Chapter 41: At Half Strength
Author: E.C Blackwood
last update2026-05-24 22:24:32

There was no way of defeating the foe that he faced, so Alaric set a mental goal, and that goal was not to get slashed or injured in any way by his enemy, but he was fast.

Faster than Alaric can keep up with. That was the speed at which Silas was moving.

Alaric raised his Halcyon dagger to block an attack. The moment their blades met and scraped, he felt it.

Heavy. That was one word to describe that dagger pressing against his own, it felt like there was a ten-year weight of kill on it. A hea
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