To make things less confusing, I gave both Merlins different names. The previous Merlin (blond) — Mirrid The new Merlin (brown-haired) — Ansel
After the Tower of Memories, Ansel begins studying the Memory Stars in hopes of uncovering his past. Instead of answers, he is haunted by the feeling that the memories don't belong to him—as if he's living someone else's life.
Soon, the same dream begins repeating every night: endless darkness, and a single star silently trying to tell him something.
Together with Hogan, Ansel travels to Talmiria, a kingdom that has recently reopened its borders.
In the capital, Elzahr, they are welcomed by Prince Kaelis, the sole surviving member of the royal family after the war. He brings Ansel to the Temple of Dura's Heart, where a mysterious anomaly prevents anyone from entering. As Merlin, Ansel is expected to solve the problem.
The Temple of Dura's Heart
As Ansel attempts to investigate the temple, his magic suddenly becomes unstable. The temple itself seems to react to his presence, and his loss of control nearly injures the people around him.
Rumors quickly spread across the city, while Ansel is left wondering what is happening to his own magic.
Unable to sleep because of the recurring dreams, Ansel eventually encounters Morena—a former temple priestess who has become an infamous necromancer.
She immediately tells him that he is not the Merlin she once knew. As someone who can sense souls, she claims his soul is completely different. According to her, the real Merlin died twenty years ago.
Ansel dismisses her words as the ramblings of a madwoman, yet they refuse to leave his mind.
As time passes, Ansel's condition worsens. A blue mark appears in one of his irises, mirrors begin showing him someone else's face—or no reflection at all.
Morena's words continue to echo in his head:
"You don't remember your past because you don't have one."
Desperate for answers, Ansel seeks Morena out once again.
She tells him that his magic isn't unstable at all—it may simply be revealing its true nature. According to her, every answer lies within Dura's Heart, but the truth can only be uncovered by destroying it.
Before he leaves, she gives him a rune that will allow him to pass through the anomaly unharmed.
The rune works, and Ansel enters the temple.
As he prepares to destroy Dura's Heart, he hears a voice begging him to stop. But his desire to finally learn the truth is stronger.
The temple begins to collapse, and Ansel falls into the abyss beneath it.
Exhausted and barely conscious, Ansel is confronted by Kaelis, who finally reveals his true identity—he is a demon.
He admits that the story about Ansel being a "fake Merlin" was all part of a plan to manipulate him into destroying Dura's Heart, a divine fragment that had been keeping demons sealed away.
Overwhelmed by guilt and rage, Ansel kills Kaelis. But his own magic completely consumes him, dragging him into darkness.
Within the darkness, Ansel sees the same star from his dreams.
He reaches out and grabs it. The star pulls him back into reality.
Morena is already waiting for him. Without another explanation, she hands him a small box and says only:
Ansel places the star inside, not knowing why it matters.
Later, Ansel ventures deep into the forests of Avalon.
There, he discovers Mirrid's body.
The small box suddenly begins to shake. The star flies out, enters Mirrid's body, and moments later...
...he takes his first breath and opens his eyes.
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