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Chapter 36: Prince of the Dark

Penulis: Queen Jenna
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He sat huddled in a corner where the faint glowing worms dared not approach. The air around him seemed heavier, almost as though it refused to touch him.

Holding my breath, I lowered myself beside him, leaning against the meaty wall. Its unsettling warmth seeped into my back, but I barely noticed, too focused on steadying my breathing against his deathlike odor.

“D-don’t hurt me,” he stammered, his words tumbling over each other. “Do not t-t-take my-my soul away. I ha-have done nothing—”

His words dissolved into a fit of coughs, each one more violent than the last. The foul breath that followed hit me like a slap, making my eyes sting and my stomach twist.

'How can he smell worse than this place?'

“You don’t have to be afraid of me,” I said, turning my face away and covering my nose. “I’m not a demon. I’m lost here, just like you.”

He groaned, his body trembling with every ragged breath. “I tried to walk, but my knees . . . they won’t let me. My joints—” He paused, letting out a
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