Chapter 255
Author: Anakin Detour
last update2024-11-03 01:42:26

As the dust settled from Dexter's latest confrontation, he knew that the war wasn’t over. The faint traces of his last encounter with the revenants lingered in his mind, but he couldn’t afford to be distracted now. Something was brewing beyond his current battles—an ominous presence he hadn’t yet faced, though he’d heard whispers of a figure feared even among the revenants. The mysterious new enemy was rumored to be unlike any he’d faced, operating in shadows but leaving devastation in his wake.

Dexter clenched his fists as he thought about the news he’d recently heard about Henry and Charlotte. They were last seen traveling near an area known for strange activity—one of the revenants' suspected hideouts. Henry, always too confident in his own abilities, had insisted on going without backup. Charlotte had insisted on tagging along, ignoring Dexter’s warnings, but their trail had abruptly gone cold. Days had passed with no sign of either of them.

The urgency was clear, and Dexter knew
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