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Chapter 66

Author: Shana Allen
last update publish date: 2025-12-04 10:26:10
OSRIC.

I wasn’t surprised that King Lezdeus disappeared when he realized that he was losing. The moment the tide turned, the moment his army became more corpse than force, he vanished. He went first before the others joined him.

There was no doubt that he would return. Tyrants like him never accepted defeat. Only postponement. But time was the one thing he would need now. Time also meant survival for these people and for me.

Suffocating silence crept in as the battlefield emptied of demons. Dead
Shana Allen

Osric won't be alone any longer. <3

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