The monster's fated prey
It was no longer just about power or physical drain; it was a conduit of consciousness.
Memories hit Lior like a tidal wave—a barrage of images that were not his own. He gasped, clutching his head as the visions flooded his mind. He saw a younger, lighter version of Aziel, laughing under a summer sun with men who wore genuine smiles. He saw the warmth of a fire that felt like home. And then, he saw the splintering of that world. The sudden, violent plunge of daggers into soft flesh. The betrayal of those he had once called brothers. He felt the cold shock of blades in the dark, the metallic tang of betrayal, and the hollow, echoing loneliness that followed when the bodies were left in the sn