Chapter 26

“Damn, I need a good stretch.”

It'd been a whole day of running around and his whole body ached. The event at the Ouroboros society was finally taking its toll. Turns out no amount of mystical herbs could supersede nature.

All through the day, Angela had noticed how he'd occasionally circle his shoulders and planned to give him a solution.

“You haven't had much rest since your cult meeting. You should take a break tomorrow. There's this spa I've been meaning to go to.”

Damien nodded. Although he'd never been, Courtney had plenty of times and she would rave about how relieved and good she felt afterwards. “A spa sounds nice.”

“I'll make a reservation,” Angela said.

The next morning, she was up bright and early with coffee as usual. Although it was supposed to be a rest day, she found it hard to sleep in. She admitted she needed the rest as much as, if not more than Damien did.

Within minutes of him waking up, they were on the road.

Damien had gotten his first cult task and was refusi