Chapter 459
Author: Anakin Detour
last update2024-11-20 01:05:46

Dexter's mind raced as he continued down the winding path of the cavern. The echoes of his victory reverberated in the silence, but there was little satisfaction to be found in it. The Keeper may have been defeated, but that was just a single step in a much larger journey. Each footstep he took now seemed heavier, laden with the weight of what he had yet to face.

He couldn’t shake the feeling that something more ominous lurked just beyond his reach. The Keeper had been a formidable opponent, but in the end, Dexter had been stronger. The real challenge was still out there, waiting for him. And deep down, he knew that victory over this ancient being had only made him a target for those who controlled the darker forces of the world.

The walls of the cavern around him seemed to pulse with a life of their own, the air thick with a strange energy that made the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end. His hand instinctively reached for the sword at his side, but his fingers closed around
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