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Chapter 20: The Hollow Beneath

Author: Samster_x
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-05-16 22:06:00

~Caelum

“End of the road for me?” I chuckled at the troll’s remark. “The road actually ends here… but not for me.”

“You must be insane.” The troll laughed hard before dropping a hand trying to hit me into the ground but his hand met mine. I caught his hand mid air with one arm and moved it away. My eyes glowed red with a devilish smile spreading across my cheeks.

“W—what are you?” The troll stammered. “You’re not just a werewolf.”

“You’re right.” I replied with a smile. “Too bad you won’t live long enough to tell the secret to anyone.”

The troll yelled as his body started turning to ash starting from the part of his arm that I held. The other trolls moved back in fear but I didn’t spare them. I couldn’t. They knew something about me that I wanted to remain hidden.

I charged at them and held the first one by the neck. His screams died down as his body slowly reduced to ash.

“Please.” The last troll begged as I approached him slowly and deliberately. I switched to blinding speed and c
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