Chapter 45: Clothes make the man, Saddles make the horse
Ina slipped into the black dress, marveling at its exquisite fabric. âEven in Borus, this would be high-endâŚâ The smooth […]
Ina slipped into the black dress, marveling at its exquisite fabric. âEven in Borus, this would be high-endâŚâ The smooth […]
Cynthia sank into the bathtub, half her face underwater, blowing bubbles, eyes sharp with vigilance. Ina, lounging at the tubâs
The Adventurerâs Guild bathhouse was a cozy surprise, small but sufficient for Cynthia and Ina. Steam curled from a modest
Cynthia absorbed the bloodstoneâs power, its energy coursing through her. Yet a nagging unease lingeredâwhat had she overlooked? If Balof
Balofâs form was barely human anymore. His blood-red body pulsed with writhing veins, his face a grotesque mask of demonic
Cynthiaâs sickle, Yulandel, swept toward Barovâs neck with lethal intent. But Barov, pausing only briefly, flicked his wrist, conjuring a
The closer Cynthia drew to the Central Purification Center, the heavier the Blood Crownâs pressure weighed on her. Even with
The red glow vanished abruptly. The goat-headed, human-bodied monster slipped from Cynthiaâs sight. She frowned, senses sharp but detecting no
The red glow pierced the darkness, impossible to ignore. A creature stood before them, unlike anything Cynthia had seen. Its
Cynthia couldnât pinpoint how the corpses turned undead. Necromancers were the usual culprits, but the Holy Churchâs purge ages ago