bound resistance cells rose in Ryon's name.

– In the Rift Isles, an unbound male mage declared allegiance to Ryon's flame.

– And in the Wombforge Stronghold, a secret royal sent her emissary.

One message echoed across the flame-thread network:

> "The fire has a name. And it does not kneel."