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Chapter 148. The comeback

Penulis: jengreyy
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* Zeina *

The sound of Archer's scream split the void wide open, not with terror this time, but with something that sent every shadow scrambling back, the raw defiance of my son. His glow burned so bright it seared through the cracks in the darkness, spilling golden fire into places that had never known light.

The horde screeched, the whispers unraveling into broken fragments. The gate, the gate, their chant faltered, shredded by the blaze Archer unleashed.

I turned toward him, my body trembling with exhaustion, but my soul ignited by pride. His small figure stood straighter, though his knees still shook. His fists clenched, his face streaked with tears, but his eyes, those dark, burning eyes, were his own again.

"That's it," I whispered fiercely, voice breaking as I reached for him. "That's my boy. Keep going. Show them who you are."

Behind me, Cerberus's grip tightened, his presence bleeding through the tether like iron and storm. "Zeina," he growled, low and desperate, his wolf str
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