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The Failled Offering
Author: Alfonzo Perez
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"Find the culprit no matter what, and bring him before me!" shouted the hooded figure, the leader of the place. He could not accept that the ritual sacrifice of a maiden’s blood for the Dark Prince would end in failure.

Just as the hooded figure barked the order, the Executioner collapsed, a gaping hole in his forehead. Fresh blood flowed out, soaking the altar where the offering was to take place.

The leader’s fury over the failed sacrifice to the Dark Prince grew even greater—especially since the Executioner’s fall had spilled blood into the ceremonial vessel meant to collect the offering. The vessel could not be tainted with any other blood besides that of the victims, and so the ritual for the day was doomed.

Chaos erupted in the chamber. Over a hundred members of the cult began moving, searching for and trying to identify any unfamiliar intruder among them.

Meanwhile, Fang An could not make any move yet. If he opened the heavy stone door
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