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Chapter 67, Shackles.
The forest was eerily silent, except for the ragged breaths of Ali as he leaned against a gnarled tree trunk. The system's screen flickered before his eyes, its warning stark and urgent: [CRITICAL CONDITION: LOW STAMINA] "Damn it," he muttered, wiping sweat from his brow. His muscles burned, his vision blurred at the edges. Laith and the others had scattered, each looking for Hazim and the Ghoul in a different route. But now, Ali was alone, and the system had just flashed another alert. [WARNING: HOSTILE PROXIMITY DETECTED.] His grip tightened around his dagger. "No way I can fight like this". His eyes darted to a massive, hollowed-out tree nearby, its gaping trunk like a crooked mouth. Without hesitation, he slipped inside, pressing his back against the damp wood. Then, he heard footsteps. It was slow and deliberate. "I know you're here, little mouse," a familiar voice echoed. It was the old man, it emerged from the shadows, his red eyes scanning the trees. "You can't hid
Chapter 66, Flames Of Rage.
Hazim drove his sword into the Ghoul’s flesh five times already each strike was precise, brutal. The creature howled, its dark eyes widening in pain before it turned and fled, disappearing into the shadows. It would seek its master now, desperate for healing. With a growl, Hazim gave chase, his boots pounding against the cracked earth. He wouldn’t let it escape. As they reached the end of the woods Hazim decided to launch at the ghoul with all the strength he has left to finish the ghoul in a single strike, suddenly he found himself standing before an old man, a frail figure wrapped in tattered robes, his face wrinkled with age. The old man smiled gently, his voice calm but laced with something unreadable. "What are you doing here, old man?" he asked, tilting his head. Hazim frowned, scanning the barren landscape. "I’m hunting a Ghoul. It came this way, it's dangerous here you should get away." Before he could finish, the ground beneath him erupted. A massive, clawed hand sho
Chapter 166, Finding Peace.
The moment Rami’s lawyer called Hala, I could feel the weight of everything shifting. I sat there, my fingers tapping nervously against the table, listening as the lawyer laid it out plainly, apologize, admit the lies, and promise never to do it again, or we’d see her in court. At first, she resisted. Of course she did. Hala’s voice crackled through the speaker, defensive, indignant. "I didn’t do anything wrong! Why would I say something like that about her?" I clenched my jaw. Even now, she was playing the victim. But the lawyer didn’t back down. Evidence was mentioned, messages, witnesses, things that couldn’t be ignored. The longer the call went on, the quieter Hala became. Then, finally, a crack in her armor. A sigh. A pause. "Fine,".she muttered, her voice tight with frustration. "Maybe I… said some things I shouldn’t have." My chest tightened. Maybe? After all she did!The lawyer pressed her. "You need to admit it fully, and you need to apologize. Publicly."Another stret
Chapter 65, Regrouping.
The air was thick with tension . The old house groaned under the weight of the flames of the past. Marwan stepped forward, his voice strained but firm as he addressed the old man."This isn’t justice, it’s madness. You’re punishing the entire island for the crimes of a few. Most of these people never even knew your grandchildren. They’re innocent!"The old man's eyes burned with a fury deeper than the fire around them. His hands clenched into fists, his voice a low snarl."Innocent? They stood by while my family was slaughtered. Silence makes them complicit!"Ali, his face streaked with soot and sweat tried to reason with the old man. "Listen to yourself! You’ve become what you hate twice now! First, the thing turned you into ghouls , and now you’re destroying your own home instead of saving it. Where does it end? Don't you realize this you're just losing your humanity again!"The old man let out a bitter laugh, shaking off Ali’s suggestions."Save it? After what it did to me? There’
Chapter 64, The Ghoul's Gift.
The three men found themselves back in the living room, unchanged, as if nothing had happened. The same family photos hung on the walls: a mother, a father, and their two young children. The same children they had spoken to upstairs. The same children who had vanished. Then, suddenly, an old man appeared, he paralyzed weak looking, white hair and a pale face. The very same one they had seen when they first arrived on the island. He was alone in the house, cooking for them as if nothing was amiss. The one Ali handed the note with the phone number, Laith and Ali froze in shock. "How did you get here?" Laith demanded. The old man simply smiled, unbothered. Marwan frowned, looking between them. "You know him?"Ali swallowed hard. "We saw him… the moment we stepped onto this island."--The old man began to laugh, his voice dripping with dark amusement. "I welcomed you at first so you wouldn't suspect me, so I could study your abilities. But now I regret it." His grin twisted. "I
Chapter 63, The Unmoured.
Ali cautiously followed the faint crying voice echoing through the dark hallway. Every time he thought he had found its source, it slipped away, leaving nothing but silence. Then, it came again, this time from upstairs. Gripping the banister, he climbed the creaking steps. The upper floor had three doors, all slightly ajar. He pushed open the first one, his pulse quickening. Inside, a small boy sat curled in the corner, his face buried in his knees as quiet sobs shook his tiny frame. Ali hesitated before stepping closer. "Hey… are you okay?"The boy lifted his head, his eyes red and swollen. He didn’t answer, only stared. "Did you see anything strange here?"Ali pressed. "Where are your parents?"The boy wiped his nose with his sleeve. "They’re downstairs,"he whispered. Ali frowned. "That doesn’t make sense! We had just come through the front door, no one else was inside. The house had been completely empty. "Marwan had told Laith and Ali, to split up. That each of them takes
Chapter 62, The Ghoul's Wrath.
The night was deep, the air thick with laughter as the group lounged under the moonlight. Hazim and Marwan lingered slightly apart, their usual quiet vigilance keeping them on the edges of the gathering. Laith, ever the center of warmth, grinned at some joke, until the crunch of gravel underfoot cut through the chatter. A man in a drenched yellow raincoat emerged from the shadows, his face obscured by the hood. Without invitation, he sat beside Basil, his voice a hollow rasp. "I’m sad." Silence. Every eye locked onto the stranger. Basil blinked. "Who… who are you?"The man’s head tilted slightly, rainwater sliding off his coat. "Someone who lost his brother today. He… died."A beat. Then Basil, ever polite, murmured, "May Allah give you patience. But, tell me, what’s your name? And who killed him?"Hazim’s fingers twitched. Marwan’s posture stiffened, something was wrong. The man's body detonated, a shockwave of flesh and fury. Basil barely had time to flinch before Laith blur
Chapter 61, The Hunt
Ali, Laith, and Hazim followed the ghoul’s trail through the dense forest, their weapons drawn. The air was thick with tension as the scent of damp earth and something far more sinister clung to the trees. "There!" Laith said pointing ahead. Through the undergrowth, they spotted Marwan, he was locked in combat, but not with the monstrous beast they had expected. Instead, he was fighting a man, or something that looked like one. It had the body and even the face of a man. But his eyes were red and his skin was grey and it looked coarse and hardened , with every strike, the creature’s limbs twisted unnaturally, sprouting jagged wooden claws that Marwan severed with swift, precise cuts. Nearby, Malik slumped against a tree, clutching a bleeding wound on his side. His breathing was ragged, his face pale. "Malik!" Ali rushed to his side, dropping to one knee. "Took you long enough," Malik muttered weakly, wincing as he shifted. Ali pressed his hands over the wound, closing his
Chapter 60, The Forest Ghoul.
The air was thick with the stench of rotting wood and damp earth as Ali, Hazim, Laith, and Basel stood back-to-back, their weapons slick with the dark blood of the ghouls they had just slain. After they successfully overcome the hallucinations of the fog, they fought together and managed to turn the situation around.The forest around them seemed to breathe, the trees were shifting unnaturally.Then, the ground trembled. Before them, a monstrous tree twisted upward, its gnarled branches stretching like skeletal fingers. A pair of glowing yellow eyes flickered within its trunk, and a deep, guttural laugh echoed through the woods. "Another one?" Laith growled, tightening his grip on his twin swords. "This one’s different," Basel muttered, watching as the tree’s roots slithered across the forest floor. "It’s growing!"As if to prove his point, the ghoul-tree lurched taller, its limbs thickening. Hazim swung his sword, severing a branch, only for two more to sprout in its place. "
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