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Chapter 38 - THE HAUNTING WHIFF OF ALCHEMY

Author: Glorinie
last update publish date: 2026-10-10 01:39:46

The long march back to Dreessyre was daunting. A heavy, suffocating pall hung over the entire Púca changeling army as they traversed the ancient woodland paths toward their long-forsaken realm. Every shifter in the column moved in tense, disciplined silence, fully aware that at this moment, Malakai was exceedingly dangerous to approach. He walked at the head of his host, shrouded in a dense, pulsing aura of dark magic so volatile that even his senior captains kept a respectful distance.

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