Chapter 87
Author: Ugo Lee
last update2025-09-29 01:57:48

The blast shook the heart to its roots. Everett and Kael’s combined fire and light exploded outward, tearing through the echoes, shattering the monstrous hand, splitting the ground beneath them into glowing fractures.

The storm roared so loud it drowned out the whispers, the endless command of the chain.

When the light faded, silence fell. Everett stood panting, blood dripping down his arms, fire still licking at his skin.

Kael leaned against him, shards circling weakly, his glowing eyes half-lidded but fierce. “Did we… Did we win?” Kael whispered, voice trembling.

Everett looked around. The battlefield was gone. The echoes were gone. Even the chains had faded.

Only the pulsing walls of the heart remained, glowing faintly like the inside of a giant vein. “No,” Everett said quietly, his jaw clenched. His fire burned steadier, brighter. “Not yet.”

The heart groaned above them, its glow flickering wildly, cracks racing across its surface. From deep inside, something stirred.

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