The Urban Legend Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Chapter 115

Years passed since the demonic invasion had scarred the land. Under the Torchbearers' guidance, villages were rebuilt and hope rekindled despite lingering darkness on the fringes. But few realized new threats were quietly gathering unseen.

In a desolate gorge, a crazed necromancer unearthed a forbidden ritual to resurrect the vile witch slain decades prior. Cackling with glee as the corpse stirred to life, the necromancer proclaimed he would control her and unleash doom upon all who had wronged him.

The long-dead witch seemed to comply at first, her broken form limping through the warped ceremony. But as her strength returned, blazing red light erupted behind her hollow eye sockets. With a shriek, the witch banished the necromancer's spirit to a lightless abyss before turning her wrath back upon the living world.

As troubling omens emerged across the land, the aging Leonard felt a familiar dread chill his bones. Memories of the blood-soaked battle when the witch had nearly ended them