Chapter 72
Author: Ugo Lee
last update2025-09-23 22:25:45

The battlefield lay in ruins. Smoke rose in thick black pillars. Shattered weapons littered the cracked ground.

The cries of the dying had gone quiet, replaced by a heavy silence that pressed on every breath.

At the center stood Everett and Kael, chained together, their glow dim but steady. Everett’s chest heaved, his skin split with burns, his fire flickering faint.

Kael leaned against him, his small frame trembling, his shards dull as broken glass, and through the ruin walked Varik.

His coat hung in tatters, his pale face smeared with blood, but his calm never faltered. His cracked blade gleamed faint, and his eyes glowed with quiet certainty.

Everett raised his chains weakly, his voice hoarse but fierce. “Stay away from him.”

Varik stopped a few paces away, studying them with the patience of a teacher watching children stumble. His voice was low, smooth, almost gentle.

“Even now you resist. Even now you cling to defiance. But you feel it, don’t you? Every time you pull on the bon
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