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CHAPTER 217: The Judgment

Autor: Evve
last update Fecha de publicación: 2026-06-12 00:21:44

POV: Barzil

The platform stones were cold. They siphoned the remaining heat from my boots, the chill climbing my shins.

I stood at the edge of the stone dais in the center of the ruined plaza. My palm was slick with sweat against the pommel of my sword, the grip-texture biting into my skin. Below me, a density of biological forms—Lycans, Nulls, and Rogues—surged against the containment line.

"Death! Death! Death!"

The chant was a rhythmic impact wave. The vibration traveled up through the bedro
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