The prophecy spoke of a "great humbling," a phrase the priests interpreted as a moment of supreme spiritual submission. But as the midnight bell tolled, Elara felt a different kind of submission—a surrender to the humanity she had spent years suppressing.
She took off her ceremonial robe.
She has been exiled. The people she healed now throw stones. The god she served is silent. This night, she has no destination. The Humbling of a Holy Maiden -Final- -Night-ti...
The call to humility came unexpectedly, in the form of a challenge that shook the foundations of her world. A great calamity befell the land, one that required not the usual arsenal of miracles and divine interventions but a deeper, more profound understanding of suffering and despair. The Holy Maiden, with all her power and influence, found herself unable to stem the tide of darkness that had begun to engulf the hearts of men. The prophecy spoke of a "great humbling," a
