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Chapter 319: Stay back!
"Stay back!" he shrieked. "I-I’m warning you!" Kyle couldn't help but stare at him. The pistol trembled. A shadow detached itself from the ceiling behind the younger man. Arachne dropped silently. She landed on the man’s shoulders. Her hands moved, a blur. There was a soft, wet tearing sound, then a choked gurgle. The young man went limp. The energy pistol clattered to the floor. Arachne stepped back as his body slid from the chair. She looked at Kyle. Her expression was neutral. "Two targets neutralized." The office door burst open. It was not the one Kyle had entered through, but a connecting door to an adjacent room. Viv stood there. She wiped a smear of blood from her cheek with the back of her gauntlet. A crumpled form lay on the floor behind her in the other room. "Third one was a bit jumpy," Viv announced, grinning. "Tried to shout. Bad for the vocal cords." She stepped into the office, kicking the fallen energy pistol under a desk. "All clear here. Smells like fear an
Chapter 318: Boss?
The air changed. The dry, old stone smell of the castle was gone. Now it smelled damp and metallic, like Necrus. Cold rain immediately misted Kyle's face. He stood on a flat, tarred rooftop. The city spread out around them, a tangle of dark buildings and flickering neon signs under a sky the color of dirty dishwater. Arachne appeared beside him, a shadow in the dim light. Her head was already turning, scanning their surroundings. Viv showed up a second later. She stretched her arms with a satisfied groan. "Ah, good old miserable Necrus," Viv said. She grinned as she looked around. "Smells like wet dog and bad decisions. Home sweet home, kinda." She bounced on the balls of her feet. "So, liaison office. Which way to the party, Boss?" Kyle did not answer her. He walked to the edge of the rooftop and crouched low. The Hunter Guild liaison office was across the narrow street. It was on the third floor of a grey, plain building. Lights burned in a few windows, dim behind rain-streaked g
Chapter 317: Keep pushing
As she hurried away, the dim light in the main hall flickered violently. Then it got even dimmer, and the scene was plunged into almost complete darkness. The only light came from the faint, desperate glow from the hands of the three women who were fighting to save their dying Lord. The castle groaned again. It was a sound like ancient stone protesting because it was about to die. And somewhere, deep inside the fractured heart of the domain, the last little bits of Kyle's power flickered, and it looked like they were about to go out completely. Katherine stumbled back into the main hall. Her arms were full of a random collection of things. A water skin was sloshing around. Rolls of clean-looking linen, which she had probably ripped from bedsheets, were tucked under one arm. She also had a small, chipped bowl. The huge hall was darker now, and the air was freezing. The faint, mixed glow from Natalie's, Viv’s, and Arachne’s hands was the only real light. It painted their strained fac
Chapter 316: Over the Mark
The domain is... unstable," Arachne confirmed, and her voice was barely a whisper. She pushed herself off the pillar, swaying a bit. "His connection... it was really badly damaged by him forcing all those portals, and by... the Lock." When she looked at Viv, her eyes were full of this deep, almost primal fear. "We need to stabilize him. Fast. If his core completely fails, the domain will collapse. And we’ll go with it." Natalie was already kneeling next to Kyle, her hands just hovering over him, and tears were streaming down her face. "What do we do? He’s barely breathing! And he’s so cold!" Viv gritted her teeth against the awful pain in her arm. "Arachne, you’re the magic expert here. What’s the plan?" Arachne walked unsteadily over to Kyle, her eyes scanning him. That Mark of Dominance on his chest was just a dull, angry red, pulsing unevenly, like a dying fire. "His mana is all gone. His core is... fractured. It got overloaded by those Abyssal energies and the strain of keeping
Chapter 315: Freaks
Viv pushed herself off the wall, swaying, looking like she might collapse."It seemed like the only choice, Boss! It was that or let those Unit 7 freaks use her as a damn human shield! I was a little busy, y’know, not dying!"Her voice was defensive, angry. But underneath it, Kyle heard the fear.She knew. She knew what a terrible gamble she’d made with Katherine’s life.He didn’t waste time arguing.He turned back to the sealed door. The one with the dark, unsettling runes.The door he’d sworn to himself he’d never touch again.The strain on his domain, from the two previous portal jumps and the forceful repulsion from the Lock, was immense. It screamed in protest.His head throbbed violently. Black spots danced in his vision.’I can’t. I can’t open it again. Not now.’"Arachne," he said, his voice strained. "Can you open that door from this side without... me?"He hated asking.So Kyle put his hand out, his fingers shaking just a little, and he touched that cold door with all the we
Chapter 314: Pop?
The castle was quiet. Kyle sat on the stone floor. Every muscle was sore. His head throbbed. The Mark on his chest glowed a dull red. His domain felt weaker than usual. Natalie coughed. She pushed hair out of her eyes. "Kyle? Are you okay?" Her voice was shaky. She looked nervous. Arachne got to her feet. She wobbled a bit, one hand pressed to her side. "My Lord," she said, her voice tight. "That was the Entity. I never imagined. The old stories are true." "Stories?" Kyle asked. His throat felt dry. He stood up, a bit dizzy. "What stories?" "It’s a prison," Arachne said, her eyes looking distant. "The first Creatorsbuilt it. To contain things they couldn’t destroy. Things from a very long time ago." Kyle didn’t ask what was before that. He needed to know something else. He looked around the main hall. It was empty. Just the three of them. "Viv," he said, his voice sharp. "Katherine. Where are they?" Natalie looked confused. "Weren’t they with us?" Arachne looked at Kyle, focus
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