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Chapter 166: The World That Chose Back

Author: Glory
last update publish date: 2026-09-29 04:28:54

Arielle stood alone.

There was no forest.

No sky.

No family.

No Cassian.

No children.

Nothing remained except the figure before her.

It had no face.

Yet somehow, Arielle knew it was smiling.

Now choose.

The words echoed through the emptiness.

Arielle looked around.

For the first time in countless lives, she had nothing to protect.

Nothing to lose.

Nothing to save.

And that frightened her more than any enemy ever had.

Because if there was nothing to lose, there was no reason to choose.

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